ADMINISTRATOR MALFEASANCE
Excerpts From Letters and Meetings.
BUCKLEY + LOWNSBROUGH + AKEHURST + JOHNSON + RUBADEAU + LALONDE
THANK YOU....YOUR VISIT IS APPRECIATED
Buckley Apr 5/99 letter to Akehurst, "I believe that Ken was given a fair hearing."
Buckley is again distorting the truth and misleading Akehurst. The truth is that Fisher was never given a hearing. Lownsbrough had never met or interviewed Fisher before she fired him, yet she absurdly claimed, her's was a complete and thorough investigation!!! After receiving the dismissal letter from Lownsbrough, Fisher asked to speak to her about the numerous accusations. Lownsbrough announced that anything Fisher said would not change the fact that he was fired. Fisher never met his accusers, never saw the custodian evaluations hidden by Buckley and was not given an opportunity in advance of being fired to rebut the accusations.
Lownsbrough would not allow Fisher to talk about others without them being present yet she allowed everyone to talk about Fisher without him being present.
Such a double standard makes Lownsbrough dishonest & discredited.
Buckley is distorting the truth as usual.
Fisher did not receive a hearing let alone a fair one.
Buckley Apr 5/99 letter to Akehurst, " The Event History Report (alarm printout) clearly shows that the main building (alarm) was armed at 9:16 p.m.(21:17)on November 20 and was not disarmed again on that date."The times provided in Ken's letter of dismissal were accurate and complete. I (Buckley) believe Ken (Custodian Fisher) is being dishonest in his explanations."
Buckley exhibits signs of being delusional & psychotic. The alarm computer printout clearly shows that Custodian Fisher was honest in his explanation, as he worked until 12:56 (24:56), almost 2 hours extra on his own time waxing hallway floors in an effort to make the school shine for all the visitors during the upcoming Christmas. Furthermore Fisher came in on his own time Sunday Nov 22/98 for 1&1/2 hours to harden the new wax by polishing it.
(see above for a copy of the school alarm printout of Nov 20 and Nov 22/98) Again Buckley has made false accusations. Fisher worked 213 minutes extra on his own time when Buckley said that Fisher stole 105 minutes. Buckley has shown herself to be a mendacious school principal who victimized Fisher. More proof to contradict Buckley's false accusations, Akehurst Apr 23/99 letter,"The Event History Report shows that the portable not the main building as Buckley claimed was armed at 9:16 (21:17)and the main building at 12:56 a.m." Buckley's twisted version .... the main building alarm was set at 9:16! Buckley is delusional, the computer printout proves that the times in the letter of dismissal were not accurate or complete & BUCKLEY WAS BEING DISHONEST!
Buckley Feb 22/99 letter, "Ken closed the school at 9:16 Nov 20/98.
Lownsbrough Feb 25/99 letter,"you have left early from your shift, up to 1 hour & 45 minutes. This is particularly abusive when your main complaint to your supervisors is that your sweep is so large". (Lownsbrough is the one being abusive by falsely accusing Fisher of time theft as he not only did not leave early but worked 2 hours extra)
"Vice Principal Al Lalonde Feb 22/99 letter, aligning with Buckley, Al Lalonde implies that Fisher stole time from SD #23.
Both Al Lalonde and Lownsbrough blindly bought into Buckley's false accusations without verifying those statements.
Lownsbrough repeatedly stated that she did a thorough investigation. She lies. She didn't even talk to Fisher during her so called investigation.
She simply rubber stamped the letter Buckley wrote.
Vice Principal Al Lalonde appeared weak, gullible and manipulated by Buckley. (click to view Rebuttal to Lalonde) Not the characteristics of a good Vice Principal turned Principal. See page #4 and page #5 for the over size area details.
Akehurst Apr 23/98 letter," Further to our meeting on Wednesday, April 21, 1999....this is to confirm that I have reconsidered the time records.."I accept that the shortages of time ( accusations that Fisher stole time from SD #23) on
Oct 15 and 16 are in error. Ms. Buckley agrees that you were authorized to leave early on October 15..(Strange... Buckley wrote that she could not recall the date!) The notation of the two hour leaving early (false accusation that Fisher stole 2 hours from SD #23) is my (Akehurst's) error in that I did not notice that the closing of the school was done by the relief custodian, (at 9:00 pm) and I (Akehurst) did not check to see if you (Fisher) worked the day shift." Fisher worked not only the 7:00 am to 5:00 pm split shift Oct 16/98 but worked an extra 1 hour and 30 minutes (total 90 minutes) to make up for leaving 82 minutes early the day before Oct 15/98. In contrast Buckley had instructed Fisher to cheat SD #23 out of those 82 minutes!
