Comments on: Social Security Fraud in the Classroom http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:29:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: youzoe http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-238291 youzoe Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:29:24 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-238291 yeah this is sad lol yeah this is sad lol

]]> By: DrizztDo'Urden http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-160123 DrizztDo'Urden Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:27:58 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-160123 I would like to know why so much effort has gone into finger-pointing and the blame game and so little has gone into showing what the district has done to correct the problem since September. The truth of the matter is that there are less than ten people in the district now who have not had their social security numbers verified and the ones remaining have had their pay checks held until they could provide proof of a valid social security number. Navarrette points out that the number of people with false numbers could have been in the thousands, but due to the initiative and effort put forth by the HD Connect department there are only a handful of individuals still using invalid numbers. HD Connect has also worked very closely with the State since September to insure that the social security numbers are verified and reported correctly for new hires over the past five years and will continue to do so going forward. While attention should be called and illegal action should be punished it is only fair to commend those who have worked to correct the issue. I would like to know why so much effort has gone into finger-pointing and the blame game and so little has gone into showing what the district has done to correct the problem since September. The truth of the matter is that there are less than ten people in the district now who have not had their social security numbers verified and the ones remaining have had their pay checks held until they could provide proof of a valid social security number. Navarrette points out that the number of people with false numbers could have been in the thousands, but due to the initiative and effort put forth by the HD Connect department there are only a handful of individuals still using invalid numbers. HD Connect has also worked very closely with the State since September to insure that the social security numbers are verified and reported correctly for new hires over the past five years and will continue to do so going forward. While attention should be called and illegal action should be punished it is only fair to commend those who have worked to correct the issue.

]]> By: firstspouse http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-159641 firstspouse Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:50:30 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-159641 One fact that was left out of the article is that DISD was notified by the TEA in 2004 that the practice of issuing "placer SS numbers" was illegal and that DISD should immediately desist from doing so. And yet the practice continued until summer of 2008 with the supt "not knowing" about the situation. Right. In addition, these false SS were issued to teachers who were in the county on visas so while the teachers were not here illegally, there is knowledge that some of the teachers did indeed try to use the false SS numbers. We are not even discussing the whole practice of hiring teachers from abroad who cannot speak English clearly so that they have to be instructed in how to teach in English...and how to speak English so that it can be understood. And Dallas is not a unionized district in the sense that those of you from unionized areas of the country would recognize as such. But it is still a joke. One fact that was left out of the article is that DISD was notified by the TEA in 2004 that the practice of issuing “placer SS numbers” was illegal and that DISD should immediately desist from doing so. And yet the practice continued until summer of 2008 with the supt “not knowing” about the situation. Right.
In addition, these false SS were issued to teachers who were in the county on visas so while the teachers were not here illegally, there is knowledge that some of the teachers did indeed try to use the false SS numbers.
We are not even discussing the whole practice of hiring teachers from abroad who cannot speak English clearly so that they have to be instructed in how to teach in English…and how to speak English so that it can be understood.
And Dallas is not a unionized district in the sense that those of you from unionized areas of the country would recognize as such. But it is still a joke.

]]> By: Road2Broadkill http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-159488 Road2Broadkill Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:47:05 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-159488 It is important to remember that only Hinojosa has the authority to launch an investigation so the idea that he didn't know about it until AFTER the report came in is absolute HOGWASH. As for the accusation of racial profiling...we keep hearing about DISD because they just hoodwinked the taxpayers into backing a billion dollar plus bond package and unleashing the bad news AFTER the fact. That, TEXED, isn't racial profiling. It is a city tired of being defrauded by people of ALL races and ethnicities. It is important to remember that only Hinojosa has the authority to launch an investigation so the idea that he didn’t know about it until AFTER the report came in is absolute HOGWASH. As for the accusation of racial profiling…we keep hearing about DISD because they just hoodwinked the taxpayers into backing a billion dollar plus bond package and unleashing the bad news AFTER the fact. That, TEXED, isn’t racial profiling. It is a city tired of being defrauded by people of ALL races and ethnicities.

]]> By: NahnCee http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-158690 NahnCee Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:23 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-158690 So who, exactly, is going to go to jail? The school administrators or the illegal teachers? Shouldn't the illegal teachers be taken to the border, kicked off the bus and told never to show their scurvy faces in America again, and *then* the Real American Texan school adminstrators go to jail? BTW, I wonder how many of the Texan school administrators have first names like Jose and last names like Aguilar. So who, exactly, is going to go to jail? The school administrators or the illegal teachers? Shouldn’t the illegal teachers be taken to the border, kicked off the bus and told never to show their scurvy faces in America again, and *then* the Real American Texan school adminstrators go to jail?

BTW, I wonder how many of the Texan school administrators have first names like Jose and last names like Aguilar.

]]> By: thegr8_1 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-157122 thegr8_1 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:45:17 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-157122 The way this country is going to the crapper the people behind this will be running the Social Security Administration before long. The way this country is going to the crapper the people behind this will be running the Social Security Administration before long.

]]> By: frank http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-157043 frank Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:27:21 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-157043 DISD....social security numbers.......HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HEE HEE HEE HAW. Can you say go directly to jail & do not pass go!!! DISD….social security numbers…….HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HEE HEE HEE HAW. Can you say go directly to jail & do not pass go!!!

]]> By: Ms Attitude http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-156871 Ms Attitude Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:16:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-156871 The NEA or AFT will run to their aide. Nobody will get in trouble...wow, you just gotta love them Unions!!! The NEA or AFT will run to their aide. Nobody will get in trouble…wow, you just gotta love them Unions!!!

]]> By: JGAlt, MD http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-156867 JGAlt, MD Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:12:31 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-156867 Oh, lets not forget that the DISD was hiring 'bilingual' teachers....who were completely unable to speak english..... Just what they were expected to do remains unclear Oh, lets not forget that the DISD was hiring ‘bilingual’ teachers….who were completely unable to speak english…..

Just what they were expected to do remains unclear

]]> By: WJ http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/social-security-fraud-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-156771 WJ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:18:51 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39358#comment-156771 I have rarely agreed with Mr. Navarette in his prior postings on PJM. On this one I do, and just in case he reads the comments, wanted to acknowledge that to him. I have rarely agreed with Mr. Navarette in his prior postings on PJM. On this one I do, and just in case he reads the comments, wanted to acknowledge that to him.

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