Vowles reveals Wolff advice after becoming Williams Team Principal - Racingnews365.com

Williams Team Principal James Vowles has revealed the piece of advice that Toto Wolff gave him, when he left Mercedes for the back marker team.

Vowles was part of Mercedes during their unprecedented run to eight Constructors' Championships and seven Drivers' Championships between 2014 and 2021.

He left the team at the end of the 2022 season to become Team Principal at Williams, a team that Wolff was involved in before he became a leader at Mercedes.

Having now become one of his rivals, Vowles revealed the piece of advice that Wolff gave him when speaking to the High Performance podcast: "I think he said 'Don't be s**t' was his advice! Which I'm trying to do...

"Other than that, he knows that I've been forming for this for quite a while, so there was little he could provide for me above it.

"Even today, I would say Fred (Vasseur) and Otmar (Szafnaeur) before he left and a few others were guiding voices. I can happily call them, even though they are adversaries, not ask for advice but they can give me guidance."

Vowles: He provided me with his knowledge

Vowles described how he eventually worked his way up within Mercedes to get to his high level, with Wolff also offering more constructive advice on how to lead a team as he progressed.

"Toto was kind enough with his time to give me as much experience as he could, he knew where he was forming me towards. It doesn't mean that I had a job within Mercedes to be Team Principal there, but he provided me his time and knowledge and experience and more responsibilities," explained Vowles.

"That started happening, so simulator drivers, then race drivers, start to come beneath me and I started working with our Formula E outfit, GT3 team, elements of the cost cap and other bits. I just kept pulling it in.

"Of course you can't do it all at once, so what I did was built a team that did all the strategy bits for me so I could focus on the growth. Once you've based yourself out of engineering and focused on how the company runs, you have a better idea of how to step into this role."

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Unearthed blog posts reveal 'Squad' member Jamaal Bowman spread shocking 9/11 conspiracy theories while serving as NYC principal - New York Post

US Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), who represents the Bronx and Westchester County, espoused conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks while serving as a public high school principal, it was revealed this week.

Bowman — a member of the liberal House “Squad” that also includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — kept a blog that claimed World Trade Center building Number 7 was destroyed in a controlled demolition and that hijacked Flight 93 and Flight 77 caused minimal damage and left behind little debris.

The posts, which were unearthed by the Daily Beast, were reportedly made before 2014, when Bowman was principal at the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action in the Bronx, and deleted by 2016.

Bowman, 47, claimed that Osama bin Laden, a Saudi native, was “blamed” for the attacks as an excuse to wage war in Afghanistan, when in fact the terror leader had openly taken credit for the massacre.

Investigators have determined that Building 7 buckled after debris from the Twin Towers started a fire, and hijackers steered Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Virginia, killing all 64 people on the plane and 125 in the building.

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Flight 93 crashed in rural Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers. All 44 people aboard were killed.

Bowman, who was elected to the House in 2020, also reportedly promoted the conspiracy theory movies “Loose Change” and “Zeitgeist” on the blog.

“Loose Change” asserted that the US carried out the 9/11 attacks and “Zeitgeist” promoted the suggestion that globalist bankers were behind the tragedy to influence the US to go to war and take on more debt.

The movies were a favorite of Infowars host Alex Jones — who served as executive director on the final cut of “Loose Change” — and of Arizona mass shooter Jared Loughner, who injured former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) and killed a federal judge and five others during a 2011 supermarket rampage.

Bowman has openly commemorated anniversaries of the attacks without promoting conspiracy theories while in office.

On Monday, the progressive Democrat issued a statement to the Daily Beast saying he “regrets” his past blog posts, but did not clarify why he wrote them at the time.

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“Well over a decade ago, as I was debating diving into a doctoral degree, I explored a wide range of books, films, and articles across a wide swath of the political spectrum and processed my thoughts in a personal blog that few people ever read,” the statement read.

Bowman also disavowed the films in his statement and walked back his endorsements of conspiracy theory authors John Perkins and William Cooper, “Zeitgeist” filmmaker Peter Joseph, and left-wing documentary makers Michael Moore and Adam Curtis.

“I don’t believe anything that these cranks have said, and my life’s work has proven that. As a Congressman, I’ve written a Congressional Resolution condemning a dangerous conspiracy theory, I’ve stood up to MAGA extremists, and I’ve called out the endless bulls–t of the far-right,” his statement said.

“I regret posting anything about any of these people. Anyone who looks at my work today knows where I stand.”

In 2015, Bowman went on an online rant that compared standardized tests to slavery and post-slavery racial segregation policies in the US, The Post reported at the time.

“Public school high-stakes standardized testing is a form of modern-day slavery, and it is designed to continue the proliferation of inequality,” wrote the then-principal in his blog.

“America was born of horror for black people and that horror continues today for brown and poor people as well. Slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, crack cocaine and now standardized testing were all sanctioned by the American government. All designed to destroy the mind, body and soul of black and brown people,” the post read.

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Queen's principal says 'no risk' university will close, but fears remain - CBC.ca

After months of anxiety about the future of Queen's University, a statement from principal Patrick Deane on Friday reassured worried staff and students that the institution is not facing imminent financial collapse.

