This book is the recounting of a journey that began nearly 40 years ago, but that focuses specifically on the impact of the last 5 years.  It is a candid look inside a local educator’s dilemma that transcends age, experience, passion and profession, yet somehow leaves preconceptions trapped in purgatory. For anyone who has ever been faced with controversy, this book serves as a reminder of the struggles between principle and prosperity; perception and reality; integrity and deceit.  It offers a backstage pass to a situation that reveals how past errors in judgment combined with false accusations can create such a state of pandemonium, spiral out of control, and threaten to possibly unravel a lifetime of work and accomplishments.  This book demonstrates the power of accusations and hearsay, but more importantly it demonstrates the power of the truth and the refusal to yield to the pressures of ignorance and bias.

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