High School Journalists expose new Principal's sketchy creds, causes her resignation - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE]Connor Balthazor, 17, was in the middle of study hall when he was called into a meeting with his high school newspaper adviser. A group of reporters and editors from the student newspaper, the Booster Redux at Pittsburg High School in southeastern Kansas, had gathered to talk about Amy Robertson, who was hired as the high school’s head principal on March 6. The student journalists had begun researching Robertson, and quickly found some discrepancies in her education credentials. For one, when they researched Corllins University[B],[/B] the private university where Robertson said she got her master’s and doctorate degrees years ago, the website didn’t work. They found no evidence that it was an accredited university. “There were some things that just didn’t quite add up,” Balthazor told The Washington Post. The students began digging into a weeks-long investigation that would result in an article published Friday questioning the legitimacy of the principal’s degrees and of her work as an education consultant. On Tuesday night, Robertson resigned.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/these-high-school-journalists-investigated-a-new-principal’s-credentials-days-later-she-resigned/ar-BBzna1x?ocid=ob-fb-enus-280[/URL]

Good on those students for asking the hard questions. Only somebody properly qualified should be in the position of a school principal, otherwise it makes a mockery of the education system.

Sounds like the students are much more qualified to run the school.

Looks like unqualified scumbags with no experience getting jobs they have no right to is the new 2017 trend?

Now they need to ask the question how a person with such an easily disproven resume could be hired at a school.

[QUOTE=LtKyle2;52062463]Looks like unqualified scumbags with no experience getting jobs they have no right to is the new 2017 trend?[/QUOTE] Unqualified scumbags with no experience getting jobs they have no right to isn't some 2017 trend. That's been around for as long as there have been jobs to be unqualified for.

[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;52062487]Now they need to ask the question how a person with such an easily disproven resume could be hired at a school.[/QUOTE] With how tough it can be to get a decent job you'd think that they were applying some kind of strict screening method or something, right? Pff, how ridiculous that something so easily disproven got through. You'd think that the people doing the hiring would at least check to see if the university they claim to have graduated from [I]actually exists.[/I]

Oh look children in highschool doing more research than multimillion dollar newsnetworks.

Soon: Teacher to hold press conference, declare student publication "fake news" and secure a job at another high school in the district.

Hopefully those students keep that integrity and dedication and can be proper journalists in their careers as well.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;52062592]Hopefully those students keep that integrity and dedication and can be proper journalists in their careers as well.[/QUOTE] No the sight of earning actual money for their work will be enough to turn them into opinion piece and clickbait writers, like most 'journalists' out there. Simply because that's where the money is at in journalism now.

[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;52062412]Good on those students for asking the hard questions. Only somebody properly qualified should be in the position of a school principal, [b]otherwise it makes a mockery of the education system.[/B][/QUOTE] It's a bit too late for that in our country. :v:

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;52062618]No the sight of earning actual money for their work will be enough to turn them into opinion piece and clickbait writers, like most 'journalists' out there. Simply because that's where the money is at in journalism now.[/QUOTE] Well aren't you an optimistic ball of sunshine..

[QUOTE=F.X Clampazzo;52062716]Well aren't you an optimistic ball of sunshine..[/QUOTE] unfortunately the only thing that would legitimately be able to stop this from happening would be a reform in journalism and reprimanding for journalists who blatantly abuse the platform of their publisher to push their own narratives. Granted this would be a hot sticky mess to facilitate but as it stands right now, there are very few repercussions for journalists who use their platform to slander/tear down other people, ideas, etc. Why? Because it makes their publishers money and boosts their ratings, purely on the basis of clicks.

I mean it's cool and all, but I feel a little bad for the principal? Papers and degrees aren't always the be all end all for you being a good worker.