"Let me be very clear that there is no risk that Queen's in any foreseeable future will close its doors," Deane said in the statement.

The principal acknowledged the unusual nature of his statement, but wrote it was necessary to "set the record straight."

His message followed weeks of meetings and debate about the university's budget, which proposes cuts meant to tackle a $48-million deficit, according to school officials.

Fears spiked during a town hall meeting in December when, as student newspaper The Queen's Journal reported, provost Matthew Evans said he was "concerned about the survival of this institution," adding: "Unless we sort this out, we will go under."

Mary Louise Adams, a professor with the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, said she was at the meeting and those comments "caused chaos" and national headlines.

She's part of a group made up of staff, students and faculty called the Queen's Coalition Against Austerity (QCAA), which has been raising questions about the budget and pushing back against cuts.

'Serious damage control'

Adams said the principal's statement on Friday was "serious damage control" and left the group feeling relieved.

She said the harm caused by the provost's comments is "visible and significant" based on comments from students considering Queen's, potential donors and alumni.

LISTEN | Her reaction last month:

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We talk to Mary Louise Adams, a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies about why she's concerned the university's budgetary measures could affect its quality of education.

CBC News requested interviews with Evans and Deane, but was told by a Queen's spokesperson the university would not be providing any comment beyond the principal's statement.

In it, Deane did not directly refer to the provost's words. He did say administrators had been meeting with the school community and intended to be frank about the budget, but "unfortunately, certain comments have been used to unfairly depict the situation."

According to a statement issued Friday by Queen's principal Patrick Deane, government underfunding is one reason for the financial shortfall. (Dan Taekema/CBC)

In the face of "limited resources," Queen's must carefully look at balancing its academic goals with long-term sustainability, Deane's statement reads.

He pointed to "chronic underfunding" from the government and caps on enrolment among the challenges that have strained the university's resources.

A July budget update shared on the Queen's website offers a bit more detail. The university said the provincial government's 10 per cent tuition cut and freeze had cost Queen's $179.4 million.

Since then, updates shared by the university show a hiring freeze, along with reductions to faculty and shared services budgets, have cut the projected deficit from $62 million to $48 million.

However, the updates also made it clear that continuing to rely on financial reserves to cover the shortfall is unsustainable and addressing the problem requires "significant efforts from faculties and departments across the university."

A warning for other universities

Adams said she appreciated the "measured tones" in Deane's message and his certainty that the university will continue.

QCAA remains concerned about cuts that would lead to job losses for part-time and contract faculty members who do much of the teaching at the university, she said.

Staff and students at Queen's remain concerned about how cuts will impact the institution. (Dan Taekema/CBC)

The group continues to argue Queen's could be using some of its investment income and other financial resources to address the deficit.

"Hopefully, things will calm down a little bit, and we can just start actually having some really good community discussions about … what does or does not need to happen going into the future," she said.

Adams also warned other universities in Ontario to get ready for a similar financial crunch, saying they're facing the same budgetary pressures but most lack the same "cushion" as Queen's.

"If it's not happening there now, it's going to happen," she said.

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Thunder Bay high school principal named a Justice of the Peace - Tbnewswatch.com

THUNDER BAY — The principal of Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute has left the education field to take on a new job.

Coral Klein is one of two new Justices of the Peace for Thunder Bay announced by the Ministry of the Attorney General.

The other is Julie Denise Goulet, formerly a parole officer for the Correctional Service of Canada.

Both appointments were effective Monday.

Klein was a secondary school principal with the Lakehead District School Board for 10 years, after previously serving as a vice-principal, special education manager, guidance counsellor and teacher.

She has been a partner and collaborator with various community organizations, including the John Howard Society and the Indigenous Friendship Centre.

Klein holds a Master of International Education degree from Australia-based Charles Sturt University.

LDSB director of education Sherri-Lynne Pharand issued a statement thanking her for her service.

"Her unwavering dedication, support of students, staff and families, and her celebration of their many accomplishments have built a school community with a positive and inclusive environment," Pharand said.

The board has appointed Neil Workman to the role of principal at Westgate CVI.

Prior to joining the correctional service, Goulet was a probation officer for the Ontario government, working extensively with Indigenous clients in the city and with First Nations communities.

She also volunteered on an advisory committee for the Aboriginal Community Advocacy Program at Confederation College, and was a board member at the Thunder Bay Sexual Assault Centre.

Goulet graduated with an honours BA in criminology and criminal justice from Carleton University, and an honours bachelor of social work from Lakehead University.

She and Klein are among 45 new JPs announced by the province.

Justices of the Peace preside over a broad range of cases dealing with over 200 different pieces of legislation, criminal code matters and municipal by-laws.

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'No risk' that Queen's University will close, school principal says - CTV News Ottawa

The head of Queen's University is assuring students and faculty that the university will not close, amid reports the school is facing significant financial difficulties.

In an open letter on Friday, Queen's University principal and vice-chancellor Patrick Deane said that while the current financial situation poses challenges, reports and rumours that the school could shut its doors are untrue.

