Some of you may have received an email from me or from others this week. Some of you have signed the petition, while others may just be getting this email for the first time. If this is the first email you have received, please see the blog area where you can read about our concerns. The blog details our desire to have the O’Shields’contract renewed: http://fixescs.blogspot.com/
For all of you who have signed the petition: Thank you for all your support in the campaign to keep the O’Shields at our School!
Your support on the petition (http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/oshields/signatures) has been wonderful and we know that this list will only grow!!! Please sign the petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/oshields/signatures
For those of you who have contacted us and who were afraid to sign the petition because you were intimidated, well you can rest assured at this point that the movement has strong support and you will not be alone. We understand your concerns about your actions possibly affecting your children. This concern/fear has us saddened and has made us even more determined to help the O’Shields and to protect future families who try to voice their opinions.
We also have heard from many that bullying is a real problem at our school and that many of you have encountered the problem and were not satisfied with the resolution. I think this is an important issue, but let’s get the O’Shields’ lives back in order first.
A suggestion of a letter writing campaign has been introduced and we think that this could be another way to affect change. We have included a template letter (of course you can use your own, but we thought we would provide a starting point).
Here are the key contacts:
Office of Espiritu Santo School
Margaret Penn, Principal
2405 Philippe Parkway
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Phone: 727-726-8477
Fax: 727-799-2062
Email: office@escschool.org
Office of Espiritu Santo Church and School
Rev. Robert Schneider
2405 Philippe Parkway
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Phone: 727-726-8477
Fax: 727-799-2062
Email: millie@espiritusanto.cc
OFFICE OF THE BISHOP
Most Reverend Robert N. Lynch
6363 Ninth Avenue N.
St. Petersburg, Florida 33710
Mail: Post Office Box 40200
St. Petersburg, Florida 33743-0200
Phone: 727-341-6830
Fax: 727-345-3086
Email: communicate@dosp.org
Office of Catholic Schools and Centers
John L. Cummings, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Catholic Schools and Centers PO Box 40200St Petersburg, FL 33743-0200Phone: 727-347-5539Fax: 727-341-6848Email: ocsc@dosp.org
Thanks, and our wish is to improve this school and continue to maintain a wonderful community.
John Shine
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This is really non christian behavior. we are a family that has been a part of the parish since 1979, my husband and I were married in the old church in 1982 and when we had children they were enrolled in the parish preschool, then when the church announced a school would be built, we knew our prayers had been answered. The school has been a blessing until the point that Mrs. Penn was employed. Since that time we have watched the school be destroyed. We remained quiet because we have been bulllied and intimidated by Mrs. Penn repeatedly. It is time to speak out because care about the school and the parish that represents it, even though we only have one year left for our second daughter that attends the school. In this economy, I'm sure there are other family's (like ours) that are struggling to make the committment to provide a CATHOLIC education for our children. Coach O'Shields and his wife have been a cornerstone to our school and children. Both of our daughters have told us, that in time of need, they have always felt confident to go to Coach O'Shields and he has guided them in a christian way. I know there may be reprocussions from Mrs. Penn (as always) when you challenge any of her decisions, but we would not be good CHRISTIANS if we did not stand up for the O'Shields, as they have been NURTURING ROLE MODELS for our children for the past 10 years for our children. In closing, I say don't renew Mrs. Penn's contract and renew Mr. Pendelton's contract and bring back the excellence that the school was before she became principal. Fr. Bob has been a wonderful pastor, and has recently helped our family thru times of need, and I know he has the best interest of our childrens school and parish in mind. I know once he see's the concerns and realizes the truth, he will make the appropriate decision. In His Name, Bill and Laura Whitstine
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