insurance

[Porritt, David]

Les:

 

That truly is sad.  I tuned for 17 years in a school district and
enjoyed the work.  Toward the end of that time the district was
appropriately careful with people from outside but at that time (mid
90s) it was still only a matter of getting a "visitor badge" from the
office.  I applaud their doing background checks etc. but one has to
wonder how far this can go and still operate the schools.

 

dp

 

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David M. Porritt, RPT

dporritt at smu.edu <mailto:dporritt at smu.edu> 

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Bartlett
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:43 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: insurance

 

Does insurance which PTG members buy on their business (I know, I've
been avoiding the obviously necessary),  cover sexual harrassment
issues?   I've tuned for a school district for years, with not a
problem.  But next year Texas State law will require fingerprinting.  In
the district where I have tuned, a retired teacher doing a long-term
substitute position has already been accused of "bruising a girl".  This
is a man of such expertise and character that it would be appropriate to
introduce him as "The Esteemed Mr. X".  Next year it will be state law
in Texas that all persons who have contact with students be
fingerprinted.

I've talked to two teachers who have said it is not legally required to
carry personal liability insurance over and above what the district has,
but if they don't have such they are incredibly stupid.

The level of implied guilt this threatens really bothers me, and
teachers have said it should. I have sent a draft of my resignation
letter to two administrators, one of whom has already informed me that
for my own safety I am wise to get out of the district.    This, after
two days ago having an orchestra director find me an hour after tuning
in her room to thank me for spending time with a couple of her students
who were so excited to learn a few things and get a chance to tune a
note or two.    It's incredibly sad, this world in which we live. 

So, how is this handled by others who do elementary and high schools?  I
am thinking seriously of telling the attendence people that I wish a
security person or an administrator walk me to my work area in every
school.

les bartlett 

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