On paper it makes sense. In practice it’s a way for them to act like something was done when in reality they’re given a paid vacation.
The largest part of the problem is how loyal they are to each other. If a teacher gets fired for misconduct, it’s exponentially harder to get another job as a teacher. Even if it’s in an entirely different state… Where a cop can go to the next precinct and get a desk job without much hassle.
On paper it makes sense. In practice it’s a way for them to act like something was done when in reality they’re given a paid vacation.
The largest part of the problem is how loyal they are to each other. If a teacher gets fired for misconduct, it’s exponentially harder to get another job as a teacher. Even if it’s in an entirely different state… Where a cop can go to the next precinct and get a desk job without much hassle.
Exactly why I brought up blackballing! Again, I’m pretty sure that’s illegal, but fuck else can we do?
EDIT: Took a poke at looking up blackballing/blacklisting. tl;dr: Depends on the state (US).
Maybe it doesn’t have to be a “do not hire” list and more of a publicly available “here are the facts of this officer’s departmental separation”?
When a given cop gets hired again and causes more trouble, we’d had a voice to say, “And you (hiring dept.) already knew about this?!”