Pennsylvania
Related: About this forumCorbett's newly appointed PA. education secretary resigns abruptly!
Corbett strikes out again - obviously whatever "vetting" the governor's crack staff did, they missed a BIG problem/scandal - can't wait to find out what it was!
William Harner, the Pennsylvania's acting secretary of education, has resigned before even being confirmed by the state Senate.
No reason was given for the abrupt resignation today in a statement from the Corbett administration that said Gov. Tom Corbett asked for and received Mr. Harner's resignation.
He had been acting secretary since June 1, previously serving as superintendent of the Cumberland Valley School District in Mechanicsburg.
He will be replaced by Carolyn Dumaresq, the department's current executive deputy secretary, effective immediately, according to an administration statement.
Kate Giammarise: kgiammarise@post-gazette.com, 717-787-4254 and on Twitt
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/politics-state/william-harner-acting-pennsylvania-education-secretary-resigns-abruptly-700825/#ixzz2d7j2zHft
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)for throwing his ass out:
Those sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the matter involved an e-mail Harner sent to a male school administration employee earlier this year, allegedly asking him how he looked in a Speedo bathing suit. The employee was on vacation at the time, and later filed a complaint.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20130827_Pa__education_secretary_ousted_over__quot_unflattering_quot__behavior.html#hPofrHEJyWw3XBfA.99
It gets better and better, doesn't it? Corbett couldn't do something right if his life was on the line!
Divernan
(15,480 posts)But that's OK, cause this is a tale which just gets better with repetition!
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)the first thing that came to my mind when I read the OP was "I wonder what that issue is".....and a quickie search gave me more than I could have hoped for. This is priceless.
Just how stupid is Corbett? Or is it really just incompetence?
Divernan
(15,480 posts)Well, here's the scoop from PennLive re why Harner's previous school district employer voted not to renew his contract:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/08/acting_education_secretary_wil.html#incart_m-rpt-2
"The school board's decision to not retain Harner was a dramatic turn of events from January, when the board voted 8-0 to affirm its intention to offer him a three- to five-year contract extension pending negotiations on an employment agreement.
The district official said a male administrative staff member, while vacationing in January or February, received an email from Harner inquiring how he looked in a Speedo. The comment led to a complaint being made to the districts human resources office, the official said.
The human resources office conducted an internal investigation. The board then hired a law firm to conduct a separate investigation, the official said.
This outside probe brought out 15 to 18 other allegations from district staff that the official described as awkward comments.
Freddie
(9,231 posts)I work for a PA school district and trust me, those things are done *before you are hired.* And he was a Superintendent of Schools??!! Something smells mighty fishy in Corbett-land. Another day, another scandal. Nov. 2014 can't come too soon.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)If they paid Corbett enough, he'd pose in a Speedo - stretched out on a beach towel by a fracking waste pond!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Carl DeMaio (R), a potential candidate to succeed disgraced San Diego mayor Bob Filner (D), has been caught openly masturbating in restrooms on multiple occasions, according to Voice of OC.
"In the months before last November's mayoral election, Ben Hueso, the City Council's president in 2009, acknowledged to this reporter that he witnessed DeMaio engaging in the practice twice. Hueso, now a Democratic state senator, and others suspected DeMaio's alleged inappropriate activity was more frequent."
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/08/25/candidate_for_san_diego_mayor_has_alleged_sex_issues.html
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)We throw our pervs out (rightfully so) while the Republicans just ignore theirs. Regardless of party affiliation - what is wrong with these guys? Yeech.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)They do have a point. Just not a speck of regard for anyone else. That's the problem.
I can 'thump' with the best of 'em, too.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)It's well known that pedophiles choose careers/activities giving them access to children. Harner's long-time involvement
in scouting is a red flag, particularly since he's never had kids of his own in the organization . According to the Project Vote Smart bio on Harner, he has been very active in Boy Scouts.
http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/144649/william-harner#.UhxazX9ASSo
Member, Boy Scouts of America, present
Member, Network for Dropout Prevention, Pennsylvania, present
Member, United States Army Heritage & Education Center Foundation, present
Member, Board of Directors, West Shore Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, World Affairs Council, Harrisburg, present
Former Board Member, Blue Ridge Council, South Carolina
Former Member, New Birth of Freedom Council, Pennsylvania
Welcome to the Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America. We provide Scouting programs to youth in the Upstate of South Carolina. Our Council serves 8 counties in the Upstate (Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens). Here you can find out about Scouting in your area and all the things going on in the council.
http://www.blueridgecouncil.org/brcn/
The New Birth of Freedom Council is a council of the Boy Scouts of America serving South-Central Pennsylvania. The council was formed by a merger of York-Adams Area Council and Keystone Area Council on April 1, 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Birth_of_Freedom_Council
JPZenger
(6,819 posts)Corbett's biggest negative among the public is that he screwed over public schools repeatedly. Corbett is desperate to find a person with experience in public schools to try to reduce these negatives. However, his latest appointment is a woman who was very controversial as the Superintendent for the Central Dauphin School District. In the mid-1990s, I remember every day her name was in the Harrisburg paper for some type of controversy.