"It is imperative at this point for me to set the record straight. Anyone reading this will likely have seen headlines suggesting Queen’s is losing its position as a top tier institution and may be under threat of financial ruin. I can assure you none of this is true," Deane said.

"That strain will continue to be felt in the coming year, but I know that as we have done in the past, we will face whatever obstacles lie ahead and emerge stronger for our efforts. I am grateful to all who continue to support Queen’s."

Deane says the administration is meeting with community members about the budget and says comments about the school's finances, "unfairly depict the situation in which the university finds itself."

"Let me be very clear that there is no risk that Queen’s in any foreseeable future will close its doors. The university continues to provide for and produce some of the best minds in Canada and that will be its future," Deane said.

The Kingston, Ont. university said in a budget update last year that it has implemented a hiring freeze and is imposing a reduction on its faculty and shared services budgets. The school is currently facing a $48 million deficit.

The school has also decided to no longer accept new admissions to its Arts and Science Online (ASO) degree and certificate programs for Jan. 2024.

The university has so far relied on its financial reserves to cover its operating deficits, but says that path is not sustainable.

The university's school newspaper, The Queen's Journal, reported leaked documents earlier this month showing some courses in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences with less than 10 students, will be cut. The university is expected to exhaust its reserve funds by 2025-26 if more cuts aren't implemented, the newspaper reported.

Many universities across Ontario are already in perilous financial situations. The Government of Canada deciding to cap international student enrolment this week will likely only add more strain on their budgets.

"The decisions that lie ahead of us and the likely changes that will come will be the result of great care, consideration and reflection by all those entrusted to lead this university, including myself," Deane said.

"Queen’s University is a proud institution with a long history, an enviable reputation, and it will indeed have a brilliant future. To ensure that is the essence of my responsibility and commitment as Principal."

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Queen's University principal speaks out about budget deficit - Toronto Star

In what he acknowledged was an unusual public statement, the head of Queen's University on Friday said he wanted to "set the record straight" about the institution's future, assuring it was not under threat of financial ruin.

"Let me be very clear that there is no risk that Queen’s in any foreseeable future will close its doors," Principal Patrick Deane wrote in a statement posted online and emailed to Queen's alumni.

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‘There is no risk that Queen’s will close its doors’: University principal speaks out about budget deficit fears - Toronto Star

In what he acknowledged was an unusual public statement, the head of Queen's University on Friday said he wanted to "set the record straight" about the institution's future, assuring it was not under threat of financial ruin.

"Let me be very clear that there is no risk that Queen’s in any foreseeable future will close its doors," Principal Patrick Deane wrote in a statement posted online and emailed to Queen's alumni.

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Kingston university not closing its doors yet, principal says - Ottawa.CityNews.ca

Queen’s University isn’t under any threat of financial ruin, despite rumours indicating otherwise, said principal and vice-chancellor Patrick Deane in an open letter on Friday.

“I assure you, none of this is true. While the current financial situation for Queen’s poses challenges, the same is true for most postsecondary institutions in Ontario.”

“The current economic situation combined with chronic underfunding by government and caps on enrolment have significantly strained our resources. That strain will continue to be felt in the coming year,” Deane said.

In 2019, the provincial government implemented a 10 per cent tuition cut and tuition freeze for Ontario students.

Last year, the University implemented a hiring freeze and imposed a reduction on faculty and shared services budgets to cut their projected deficit from $62-million down to $48-million, according to a budget deficit update posted on the school’s website.

Deane said that they are currently assessing and evaluating the university’s operations.

“The Provost and Vice-Principal of Finance and Administration are leading the budget strategy and I trust and believe they are capable of doing so,” Dean said.

“The decisions that lie ahead of us and the likely changes that will come will be the result of great care, consideration and reflection by all those entrusted to lead this university, including myself.”

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Principal Deane addresses financial challenges | Queen's Gazette - Queen's University

The following message was sent to all faculty and staff at Queen’s University. A similar message was sent to all students as well.

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Dear Faculty and Staff,

First, let me personally wish you the very best for the new year. I think we all anticipate it will be a challenging one for the university, but I am hopeful that as we have done in the past, we will face obstacles together and emerge stronger for our efforts. The administration has been meeting with community members about our budget situation and earlier this month, members of the administration spoke with Senate about the issue. While there is no risk to Queen’s in the immediate future, it is clear that for long term sustainability, now is the time for us to look very carefully at the way we operate as an institution and consider how to realize our aspirational goals, particularly in the face of limited resources. As a university, our priority must always be the academic mission, nurturing state of the art research and providing an outstanding experience for our students. Doing this is no easy feat, even in the best of times, taking concerted time and effort from dedicated employees across the university. I am grateful to everyone who contributes to Queen’s success, and remain committed, no matter what our circumstances, to ensuring that the culture of our university is one of inclusion where all our community members are treated with dignity and respect.

