One of the first things our new principal did upon her arrival was to fix our security camera system. There were now 40 cameras in the building (OK, 41 if you counted the one under my desk...). This was a good thing because there are many legitimate uses for the cameras. Sometime in the fall, one of counselors was called into the principal's office and asked, "why was a teacher pushing you in the hallway a couple of days ago?" First, the counselor was stunned - what was this about? As the counselor rewound her past, she did remember that she and a teacher had exchanged friendly put-downs one morning and in a playful gesture, the teacher had lightly pushed her. But more to the point, who in the heck had reported such an incident as inappropriate?
Well, it turns out that our principal was watching security videos like you and I would watch TV! And she was at school at all hours. She was often there when I left in the evening after ball games and many staff members would report seeing her car there at all hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Word was also out that she roamed the building and got into classrooms and offices - she had keys to everyplace. This was beyond weird! These confrontations would replay themselves many times throughout the year - "It was reported that you were....blah,blah,blah".
Interesting side note: when she was fired, oops resigned, she was seen on the security cameras carrying a trash bag full of stuff out of the building on her last Sunday night there. She later claimed it was personal stuff, although I never saw a picture, a plant or anything remotely personal in her office.
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