Questions Harold Welter might answer if he were an honorable man..
Question#1 ….. Is it true that you son was hired as a coach at Knox?
Question#2 ….. Is it true that his son had a prohibited romantic relationship with a student?
Question#3 ….. Is it true that his son resigned due to a romantic relationship with a student?
Question#4 ….. Is it true that if the answer to Question#2 were yes, then your son would be prohibited from ever being employed by Knox School System?
Question#4 ….. Are you insisting that there be an investigation into this matter?
Question#5 ….. Are you planning on having your son be a coach at Knox in the future?
Question#6 ….. Have you ever sold financial products to untenured teachers while on school property?
Question#7 ….. Is your wife an employee of Knox School System?
Question#8 ….. If “yes” to Question#7 then, were you on the Board when she was hired? Question#9 ….. Is your daughter an employee of Knox School System?
Question#10 ….. If “yes” to Question#9 then, were you on the Board when she was hired?
Question#11 ….. Is your son-in-law an employee of Knox School System?
Question#12 ….. If “yes” to Question#11 then, were you on the Board when he was hired?
Question#13 … Is your picture in the dictionary under the definition of nepotism?
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I would like to think that I could post a comment about this blog but if I rememeber right on an earlier blog you did not post some comments because they were, as you put it, gossip concerning sexual conduct of officers. So if you would not post those why are you posting those type of questions about others. Espically when it is no where near as important. On one hand you are talking about people that are paid to PROTECT, but you were afraid to post anything against them, and on the other you are more concerned with the school board and who they hire. I totally agree that is some one is having relations with a student they should not be employeed by the school or even allowed on school grounds, but that does not effect the lives of every one in Knox. I guess just like the papers you only let people hear what you want them to. And if you still think the comments made about the police officers are rumor. I can tell you first hand that I have seen the city tahoe at a house on binkley dr. several times while the Chief was "working". I think he was more worried about working his sexuall life then for the city, but I guess that is of no concern to you or any one else.
I think these questions are great for the community, it finally lets them know what their so called "leaders" are really like. If you ask me these leaders asked for it themselves. If they did not act so much better than everyone else people would maybe be more forgiving when they did something wrong/bad. I know almost every single person on the school board and on the high school administration (except maybe 2 or 3) all talk more about "gossip" than anyone! It is funny if an average student from a working class family gets caught smoking, or something similar, they are the biggest, no good trash and hoodlem and will be labeled as a loser by them for years, unless it is one of their friends or family members then it will get blamed on their no good friend. Even if they have no clue what their kids are really like or they are just in denial. I know of about 5 kids of the Admin. or school board that must have never been disciplined by their parents and they have no career and messing with things illegal they shouldn't while the "losers" are making a living working and starting families. Just to make these "leaders" feel better they talk bad about all the other kids. I know of a certain higher up that doesn't know when to mind his own business. I would love to post his name but that might stop my whole post from being allowed. On the taxpayers money he called in an employee of Knox High School and told them that their fiance wasn't good enough for her. He also told her many things that were false that he thought he knew so much about. I hope he would read this and question this because I'd LOVE to bring it out in the open and get the two ladies comments on what he said to them in front of a Lawyer or the School board. He needs to stick to dealing with our school better while being paid with our hard earned money. Any other place that kind of thing would get you fired but in Knox it just makes "the click" closer.
Why won't you post my earlier comments? Mr. Welter is never involved in the hiring of any of his family members. As a matter of fact he leaves the room when the board is discussing any member of his family. Apparently his vote was good enough to hire your wife?
From what you say I guess some of my accusations of nepotism must be true. Thanks for confirming.
And get serious! Or if your are serious, I am afraid that your ethical and moral sense is quite defective. Your comment, he leaves the room when the board is discussing any member of his family” is laughable, absurd, ridiculous!
Let me put this in terms you might understand, (Assuming you aren’t a school board member) just suppose your child was highly qualified and wanted a job as football coach. And Harold’s son also wanted the job. Do I REALLY need to say any more?
And I don’t know what you are talking about when you say my wife(?) was hired(?) by Harold Welter. As my gender is somewhat incorrect to have a wife, it follows that your statement is false.
BUT, if it were the case, so what? Is there any point to your comment whatsoever? Unless I was a school board member, (and perhaps I am) only then would there be some reason not to hire my spouse, or daughter, or son-in-law.
Welter's actions are unethical by any serious standard. So, please, let’s get serious.