At this critical juncture we need to assess and evaluate our operations, particularly with respect to professional services. The Provost and Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) will shortly be announcing a new project in cooperation with consultants from Nous Group (Nous and NousCubane). This project will require input from many of you as we gather data about our professional services. Data will enable us to compare ourselves with other postsecondary institutions, using benchmarks for us to improve delivery of these services. The goal of this review is to help us understand where we need to invest to meet current challenges and secure future opportunities. Now more than ever, we must work collaboratively to enhance our academic mission and support the delivery of a world class education for our students.

I know that our current financial pressures are causing stress across the Queen’s community, and as I said at the start of this message, the coming year will not be an easy one. But I am confident that with the leadership of our Provost and the Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration), as well as other leaders across the institution, the decisions that lie ahead of us and the inevitable changes that will come will be the result of great care, consideration, and reflection. Queen’s University is a proud institution with a long history and an enviable reputation, and I know that it has a brilliant future ahead. As Principal, I am dedicating myself to keeping Queen’s on a path of success and with hard work I know we will emerge from this challenging time a stronger and even better university.

Patrick Deane
Principal & Vice-Chancellor

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January 23, 2024

We hear that Pedro Pereira de Sá from Portugal has won the first oboe seat at Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

He is a student of Ralph van Daal in the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf and of Jean-Louis Capezzali at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Lausanne.

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Jenn Kroetsch named Vice Principal of Ecole Discovery Trails School - PembinaValleyOnline.com

The administrative team for Morden's new k-8 school is complete.
    
Western School Division (WSD) confirmed Wednesday that Jenn Kroetsch will serve as Vice Principal of Ecole Discovery Trails School, working alongside Principal Samuel Jerema, starting in September.
    
Kroetsch has over 18 years of experience in k-8 education and, since the fall of 2020, has been the Vice Principal and resource teacher at Minnewasta School. With a background in special education, she has a passion for making schools an inclusive place for all students. 
    
Meantime, WSD says it will continue to work with students, families and staff in the coming weeks to prepare for the changes required to open the new school, noting construction is on schedule.

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Maryland principal no longer with district after sexual harassment, bullying allegations - The Washington Post

A former Montgomery County schools principal accused of sexual harassment and bullying is “no longer an employee” of the school system, effective this week, a schools spokesman said Wednesday.

The former principal, Joel Beidleman, has been on administrative leave since August when The Washington Post reported that the school system received at least 18 complaints alleging misconduct dating back to 2016. He has denied many of the allegations.

Montgomery schools spokesman Chris Cram declined to say Wednesday whether Beidleman was dismissed, saying it’s a personnel matter. He referred further questions to Beidleman, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

News of Beidleman’s departure comes as the Montgomery district — Maryland’s largest school system — has faced criticisms and investigations into its handling of misconduct reports.

Beidleman was promoted last year to principal of Paint Branch High School. He had most recently served as principal of Farquhar Middle in Olney.

But the district placed him on leave after The Post sent questions to the school system this summer asking about its handling of the complaints. He stopped receiving his pay on Dec. 18, Cram previously said.

Montgomery County’s inspector general released a report in December that found that Beidleman violated the school system’s sexual harassment and workplace bullying policies. A report on a second inquiry released Wednesday found that the school system was repeatedly warned of shortfalls within a unit that investigates misconduct complaints involving employees but did little to fix the problems.

The announcement came amid uncertainty over the school system’s leadership. Earlier this week, schools Superintendent Monifa B. McKnight released a statement that the school board indicated that it wants her to step away from her role. In an interview alongside her attorney, McKnight said she intends to defend her reputation.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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F1 News: Former Alpine Team Principal Named For Big Role At Haas After Guenther Steiner Exit - Sports Illustrated

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Salasya eats humble pie, apologises to Isongo school principal - Nation

Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has apologised to Mr David Wanjala, the principal of St Stephens Isongo Secondary School, in the wake of controversial scenes witnessed at the institution last week.

The youthful lawmaker, who's attracted controversy in recent times, also apologised to all teachers in Kenya and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

Frog-marching

Mr Salasya was roundly criticized for his role in the events that led to the frog-marching and forceful eviction of the school principal by parents and members of the community. 

They blamed him for poor academic performance at the school in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.

Mr Salasya was caught on camera speaking during one of the chaotic meetings at the school where learning has been paralysed after the TSC transferred all the teachers from the institution.

The MP made the apology after a meeting at the TSC headquarters in Nairobi attended by MPs from Kakamega County and senior officials of the commission. 

Equal right

“Teachers who are working in various schools have an equal right to security and safety at the workplace and ought to work in an environment free of intimidation, bullying, and assault.

"To this end, the entire leadership of Kakamega County including the Hon Member for Mumias East Hon Peter Salasyia have unreservedly tendered the apology to the principal and all teachers in the Republic, the Teachers Service Commission, and the people of Kenya over the unfortunate incident that occurred at St Gabriel Isongo Secondary School,” said Emmanuel Wangwe, the Member of Parliament for Navakholo who spoke on behalf of the MPs.

In a video clip last week, Mr Salasya was captured alleging that the principal had failed both the students and the community. 

