APRIL 20, 2001
E. MAURA LARKINS WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO DISTRICT PROPERTY.
Maura Larkins was not allowed at a meeting in Dr. Donndelinger’s
office on April 20, 2001 of which she was the topic of discussion--while
she was sitting outside door waiting.
(It was later revealed that when Maura Larkins knocked on the
principal's door, there was a great scurrying behind the door, and
when Gretchen Donndelinger finally opened the door a few inches and
peeked out, a group of teachers was hiding behind the door, plastered
against the wall!)
At that meeting Karen Snyder said that the staff was afraid she might
have a gun (Exhibit 14, page 40). Mr. Werlin left the fear hanging in the
air.
Mrs. Larkins was sent home without ever being allowed to speak, and
within a couple of hours was told she was on administrative leave
again.
E. MAURA LARKINS WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO DISTRICT PROPERTY.
Maura Larkins was not allowed at a meeting in Dr. Donndelinger’s
office on April 20, 2001 of which she was the topic of discussion--while
she was sitting outside door waiting.
(It was later revealed that when Maura Larkins knocked on the
principal's door, there was a great scurrying behind the door, and
when Gretchen Donndelinger finally opened the door a few inches and
peeked out, a group of teachers was hiding behind the door, plastered
against the wall!)
At that meeting Karen Snyder said that the staff was afraid she might
have a gun (Exhibit 14, page 40). Mr. Werlin left the fear hanging in the
air.
Mrs. Larkins was sent home without ever being allowed to speak, and
within a couple of hours was told she was on administrative leave
again.
| "At that meeting Karen Snyder said that the staff was afraid Maura Larkins might have a gun...Mr. Werlin left the fear hanging in the air." |
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| Page 6 |
| Maura Larkins' OAH Hearing |
| Teachers hiding behind the door |
| "On behalf of the school board, MR. WERLIN used the police to instill physical fear in Mrs. Larkins." |
| APRIL 21, 2001 A POLICE PRESENCE WAS ESTABLISHED AT CASTLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH CREATED AN IMPRESSION IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PETITIONER WAS DANGEROUS Exhibit 14 page 44 shows an intentional effort to create hostile environment by making a show of bringing police on campus when Mrs. Larkins was not even going to be there, as if they were afraid she would come and do something terrible. MR. WERLIN used the police to instill physical fear in Mrs. Larkins. |
| Page 7 |
| ...Mr. Werlin had no respect for the law, yet was skillful at manipulating the police to increase his personal power. Richard Werlin and Libia Gil abused their positions of public trust, showing no concern for the safety of those they was being paid enormous amounts of taxpayer dollars to protect. |
| Like Kathleen Elton, who made the original false police report which caused this cascading series of events... |
| Maura Larkins' students were lost with a series of substitutes. The first substitute had not even done her student teaching, and the last substitute had very little teaching experience. The principal intentionally chose individuals she could control, who could be expected to keep silent about what was going on, even though they knew very little about teaching. Maura Larkins was not allowed to provide lesson plans, or even talk to the substitutes, who skipped ahead hundreds of pages, giving the children work they could not do, and sending the work home for the parents to teach. These third-grade children suffered both emotionally and academically. And what did they learn about the stability and fairness of those in power? What did they learn about American Institutions of justice? Perhaps the only lesson they learned was of the hypocrisy of adults who demand, on pain of punishment, honesty and obedience to the law from their students. |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District |