When Fisher applied through the Freedom of Information Commissioner for the data that Rubadeau had knowledge to base his statement upon, "that Fisher has the potential to escalate his actions", Akehurst replied in a Dec 10/99 letter," the statement contained in that (May 4/99) letter..is a judgement formed by him based on your actions to that point." (having knowledge is more than a judgement formed & shows that SD#23 is not being forthright) Rubadeau's statement is irresponsible, inflammatory and further abuses Fisher. Rubadeau is misleading the Westbank staff and slandering Fisher. Fisher along with his wife walked peacefully on public property beside the School carrying signs with honest statements. Please refer to link Unsafe Conditions at WES page #4 which has a photo of Fisher walking with a sign exercising his freedom of speech and newspaper article which includes, in contrast, the spin and threats of School District #23. It is believed that Rubadeau is withholding information, therefore the Freedom of Information Commissioner has been asked to investigate see FOIP letter below.
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Computer Alarm Printout
(Lownsbrough Feb 25/99 Letter)
SD #23 Superintendent Rubadeau May 4/99 letter to Westbank School staff,"Based on my knowledge of Mr. Fisher, I do believe that he has the potential to escalate his actions and become a safety concern".
Hear SD #23 Director of Instruction Lownsbrough.
"You will understand that the termination is in place and staying there."
Click to hear Rubadeau in denial >>>>>
Rubadeau has the gall to say..Fisher's "opinion
has not been sustained by rest of the world."
Rubadeau is either uninformed, in denial or being dishonest
Buckley is misleading when she said that there was a hearing
Click to Hear Lownsbrough >>>
(Takes a few moments but worth the wait)
For all the Correspondence related to the Wrongful Dismissal of Custodian Fisher click LETTERS
I have a dream for Kelowna, of a decent Superintendent of Schools, one who has character, integrity, ethics & morals, such as the late Superintendent Stanford of Seattle,
(Lalonde Feb 22/99 Letter)
To read all the Correspondence related to the Wrongful Dismissal of Custodian Fisher click LETTERS
SCHOOL DISTRICT #23 MALFEASANCE
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email mbuckley@sd23.bc.ca
Alan Lalonde
Alan Lalonde
SD 23 was “malicious, high-handed, outrageous, reckless, wanton, entirely without
care, intentional, deliberate, callous, disgraceful, willful, exploitative, and in disregard
of Custodian Fisher's rights and indifferent to the consequences.”
SD #23's claims against Fisher are groundless & fabricated. SD #23 colluded & conspired to discredit Fisher.
J.A. Dixon
SD #23's claims against Fisher are groundless & fabricated.
SD #23 colluded & conspired to discredit Fisher.
J.A. Dixon
SD #23 colluded & conspired to discredit Fisher.
J.A. Dixon
SD #23 colluded & conspired to discredit Fisher.
SD #23's claims against Fisher
are groundless & fabricated.
J.A. Dixon
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada ( Wallace v United Grain Growers )
has allowed for an increase in the "normal" common law notice period where the employer has
acted unfairly at the time of termination.
Examples of such unfair treatment have included:
Making allegations of Just Cause where the there is no reasonable basis for doing so;
Failing to provide a letter of reference where the termination is without cause;
Failing to make a payment due on termination under statute as a minimum entitlement.
SD #23 did not provide Fisher with an adequate opportunity to clear his name.
Fisher had no notice that he was being given an opportunity to ‘clear his name’ let alone notice of a hearing ‘conducted specifically for the stated purpose of allowing him to attempt to refute the charges against him ‘before the officials’ considering those
School District 23 even where the employee has not requested a hearing, should provide one where the charges are of a serious nature, in order to avoid potential liability, especially in those jurisdictions that do not require employees to affirmatively request name-clearing hearings.
Courts have ruled that an employee who is discharged amidst stigmatizing
charges of professional incompetence is entitled to a name-clearing hearing.
Courts have ruled that an employee who is discharged amidst stigmatizing
charges of professional incompetence is entitled to a name-clearing hearing.
SD #23's claims against Fisher are groundless & fabricated.
J.A. Dixon
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