“We want commitment from the principals, that's why we have called for that meeting … no you have to go home. No, acha niweke some sympathy, you have to transfer,” said Salasya.

“Sasa kama wewe ni principal, watoto wanakuja kwa shule (children are in school), wazazi (parents) have done their part, bursary nimelipa (I've distributed bursaries), then? You have not delivered, then it means you cannot whip your teachers to deliver,” he added.

Mr Wangwe emphasised that teachers working in various schools have equal right to security and safety at the workplace and ought to work in an environment free of intimidation, bullying and assault.

Investigation report

He added that the board of management (BoM) of the school will carefully assess an investigation report conducted by the Ministry of Education and the TSC and take corrective measures as recommended.

“The political leadership of Kakamega County will conduct sensitisation programmes to educate the members of the community on proper channels of raising their grievances. The BoM and the sponsor shall work closely with the county security agencies to ensure that the safety and security of teachers in the school is guaranteed,” he said.

Unfair targeting of teachers

The chief executive officer of TSC, Nancy Macharia, expressed concern over unfair targeting of teachers when examination results do not meet parents' expectations. She observed that the results are a cumulative effort involving all stakeholders in the education sector.

“The commission will deploy 17 teachers to the school to expedite the resumption of teaching and learning activities. Meanwhile, I would like to encourage the community and stakeholders to collaborate with teachers in their respective local schools to ensure that academic performance aligns with their expectations,” said Ms Macharia.

She assured that the TSC has established methods for appraising teachers' effectiveness. The commission will not hesitate to take appropriate action against those who fail to meet the required standards. With apologies received from stakeholders, the affected teachers are expected to report to school immediately.

“We have implemented evaluation methods for assessing teachers' performance and are prepared to take action against those who do not meet the established standards. Following apologies from stakeholders, the teachers are expected to promptly return to school,” She noted.
 

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Teen charged with assaulting principal at NC high school basketball game - Yahoo News Canada

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has charged an 18-year-old Burlington man with assault on a school employee and disorderly conduct.

Jamari Amir Jones is accused of knocking Jordan-Matthews Principal April Burko to the ground during the school’s varsity basketball game against Cummings on Friday night, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

“An altercation involving a group of Cummings fans broke out for reasons yet to be determined,” the release stated. “Burko stepped in and was knocked to the ground by Jones.”

Sheriff Mike Roberson expressed concern over the incident, which led to the game being canceled.

“Our priority is the safety of everyone involved, and we will take necessary actions to ensure those responsible are held accountable,” he said. “Principal April Burko demonstrated notable courage in attempting to [defuse] a volatile situation. Her commitment to safety is commendable, and we wish her a swift recovery.”

“Chatham County Schools is committed to ensuring that our schools are safe for our students, staff, and those who visit and attend school functions,” said Chatham County Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony D. Jackson said in the release. “We will not tolerate disruptive or unacceptable behavior by any person attending school sponsored events. We will work with local law enforcement officials to hold any person who disrupts a school activity or event accountable for their behavior, and we will assist with ensuring that they are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

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Wyoming principal axes antibullying play over gay character - Advocate.com

A middle school in Wyoming last month canceled a student play about bullying due to its LGBTQ+ content, but the show has now gone on with sponsorship of a community theater group.

Students at Wheatland Middle School planned to stage The Bullying Collection, consisting of several vignettes dealing with the various reasons bullying arises, in December. Principal Robert Daniel canceled it after seeing a preview performance one day before it was scheduled to open, the Wyoming Tribune Eaglereports.

“These kids were devastated,” drama teacher Stephanie Ann Bradley told the paper. “They’ve put over 70 hours of work into rehearsal — just in-person rehearsal — each. ... They spent time on their own at home, rehearsing and learning lines, memorizing, and most of these kids had never been onstage before. ... Their parents supported them — their family supported them — throughout this process. I think a lot of people don’t realize how much work goes into it.”

When Bradley asked Daniel why he was canceling the show, “He said this was ‘Promoting LGBTQ,’” she wrote on Facebook. “I responded, “’I’m promoting not bullying children to the point that they kill themselves, regardless of the reason.’”

In one of the scenes, a girl memorializes a schoolmate who died by suicide. At one point, a boy walks up to the stage “to chastise the girl for not mentioning the boy was gay and how she had participated in bullying him,” the Associated Press reports.

Bradley told the Tribune Eagle that Daniel had seen the script beforehand and OK’d it, and none of the student actors or their parents had a problem with the material. Some parents who didn’t have children in the show, however, objected to the fact that their kids watched the preview performance without parental permission, and that may have contributed to the cancellation, said Bradley’s sister, Vianna Haecker, who assisted with the production.

Daniel “claimed that there’s a problem because there’s a mature audience warning on it,” Haecker told the Tribune Eagle. “But parents had problems with that because they didn’t have a say in whether their kids watched it, which isn’t our fault. The district really should have sent permission slips so their children can leave the school grounds.”

Of the principal’s objection to the play, she said, “He just took it as, there’s a gay person [so it’s] promoting gayness, but that’s not even how that works. People don’t become gay from watching a show.”

