Shen is the new UAlbany

By Patrick on April 14, 2011 in News

Shenendehowa School District of Clifton Park, the alma-mater of many locals, is a mess lately. Here’s the situation:

A video “went viral” of a principal hardcore tackling a student away from a fight. (wnyt) It has since been removed from YouTube because it violated their terms of service, but not before causing embarrassment and an official response. (TU)

One badass student was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. (wten) Apparently he may have been pepper-sprayed after punching a cop. (tumblr)

Kids in the same homeroom for the last two years don’t even know each others names. (twitter)

Nearly 100 faculty positions may be eliminated because of budget cuts. (wnyt)
Clifton Park homeowners might be paying 3.51 percent more in taxes for hosting wonderful Shen. (TU)

photo credit: junehymas

High school readers… what else is the hap in the hallways of Shen?

Unrelated: Outpost1 at Fuzebox is Friday and 18+. No teachers!

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Daleyplanit

This has been going on for years, but thanks to the power of social media, people are starting to find out. Hmm…. suburban school advantage? I thinks not.
- http://keepalbanyboring.com andrew
  
  No longer just the “city” schools which are expected to be in the news.
-S

So Twitter is a trusted source nowadays. I’m old.
- http://www.keepalbanyboring.com Kc
  
  Twitter gave us insight from a person directly affected that we or any news outlet normally wouldn’t have known or had access too. That’s the detail I keep fixating on.
  - http://www.keepalbanyboring.com Kc
    
    the sarcasm seemed to have escaped me because twitter is real life, #whoops
- http://keepalbanyboring.com andrew
  
  As long as it’s cited on wikipedia.
Jzip

here’s a link to the vid: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81421230/?lt=ep
Uptown

Suburban schools just do a better job of hiding things from news outlets. I graduated from Guilderland. It was out of control 10 years ago.