But we know it is...
Here's a Letter to the Editor to the Hawaii Free Press from a former Dean of Students at Horizon Denison Middle School in Cleveland.
The boys continually deny that they discriminate in any manner, but we know it just isn't so. Why would they settle a discrimination case (ala Catalusci) if they were innocent of the charges?
As an extra treat for our readers, we are going to include the salary list for the Horizon Denison Middle School 2006-2007 Employment List (which by the way came directly from the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity) files and can be verified under the Freedom of Information Act).
This list validates Ron Gehrlein's (the guy that wrote the Letter to the Editor) claim that he was paid $8,500.00 more than his female counterpart, Gloria Catalusci, despite the fact that Ms. Catalusci had equal experience and qualifications, and performed exactly the same job duties.
And it is even more interesting how the Turkish employees earned far more than their American counterparts (with real teaching licenses and credentials versus substitute teaching licenses). With the exception of Mustafa Emanet, the Turkish guys (note the reference to guys) Albuslut Esat, Hakan Bagcioglu, Engin Blackstone (aka Karatas), Celep Ramazan, and Murat Sagnak made an average of more than 61% than their American collegues.
Okay, to review -- The Turkish guy, Hakan Bagcioglu taught math and was paid $42,000, and yet the American math teachers Effrossini Tripodis, Mrs. McGuckin, Samantha Kuhn, and Denise Faulisci were all paid between $26,000 and $30,500. Further, Bagcioglu did not at the time hold a graduate degree, so it is equally as puzzling as to why he would make 61% more than someone like Mrs. McGuckin who held a teaching degree for at least 20 years. Gee, he must have been paid so much more so that he could "coordinate the activities -- like the Turkish contest and proctoring the state tests -- hmmm.)
And let's not forget that at the time that Engin Blackstone (aka Karatas) held his position as Dean of Acadmics and taught math, that he did not hold any type of license -- period. We are still searching high and low for any evidence of Mr. Blackstone/Karatas' licensure in Ohio or Illinois. But despite the fact that he did not hold either a teaching or administrator's license, he was paid $45,000.
As for the accountant, Ramazan, well he had to work twice as hard for his salary (see the Tuzuk article for futher explanation).
As a side note, we are pretty sure that when the boys filed the H1B visa to bring their buddies over that they were required to pay the prevailing wage, which means that Emanet was supposed to be making at least $42,000 -- which clearly, he was not. The feds frown on those little type of deceptions, especially the Department of Labor.
Meanwhile, the custodian, Donald Eisner made more than any of the American teachers! Hey, we are all for clean buildings, but why would a custodian earn more than a teacher who spends at least 5 years earning undergraduate and graduate degrees? Donny made more than Sara Syed whose dual duties included teaching science and acting as the school nurse.
You go Donny, if you are still working there, you must be up to a PH.D salary schedule by now.
Back to the letter -- here's Gehrlein's letter to the editor, and below that is the Horizon Dension salary schedule:
http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/main/ArticlesDailyNews/tabid/65/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3515/January-2011-Letters-To-The-Editor.aspx
Monday, January 17, 2011
January, 2011 Letters To The Editor
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Warning to Mokapu: Age and Sex discrimination at Gulen Charter School
Dear Editor,
I read your article about the Gulenites trying to establish a charter school on the Marine base. Your research was outstanding. I worked for Horizon Science Academy Denison Middle School in Cleveland, Ohio as a Dean of Students for two years. I was formerly an assistant principal who retired from the Cleveland Municipal School District. I had no idea what I was getting into until I started searching the web. I was non-renewed or terminated after two years. I was 59 years old at the time and I and another Dean, Gloria Catalusci, filed EEOC complaints that finally wound up as a lawsuit. Gloria won a sex discrimination lawsuit which was settled out of court. She was being paid much less than I for the same work being done.
My case went to Federal Court and was dismissed for summary judgment which is interesting because the SAME judge who arbitrated wanted me to accept $60,000 to settle the case in arbitration. I refused. There was no guarantee that Horizon would agree to that amount anyway. My case went to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals here in Ohio and I am awaiting the decision of the three judge panel as to whether my case should be heard before a jury here in Cleveland.
I can personally vouch for discrimination on the part of the Gulenites running these schools. They are not even citizens nor do they desire to be. I wondered from the beginning why a group of Turkish people would even want to start schools here in Cleveland. When I asked that question I was told that they were "building bridges". I now understand what they were trying to do.