Daniel did not comment in any of the media coverage of the matter. But Platte County School District Superintendent John Weigel told the AP that Daniel found the play inappropriate and some students thought it confusing.

Weigel hadn’t seen the play, but he said, “In my view, a play is supposed to be entertaining, that’s why I go. It seems to me this is more of a kind of, stir up some social issues, maybe, instead of kind of like being more entertaining.”

Daniel sent all the students involved in the play an apology letter and a $5 gift card to a convenience store, which some students took as an insult. “We all kind of took it like they were trying to bribe us to feel better and not be mad about the play. But it didn’t really help,” student Erica Biggs told the AP. Another student gave the card back and ripped up the letter.

The Platte County Players, an area theater group, made sure the show eventually got staged. The troupe obtained the rights to The Bullying Collection, and since it uses space at Wheatland High School for its own shows, it enabled the middle school students to perform it at that venue in January. The group had stepped in similarly when the high school canceled a student production of Mean Girls a year ago. Snow and frigid temperatures meant that only about 50 people attended the single performance of The Bullying Collection, but among them were LGBTQ+ activists from Cheyenne, the state capital, about 70 miles away.

Sara Burlingame, executive director of LGBTQ+ group Wyoming Equality and a former state legislator, attended the show and praised the student performers. “They’re doing exactly what we hope all students would, which is take very seriously how bullying affects their peers,” she told the AP. “The irony is the people who are supposed to be their exemplars become their bullies.”

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New Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has said that the team's lack of race pace in 2023 was 'embarrassing', despite having strong one-lap pace throughout the season.

The Gene Haas-owned outfit finished rock bottom of the constructors' championship, with veteran drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg only managing to score 12 points between them.

This rather unexpectedly led to the departure of Guenther Steiner, a man who had guided the team through their first eight seasons in Formula 1.

While American businessman Haas suggested that Steiner's sacking was a result of the team not claiming a podium in those eight seasons and scrambling around at the back of the grid since 2018, Haas did endure some specific problems in 2023.

The two drivers' average qualifying positions in the season were 12th and 19th respectively, yet Hulkenberg only managed two top-10 finishes while Magnussen claimed three 10th-place finishes.

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Now, Komatsu has drawn on these poor race performances to outline how he will offer a fresh look for the team in 2024. The Japanese team boss worked alongside Steiner as the chief race engineer with the American outfit.

"I am never going to try and replicate Guenther Steiner," Komatsu told Sky Sports.

"Guenther is a very unique human being and I had a very, very good working relationship, and outside of work we got on really well together.

"Guenther has done a lot for this team. He set the team up to start off with, so I have a huge respect for Guenther and what he has achieved. So I try to improve on what he has left here.

"I was on the pit wall every single race, an hour and a half or two hours of that race," he continued.

"It is embarrassing to qualify [in a] half decent position and then you know that on Sunday afternoon you are going backwards because of the limitation we have.

"So it is embarrassing. Gene's completely right, and that's not why we are here. So I'm here to improve on that."

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An Iowa principal who put himself in harm's way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed.

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory confirmed the death of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page.

Marburger was critically injured during the Jan. 4 attack, which began in the school's cafeteria as students were gathering for breakfast before class. An 11-year-old middle school student was killed in the shooting, and six other people were injured. The 17-year-old student who opened fire also died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

The day after the shooting, the state Department of Public Safety said Marburger "acted selflessly and placed himself in harm's way in an apparent effort to protect his students."

News of Marburger's death was first posted on a GoFundMe page for his family. The post, by Marburger's wife, Elizabeth, said he died at about 8 a.m. Sunday, and said: "Dan lost his battle. He fought hard and gave us 10 days that we will treasure forever."

The news that Marburger died triggered a flood of support on the Perry Facebook page with nearly 200 people posting condolences within the first hour after it was posted.

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds offered her condolences.

"Our entire state is devastated by the news of Dan Marburger's death," she said in a statement Sunday. "Dan courageously put himself in harm's way to protect his students, and ultimately gave his own life to save them. He will forever be remembered for his selfless and heroic actions. May he rest in peace."

Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff on Sunday and to remain that way until sunset on the day of Marburger's funeral and interment. People, businesses, schools and local governments are also encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect, the statement said.

In a Facebook post on the night of the shooting, the principal's daughter, Claire Marburger, called her father a "gentle giant" and said it wasn't surprising that her father tried to protect his students.

"As I heard of a gunman, I instantly had a feeling my Dad would be a victim as he would put himself in harms way for the benefit of the kids and his staff," his daughter wrote. "That's just Dad."

Marburger had been principal since 1995.

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation spokesman Mitch Mortvedt said after the shooting that Marburger did some "pretty significant things" to protect others, but didn't release details. Perry Superintendent Clark Wicks said Marburger was a "hero" who intervened with the teenage gunman so students could escape.

An 11-year-old sixth grader, Ahmir Jolliff, was killed in the shooting. Authorities said he was shot three times.

The shooting happened just after 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 4, shortly before classes were set to begin on the first day back after winter break. Mortvedt said the shooting started in the cafeteria, where students from several grades were eating breakfast, then spilled outside the cafeteria but was contained to the north end of the school.

