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Pioneer:
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The Pioneer Education Association
submitted the letter of no confidence
to the Pioneer school board at its Dec.
14 meeting. In the letter, the group
stated that if Diehl does not resign,
the board should ask her to do so.
“We all believe these problems di-
rectly stem from an inability or un-
willingness of the superintendent to
provide effective, competent, com-
passionate and trustworthy leader-
ship for the district,” the letter states.
“These problems have had a corro-
sive effect on staff morale and fos—
tered a climate of fear, anxiety and
uncertainty.”
Diehl has been the superintendent
for a year and a half after replacing
John Gummel. ‘
The introduction to the letter
states, “Efforts to bring these issue to
the attention of the board have been
routinely met with resistance or been
undermined through information
suppression, covert intimidation and
parliamentary maneuvering.”
In the letter, the Pipneer Education
Association writes that Diehl “has
created an increasingly toxic, fearful
and hostile work environment.”
Staff members said they have ex-
perienced, and/or know someone, who
has experienced Diehl being “bully—
ing, intimidating and demeaning” in
interactions with staff’and communi—
ty members; disrespecting staff mem-
bers who are trying to solve problems;
denying requests for due process rep-
resentation during one-on-one ses-
sions with Diehl; and asking the
school nurse to “subvert protocols” re—
garding COVID. The nurse resigned.
The union also claims Diehl di-
rected a building administrator and
staff member to report to work while
living with COVID-positive people or
. having COVID, in violation of health
standards.
At the board’s Jan. meeting,
employees said Diehl hasn’t been
present much since the vote on no
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 — Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-3
Education association had ‘no confidence’
_ Pioneer School District Superintendent Jill Diehl, center in October
leave by the Pioneer school board Feb. 4. Journal file photo by Gordon Week
confidence.
In her email to theJaurnal on
Monday, Day wrote the district’s next
steps “include filling administrative
vacancies to ensure that the district
has the necessary leadership to con—
duct a safe and productive learn-
ing environment. A comprehensive
administrative review by Dr. Paula
, was placed on p d administrative
Akerlund will be completed in the
next days. The purpose of the re-
view, initiated by the board, is to pro-
vide a professional third-party look at
the health of the Pioneer School Dis—
trict as an entity and identify areas of
needs, assets and recommendations
for growth. A-report to the communi-
ty will follow.”
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