Best regards,
Ron Gehrlein
Cleveland, Ohio
The boys continually deny that they discriminate in any manner, but we know it just isn't so. Why would they settle a discrimination case (ala Catalusci) if they were innocent of the charges?
As an extra treat for our readers, we are going to include the salary list for the Horizon Denison Middle School 2006-2007 Employment List (which by the way came directly from the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity) files and can be verified under the Freedom of Information Act).
This list validates Ron Gehrlein's (the guy that wrote the Letter to the Editor) claim that he was paid $8,500.00 more than his female counterpart, Gloria Catalusci, despite the fact that Ms. Catalusci had equal experience and qualifications, and performed exactly the same job duties.
And it is even more interesting how the Turkish employees earned far more than their American counterparts (with real teaching licenses and credentials versus substitute teaching licenses). With the exception of Mustafa Emanet, the Turkish guys (note the reference to guys) Albuslut Esat, Hakan Bagcioglu, Engin Blackstone (aka Karatas), Celep Ramazan, and Murat Sagnak made an average of more than 61% than their American collegues.
Okay, to review -- The Turkish guy, Hakan Bagcioglu taught math and was paid $42,000, and yet the American math teachers Effrossini Tripodis, Mrs. McGuckin, Samantha Kuhn, and Denise Faulisci were all paid between $26,000 and $30,500. Further, Bagcioglu did not at the time hold a graduate degree, so it is equally as puzzling as to why he would make 61% more than someone like Mrs. McGuckin who held a teaching degree for at least 20 years. Gee, he must have been paid so much more so that he could "coordinate the activities -- like the Turkish contest and proctoring the state tests -- hmmm.)
And let's not forget that at the time that Engin Blackstone (aka Karatas) held his position as Dean of Acadmics and taught math, that he did not hold any type of license -- period. We are still searching high and low for any evidence of Mr. Blackstone/Karatas' licensure in Ohio or Illinois. But despite the fact that he did not hold either a teaching or administrator's license, he was paid $45,000.
As for the accountant, Ramazan, well he had to work twice as hard for his salary (see the Tuzuk article for futher explanation).
As a side note, we are pretty sure that when the boys filed the H1B visa to bring their buddies over that they were required to pay the prevailing wage, which means that Emanet was supposed to be making at least $42,000 -- which clearly, he was not. The feds frown on those little type of deceptions, especially the Department of Labor.
Meanwhile, the custodian, Donald Eisner made more than any of the American teachers! Hey, we are all for clean buildings, but why would a custodian earn more than a teacher who spends at least 5 years earning undergraduate and graduate degrees? Donny made more than Sara Syed whose dual duties included teaching science and acting as the school nurse.
You go Donny, if you are still working there, you must be up to a PH.D salary schedule by now.
Back to the letter -- here's Gehrlein's letter to the editor, and below that is the Horizon Dension salary schedule:
http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/main/ArticlesDailyNews/tabid/65/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3515/January-2011-Letters-To-The-Editor.aspx
Monday, January 17, 2011
January, 2011 Letters To The Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 307 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
Warning to Mokapu: Age and Sex discrimination at Gulen Charter School
Dear Editor,
I read your article about the Gulenites trying to establish a charter school on the Marine base. Your research was outstanding. I worked for Horizon Science Academy Denison Middle School in Cleveland, Ohio as a Dean of Students for two years. I was formerly an assistant principal who retired from the Cleveland Municipal School District. I had no idea what I was getting into until I started searching the web. I was non-renewed or terminated after two years. I was 59 years old at the time and I and another Dean, Gloria Catalusci, filed EEOC complaints that finally wound up as a lawsuit. Gloria won a sex discrimination lawsuit which was settled out of court. She was being paid much less than I for the same work being done.
My case went to Federal Court and was dismissed for summary judgment which is interesting because the SAME judge who arbitrated wanted me to accept $60,000 to settle the case in arbitration. I refused. There was no guarantee that Horizon would agree to that amount anyway. My case went to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals here in Ohio and I am awaiting the decision of the three judge panel as to whether my case should be heard before a jury here in Cleveland.
I can personally vouch for discrimination on the part of the Gulenites running these schools. They are not even citizens nor do they desire to be. I wondered from the beginning why a group of Turkish people would even want to start schools here in Cleveland. When I asked that question I was told that they were "building bridges". I now understand what they were trying to do.
Best regards,
Ron Gehrlein
Cleveland, Ohio
Salaries for Horizon Dension Middle School Staff
2006-2007