Authorities said the suspect, identified as Dylan Butler, had a pump-action shotgun and a small-caliber handgun. Mortvedt told The Associated Press that authorities also found a "pretty rudimentary" improvised explosive device in Butler's belongings, and that experts advised "it was something that they needed to disarm." It was rendered safe.

The GoFundMe page for Marburger was further updated on Sunday.

"All of the Marburger family and the entire Perry Community will forever be touched by the selflessness of Mr. Marburger. This GoFundMe will continue to be used for the Marburger family as they process through and live out Dan's legacy," it said.

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Ahmed reported from Minneapolis. Associated Press reporter Josh Funk contributed from Omaha, Nebraska.

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The longtime Iowa principal who risked his life to save students during a shooting earlier this month was remembered Saturday not just for his heroic actions that day but for the unconditional love and compassion he showed his family and students during his years at Perry High School.

Mourners filled the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines just over 30 miles (48 kilometers) away from where Dan Marburger had worked since 1995 and been principal since 1997. He died on Jan. 14 in the hospital ten days after the shooting.

Marburger, 56, was critically injured during the Jan. 4 attack, which began in the joint middle and high school's cafeteria as students were gathering for breakfast before class. An 11-year-old sixth grader was killed in the shooting, and six other people were injured. The 17-year-old student who opened fire also died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Investigators said after the shooting that Marburger "acted selflessly and placed himself in harm's way in an apparent effort to protect his students." Perry Superintendent Clark Wicks said Marburger was a "hero" who intervened with the teenage gunman so students could escape.

But his family said at the funeral that they will remember the way Marburger loved them most of all.

Marburger's daughter, Claire Marburger, said Dan's five kids "never had to question if dad cares or was thinking of us." She said he would always show his love through his presence at every one of their events and his compassion.

And even when he couldn't be there every day after his kids went to college, Marburger would often Venmo them a few dollars so they could eat outside the cafeteria or top off their tank of gas. But he also still tried to be there -- regularly driving 3.5 hours each way on a school night to watch Claire Marburger play basketball in college.

"If I had a genie with one wish, it wouldn't be a new car or a house or a dollar amount. It wouldn't even have to be to have dad back because I know that's a big wish," Claire Marburger said as she choked up at the funeral. "My wish would be for one of dad's hugs -- just a couple seconds to hold him. And he hold me to kiss me on the top of my head and tell me he was proud of me."

Elizabeth Marburger said she got to experience Dan's unconditional love for 43 years since they first fell in love during the eighth grade, but it still wasn't enough.

"He modeled love and grace every day. My wish for all of you is to have someone -- a parent, a partner, a friend, a sibling -- who will love you unconditionally like Dan did for me," Elizabeth Marburger said. "And my other challenge to you is to see the good in the world. This that we've lived the last couple weeks has been the rotten. But the good is out there and every day we have to look for the good."

That has been evident in the way the Perry community came together after the shooting to support everyone who was hurting and raise money to help all the victims. Residents even arranged to make meals for the gunman's family as they mourn the loss of a son in a violent act that his parents said they never saw coming.

Authorities have said the suspect, identified as Dylan Butler, had a pump-action shotgun and a small-caliber handgun with him when he came out of the bathroom where he posted an ominous picture to TikTok that morning and began shooting. He also had some kind of improvised explosive device with him that had to be disarmed.

The town of about 8,000 people had to say goodbye to Ahmir Jolliff several days before Marburger died in the hospital. But they have been able to celebrate the fact that everyone else who was wounded in the shooting is now recovering at home.

Yet life is far from normal in Perry with the kids still out of school. The district has announced plans to gradually bring students back starting with the elementary school on Wednesday and middle school on Thursday. High school students won't return to class until the middle of the following week.

The school district plans to restrict access to its buildings more and have uniformed police officers there when they reopen but won't take more significant measures that some have called for like installing metal detectors or requiring students to carry clear plastic bags. So many parents -- particularly in the families of the students who were wounded -- remain uneasy about sending their kids back.

The investigation into what drove Butler to bring guns to his school and open fire remains ongoing with investigators reviewing all his social media posts and reviewing evidence from the shooting and hours of witness testimony.

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Bults has taught at UMEI for over 12 years, with these past two years serving as Vice Principal.

“We are confident that Mr. Bults will bring fresh perspectives, energy, and innovative ideas to lead UMEI into the next chapter of its journey,” says Board Chair Mat Suta. “We look forward to a new era of growth under his capable leadership and the further impact that this growth will have on student success and outreach in the wider community.”

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Dave Brailsford has formally given up his title of team principal of Ineos Grenadiers, according to a report published by the Telegraph on Saturday.

Brailsford is set to be appointed to the board of Manchester United in the coming weeks once Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of a 29% stake in the football club receives formal regulatory approval.

Ratcliffe reached an agreement to purchase a minority stake in Manchester United last month, with Ineos Sport set to take charge of sporting decisions at the club. Brailsford is currently leading an audit into the club’s operations.

