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MCPS made him reverse Beidleman sex harassment finding—and then retaliated, he alleges. Beidleman had a reputation for inappropriate behavior, 88 current and former MCPS central office employees, administrators and staff members who had interacted with him told this reporter.

Public Schools compliance coordinator who found “stone cold sexual harassment” during an internal investigation of Farquhar Middle School principal Joel Beidleman was ordered to reverse his finding—and, according to a complaint filed by the coordinator, has suffered retaliation after he protested and spoke to outside investigators.

Department of Compliance and Investigations (DCI) coordinator Khalid Walker was publicly tagged as the author of a report last year that cleared Beidleman of misconduct allegations, leading to harassment and threats against Walker from members of the public, Walker said. Yet Walker told MoCo360 he was instructed to rewrite the report after Beidleman was promoted to be principal of Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville. Walker claimed that MCPS has not taken steps to publicly absolve him...

 https://moco360.media/2024/01/12/mcps-made-him-reverse-beidleman-sex-harassment-finding-and-then-retaliated-he-alleges/

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM

    The strict pervasive privacy rules
    Have become double-edged tools
    For providing an excuse for silence
    Under a lame pretext of compliance.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2024 at 11:53 AM

    And what is the BOE doing about this?

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2024 at 1:47 PM

    For those who don't have time to read the entire article, here's a summary:

    A Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) compliance coordinator, Khalid Walker, alleges that he found "stone cold sexual harassment" during an internal investigation of Farquhar Middle School principal Joel Beidleman but was ordered to reverse his findings. Walker claims he faced retaliation after protesting and speaking to outside investigators. The complaint includes allegations of harassment and threats against Walker after he cleared Beidleman of misconduct allegations in a report last year. Walker contends that MCPS officials, including Chief of Human Resources April Key and Chief Operations Officer Brian Hull, retaliated against him, leading to his transfer to a different role in the human resources department. The retaliation allegations come amid ongoing investigations by the Montgomery County inspector general into Beidleman's conduct, which was found to violate MCPS's sexual harassment and workplace bullying policies. Walker has filed a discrimination-based-on-retaliation complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights. MCPS has not publicly addressed specific questions about the allegations, citing privacy rules and ongoing investigations.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2024 at 3:23 PM

      "The complaint includes allegations of harassment and threats against Walker after he cleared Beidleman of misconduct allegations."
      Who, what, where, why and how?

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2024 at 7:36 AM

      So, was he harassed and threatened by the MCPS or by the alleged victims?

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    3. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2024 at 5:46 PM

      It seems that there was a misunderstanding:
      https://moco360.media/2024/01/26/mcps-investigator-who-alleged-retaliation-is-restored-to-former-position-he-says/

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