I have been told 3 times tonight at the Huntsville City School Board meeting that the military has done nothing wrong in this ridiculous matter.
Let me make this clear:
I NEVER SAID THEY DID.
They are in the business of minimizing distractions and problems with service members and their communities. They don’t want soldiers vs. local government issues.
And guess who knows that?
- Williams Middle School Principal Avis Williams
- Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore
- The Huntsville City School Board
This is why when CJ Grisham started a problem with them they went to the military. They knew the military would make his life rough for “causing problems”.
They got what they wanted.
And now they are lying about even making contact.
The Huntsville City Schools now has a a senior NCO in their cross-hairs and they are willing to allow his career to be ruined instead of acknowledging one of their employees contacted his superiors over a uniform disagreement. The superintendent of schools, Dr. Ann Roy Moore ,even lied about knopwing about this contact and her knowledge of it and then ridiculously mentioned a meeting between her, Principal Williams and a Colonel with Redstone Arsenal on the matter.
The School Board has a liar at the helm.
That is unacceptable.
Kudos to Dr. Jennie Robinson for calling for a discussion on not contacting employers for their next scheduled meeting.
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Upfront, the command has failed CJ Grisham repeatedly. They did more than just make his life difficult, they have counseled and even threatened CJ with punishment, even when presented with proof disputing the credibility of administrators making accusations against CJ. Moreover, his command is witting that these school administrators have convoluted the argument about a parent discussing school uniforms and changed it to a discussion about his behavior on the basis of a cursory discovery of his having PTSD on his blog. They just want it go away and think obstructing his rights as a parent is amenable and threatening his career is as well.
CJ talking about PTSD is nothing to be alarmed about – it’s not some warning and indicator to postulate what he is capable of at a meeting. The Department of Defense (DOD) encourages CJ Grisham’s discussion of his PTSD and even went as far as to change policy to make it easier for soldiers and service members to seek counseling without the fear of it hurting their careers in the long run.
For example the DOD changed a question 21 on the SF-86 background investigation form, that does not require service members to disclose counseling related to “adjustments from service in a military combat environment.”
“Our people deserve the best mental health care we can provide WITHOUT THE FEAR OF HURTING THEIR CAREER IN THE LONG RUN,” said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen. “It’s time we made EVERYONE IN UNIFORM aware that the act of reaching out for help is one of the most courageous acts — and one of the first steps — to reclaiming your career and future. All leaders must set an example by seeking help themselves and encouraging others to do so. Getting this question changed is a terrific first step.” May 2008
While this policy change is tied to a background investigation, it’s intent is the same – the DOD does not want soldiers fearing reprisal for getting help. CJ is that leader that openly talks about his PTSD in his blog and by his example encourages others to get help. Yet his Command has counseled and threatened him with punishment when these administrators slandered him and used his PTSD to execute their own agenda – to hurt his career – even obstruct him from talking about it in his own blog.
I’m confident an investigation will clear CJ Grisham. The media is not the only venue to pursue this however, the DOD needs to see how perception of PTSD is used being used to punish service members from their own chain of command.
I loathe weak leaders in positions of power, that would let it protract this long.
Mary,
You hit the nail with that last. I was out of town off and on and didn’t ever hear the conclusion of this. It has been quiet for a while. Is it still an open investigation on MSGT Grisham? Board member J. Robinson promised us on Dale’s show one morning that she would take action if she had been misled by the Superintendent. It became pretty apparent from Dale’s interviews and reports that Dr. Robinson was misled or lied to. Did she do anything about it, anything concrete? Why does this school board want to keep such a person in power? We cannot say that she has put leaders in place in the schools who have excelled, can we? Please fill in, what was the outcome for MSGT Grisham? Was he cleared and reinstated, or was he sent away, or what? I think the public needs to understand this matter well in advance of the next School Board election.