Regarding Comment 1 above,
Anonymous said..,
“I would like to think”
The point of “exposing” this particular situation is not for a salacious thrill for my readers. The point is to expose the abuse of the public trust by Harold Welter. When there is outrageous nepotism involved in the hiring of public employees we get outrageous situations. Harold foisted his family onto the public payroll. And he is not even taking responsibility for the actions of those family members when they prove to be destructive to the interests of the school. Harold’s son did not admit to the wrongful action. He was allowed to resign quietly. Harold knows what happened. The actions of his son will not be investigated. He will have a clean record. This is not acceptable. It is outrageous. DO YOU WANT TO BET THAT HAROLD’S SON WILL BE BACK AND WILL BE FOOTBALL COACH? You know he will.
This situation is wrong, wrong, wrong. Harold Welter needs to resign from the school board. His son’s actions need to be a part of his employment records. And any member of the School Board that shuts their eyes to the situation should be tarred and feathered. They certainly are not doing their job.
This comment was left on an earlier post, 10/27/2006, but is pertinent to repeat here. (blogger knoxindiana)
Anonymous said...
Harold Welter's response appears to be--"In your face!" His son Nathan was on WKVI with him Friday night broadcasting the North Judson-Rensselaer football game. While there is nothing wrong with Nathan doing radio, I don't believe it ends there. What does bother me is my gut feeling that this is part of Harold's master plan. Is he grooming yet another member of the Welter family for a position within the Knox school system? Does he really think that his son should ever be offered a coaching or teaching position after having to quit coaching as a result of his behavior mid-season this year?
If Harold is allowed to take him
out one door and sneak him in another, then not only shame on Harold, but shame, shame on all of us.
Having his son on WKVI as an announcer is certainly a clever way to "rehabilitate" his son's reputation and get him the coaching job at a future date. Harold is good at this nepotism thing. We ought to call him a true expert.
I would first of all find out if questions 1 through 13 were totally accurate. Not everything maybe fact or maybe worded in correctly so therefore making it false. If you have such things to say, why don't you put your name. I hope you know your credibility goes down the toilet if you don't have the guts to put your name.
How can you have the balls to write something and make accusations on here, true or not and not leave your name? Your credibility immediately goes down the toilet if you can't. You have NO credibility! Here's my name, so I challenge you! Your probably not going to put your name on here but at least I'm giving you a message that your a coward.
In response to the 2 comments above: I have left my name. You don't happen to like my name, oh well. It is evident that I have more than NO credibility. I did not secretly write the approving comments that have been posted. So someone finds me credible, perhaps you don’t. Oh, well. I have asked some rather simple to answer questions. If I’m so off base, you answer the questions.
Although I do not agree with a lot of the things that Herold does I do not really agree with the nepotism part. In fact I couldn't stand him or one of his daughters when I was growing up. But, in their defense, we live in a very small town. The nearest schools are North Judson or O.D. Why would his family want to drive 20 minutes when they could get a job right in Knox, where they live. I would LOVE it if I didn't have to drive so far to work every day. They are/were very smart kids in school and they are/were good kids. They deserve a job at Knox just as much as the next guy. They deserve a job a lot more than a lot of the other teachers. One being a certain female elementary teacher who's mother worked at Knox for years before she started working there.
You failed to address the more complex issues put forth in this blog. If it were simply a matter of "good" kids deserving a job, fine. Obviously it is more serious than that. You know, people can move nearer to their work.. Furthermore, Harold could quit, which would certainly end the problem.
First of all, yes, I agree that everyone has a right to their opinion and I understand that that is all you are doing, writing your opinion whether based on what you think is fact or fiction.
I agree, that it is interesting how you grip about others yet won't state your name, but that is the wonder of writing a blog - I just think you should give people some slack since they have to give it to you because you don't say who you are.. anyway moving on...
Yes, he is on the School Board and has some family that works there, but you are not mentioning all the other "higher ups" who have family member working in the cooperation. Is he just an easier one to target? There have been many other scandals through the school (whether true or not)that you have not mentioned. But suck it up--that happens. You will always have people you want to bash. I don't know why you do it because by degrading them you are only degrading yourself. But hey--this is an editorial right? All I think is that you shouldn't zero in on his actions until you have actually spent a day or two really seeing what goes on in those Board meetings.
I do thank you for allowing us to state our opinions like you have stated yours. Take if for a grain of salt--like you should everything else in life. Thanks again.
Oh and by the way. No, his wife does not work in the Knox Community School Cooperation.
Ok we finally got an answer to #7. However, his wife has applied for a job and I predict she will be hired Fall 2007. Keep in mind there are some highly qualified applicants that are highly recommended by the administration ahead of her in line.
everyone knows welter never was nor never will be honorable man.
WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL MY POSTS? ONLY PUT ON WHAT YOU WANT?
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