According to the Telegraph, Brailsford announced his departure as team principal to Ineos Grenadiers riders and staff at their training camp in Mallorca. 

He had already been working at a remove from the team’s daily operations since he was appointed Ineos’ director of sport in December 2021, and he is now no longer listed as team principal on the Ineos Grenadiers website.

Cyclingnews understands that Brailsford will retain his supervisory involvement with the cycling team through his ongoing role as Ineos’ director of sport.

Brailsford was team principal of Team Sky, as it was then known, on its foundation in 2010, and the squad would go on to win seven Tours de France in eight years between 2012 and 2019, though the period of success was also tainted by controversy.

In 2018, a British parliamentary select committee accused Team Sky of “crossing an ethical line” with their use of therapeutic use exemptions, while in 2021 the team’s former doctor Richard Freeman was struck off the medial register and banned by UK Anti-Doping after having a banned testosterone gel delivered to the National Cycling Centre in 2011.

Brailsford denied wrongdoing and resisted repeated calls for his resignation, although he had gradually distanced himself from the day-to-day running of the team in the period since Ineos took over as title sponsor in the spring of 2019. 

At the end of 2021, Brailsford was appointed Ineos’ director of sport, a role that saw him oversee the company's operations across a range of sports, including significant involvement at French football club OGC Nice.

Despite that new role, Brailsford retained the title of team principal at Ineos Grenadiers for the past two seasons, while Rod Ellingworth oversaw the day-to-day operations of the team under the title of deputy team principal.

Ellingworth resigned from his role at Ineos in November, and the following month, the team announced changes to the management structure for 2024.

John Allert, previously managing director, was appointed CEO of Ineos Grenadiers, reporting to Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc at Ineos Sport, while Steve Cummings was named as the director of racing, and Scott Drawer was appointed performance director.

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In making this difficult decision, we want to first acknowledge the passion of our fans, our community of supporters, our partners and our stakeholders. Together, they comprise our deeply valued Sporting family. Our action today demonstrates our longstanding, unequivocal respect for their voices, and the belief that we are all stronger when we listen to one another.

We ran a diligent and exhaustive process to identify our new Sporting Director. It was grounded in the deeply-held principles and standards we have adhered to since the day we acquired the team.

That said, the impassioned response from our fans reinforced to us a fundamental philosophy that has driven us since Day One: To honor and protect our valued relationships. It is in that spirit that we take this action today, reflective of our abiding appreciation for our unrivaled SKC fans and our Kansas City community.

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A Baltimore, Maryland school district has launched an investigation after a high school principal was allegedly recorded making racist comments to students and staff.

In a Wednesday email to parents, Baltimore County Schools superintendent Myriam Rogers said that while the statements were "deeply disturbing," the district could not "confirm the veracity of this recording at this time."

"I understand how upsetting this recording is for many members of the Team BCPS community," Rogers said, according to a report in WMAR2 News. "We will not tolerate disparaging remarks about any member of the Team BCPS community."

Things became more perplexing after The Council of Administrative & Supervising Employees (CASE), the union representing Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert, claimed the recording was fraudulent and generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Baltimore County Public Schools said it launched an internal investigation after an audio recording claiming to capture the principal of Pikesville High School making offensive comments circulated online.  ((Dylan Slagle/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images))

CASE said, "The audio is not the language, thoughts or character of Principal Eiswert" and urged for a "pause in any rush to judgment."

The 41-second audio recording, obtained by Project Baltimore and reported on by WMAR2, began with a voice that reportedly sounded like Eiswert's, using racially charged language to discuss Black students' academic performance at the school.

"I seriously don't understand why I have to constantly put up with these dumb***** here every day. Between these ungrateful Black kids who can't test their way out of a paper bag or these teachers who don't get it. How hard is it to get these students to meet their grade level expectations?" the voice on the recording asks.

The voice on the recording then directs his anger to two staff members, who he claims "should never have been hired." The speaker then names a third staff member, exclaiming, "I'm going to drag his Black a— out of here one way or another."

"And if I have to get one more complaint from one more Jew in this community, I'm going to join the other side," the speaker adds.

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Baltimore County State Senator Charles Sydnor said on Wednesday he immediately reached out to the Baltimore County Public Schools after listening to the recording, according to the Baltimore Sun.

"It is my understanding that the principal's union claims that this recording is Al-generated. While our system entitles individuals to due process, the nature of these comments warrant an extensive investigation," Sydnor said.

Baltimore County Executive Jonny Olszewski also weighed in on the recording and said he has offered his administration's full support to help with the investigation.

"Hate, discrimination and prejudice have no place in our community—especially in our schools," he said.

Eiswert has worked for Baltimore County Schools since 1997. He has spent three years at Pikesville and worked as an assistant principal at New Town High School. Previously, Eiswert worked for 20 years as a teacher and assistant principal at Catonsville High School.

Eiswert, CASE and Pikesville High School did not return Fox News Digital's request for comment. 

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Baltimore County Public Schools said they have no comment beyond Wednesday's community statement from their executive director and superintendent.

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