After you, Alphonse / Oh, no, after you, Gaston

More APS educators barred from classroom | ajc.com

Five educators accused of cheating in Atlanta Public Schools have lost the license to work in a classroom, a state ethics committee decided Thursday.

The five, whose names were not released, violated ethical guidelines set up by the Professional Standards Commission, which certifies and monitors Georgia educators. Four teachers received two-year suspensions and the license of one test coordinator was revoked.

A total of 16 educators out of about 200 have been sanctioned as a result of the Atlanta school cheating case. Punishments have come slowly because of concerns the work of the PSC would complicate an ongoing criminal investigation.

Dear Professional Standards Commission: Piss or get off the pot.

The district attorney is clearly not interested in prosecuting these cases. You look like cowards waiting for the DA to do your jobs for you. No one can fault you for pulling the credentials of anyone actually found guilty of criminal charges. And you must be dreading the prospect of being sued by any teacher whose license you revoke who is later found innocent. Looks like you have no confidence that you can make your case for unethical conduct that skates by a court of law.

Seems to me that making tough decisions like that is why they pay you.

Seems to me that the difference between "unethical" and "illegal" is why the Professional Standards Commission exists in the first place. If all you're going to do is rubberstamp a document handed you by the courts, then you're just redundant.

And isn't there some kind of "open records" law that requires you to name names when you take an action?

Sixteen out of "about 200". This is pathetic.