[Vision2020] RE: outrage in our schools

[Saundra Lund]

Well, I'm not sure I'm understanding your question.

If I'm understanding correctly, this person is *not* an employee of the
school district, so I fail to see what good mandatory school district drug
testing would do.

And, AFAIK, probation officers are *not* employed by the police department
-- they are employed by the State.  Again, what good would mandatory school
district drug testing do to address the situation?  If you are talking about
a juvenile probation officer, then that person would be employed by Youth
Services through the county, I think.  So, I'd think county government would
be the appropriate place to take up your desire for mandatory drug testing
(if it's not already in place).

Please understand that I'm not trying to minimize you concern, but it seems
to me that you've got to clearly identify the problem and approach the
proper authorities to expect results.  It sounds like you've not yet
approached this person's employer, so that seem to me to be the next step.

And, I would be remiss to not point out that allegations are just that:
allegations.  Just because someone makes an anonymous statement (in this
case, the young man's statement to you) does not make it fact.  It might be,
but there would have to be more information to establish any semblance of
credibility.

What was the response of MPD to the allegation?  Am I correctly
understanding that you spoke to MPD today, but the officer refused to take
your statement or write a report?  If that's correct, then I'd take up the
matter with the officers supervisor and so forth, all the way up to the
Chief until you are satisfied with your understanding of the action/inaction
of the MPD.  We could speculate until the cows come home, but without
knowing more facts . . . 

FYI -- I believe the earlier comments about "Douggie" were in reference to
Doug Wilson.  While I am *certainly* not a Christ Church fan <g>, I doubt
Wilson would use such a crude pseudonym, and FWIW, I don't think it helps
your cause.


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
-Edmund Burke 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] On
Behalf Of Shirley Pissdoff
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:38 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] RE: outrage in our schools


For me to divulge who I am or any other information would risk my daughters.
This person has contact with my children on a daily basis.  This is not a
hoax as some of you seem to believe.  I have been accused of being "dougie"
although no one can tell me who this is.  Let me restate that it is not
retribution to me, but to my children.  
 As for facts,  what I can give you is follows:
This person was employed by the PD as a probation officer who would go
"hunting", (for lack of a better word) for kids on probation who would
violate their terms of parole. Usually at night, he would search for
parties.   It was first brought to my attention by a young adult that he in
fact had "gotten high" with this person.   I do not know if this young man
was a parolee or not.  
Please understand that I am not looking for any other answers to this
problem other than getting the school district to do mandatory drug testing.

Also, to Tom Hansen and Lujane, I have made my statements to the MPD, at
9:00 am to Officer Miller.  I spoke with Dr. Donicht on Friday at the school
district office at 9:30 am and I also emailed Dr. Marilyn Howard at the
state level of education and was politely turned down by all three as it was
an out of sight, out of mind issue.  These people to me are an influential
part of my childrens future in Moscow School district, and if they dont want
to be a part of the problem, then I feel they should at least be part of the
solution.  Again I state my question.  How do I get our school district to
do mandatory drug testing?