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;52062739]unfortunately the only thing that would legitimately be able to stop this from happening would be a reform in journalism and reprimanding for journalists who blatantly abuse the platform of their publisher to push their own narratives. Granted this would be a hot sticky mess to facilitate but as it stands right now, there are very few repercussions for journalists who use their platform to slander/tear down other people, ideas, etc. Why? Because it makes their publishers money and boosts their ratings, purely on the basis of clicks.[/QUOTE] These are high school kids. I think you are getting a bit off topic [editline]5th April 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Aman;52062752]I mean it's cool and all, but I feel a little bad for the principal? Papers and degrees aren't always the be all end all for you being a good worker.[/QUOTE] Of course, but you shouldn't fake them either. Its important not only to be a hard worker, but an honest one as well

[QUOTE=Aman;52062752]I mean it's cool and all, but I feel a little bad for the principal? Papers and degrees aren't always the be all end all for you being a good worker.[/QUOTE] Lying about your degree IS a justified reason for getting fired though. If your position doesn't require a degree, don't tell them you have a degree when you don't have one, that's stupid. And if it does require a degree, then you have no business in that position.

[QUOTE=Aman;52062752]I mean it's cool and all, but I feel a little bad for the principal? Papers and degrees aren't always the be all end all for you being a good worker.[/QUOTE] Exactly. Who knows if this principal was actually good at her job. There's always two sides of the story and one of my problems with journalism is sometimes it's a very thin line between using journalism to bring light to a real problem, and using journalism to flex the political power of those writing. [QUOTE=da space core;52062758]These are high school kids. I think you are getting a bit off topic [/QUOTE] How is it off topic? these high school kids may be full on journalists in a few years. What is so off topic about talking about the very problem that plagues journalism in modern society in regards to the future of said profession?

These kids are savage. Hope they keep flexin' their investigation skills.

[QUOTE]For one, when they researched Corllins University, the private university where Robertson said she got her master’s and doctorate degrees years ago, the website didn’t work. They found no evidence that it was an accredited university.[/QUOTE] I looked it up on google too out of curiosity [URL="http://corluni.org/"]The main website[/URL] gets funnier the more I look at it. It doesn't use .edu for the domain or the contact email, which is pretty common among universities, the drop-down links and all the links at the bottom don't work, and the social media links don't go anywhere. Also, [URL="https://www.facebook.com/Corllins-University-208166832556111/"]the facebook page[/URL] hasn't been updated in 5 years and apparently uses stolen images according to comments. Who would go through the effort to do this? :v:

Salem Kureshi. Dude's a con artist from Pakistan who thought to make a quick buck selling fake diplomas. He's done this before - check out the Wikipedia article on "[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belford_University"]Belford University[/URL]". It's also not real!

[QUOTE=MasterKade;52062876]I looked it up on google too out of curiosity [URL="http://corluni.org/"]The main website[/URL] gets funnier the more I look at it. It doesn't use .edu for the domain or the contact email, which is pretty common among universities, the drop-down links and all the links at the bottom don't work, and the social media links don't go anywhere. Also, [URL="https://www.facebook.com/Corllins-University-208166832556111/"]the facebook page[/URL] hasn't been updated in 5 years and apparently uses stolen images according to comments. Who would go through the effort to do this? :v:[/QUOTE] Obviously it is a deeper conspiracy where the principal created this university to begin with.

[QUOTE=MasterKade;52062876]I looked it up on google too out of curiosity [URL="http://corluni.org/"]The main website[/URL] gets funnier the more I look at it. It doesn't use .edu for the domain or the contact email, which is pretty common among universities, the drop-down links and all the links at the bottom don't work, and the social media links don't go anywhere. Also, [URL="https://www.facebook.com/Corllins-University-208166832556111/"]the facebook page[/URL] hasn't been updated in 5 years and apparently uses stolen images according to comments. Who would go through the effort to do this? :v:[/QUOTE] Perhaps someone looking to get a job as a principal at a school that does the bare minimum of background checks.

[QUOTE=MasterKade;52062876]I looked it up on google too out of curiosity [URL="http://corluni.org/"]The main website[/URL] gets funnier the more I look at it. It doesn't use .edu for the domain or the contact email, which is pretty common among universities, the drop-down links and all the links at the bottom don't work, and the social media links don't go anywhere. Also, [URL="https://www.facebook.com/Corllins-University-208166832556111/"]the facebook page[/URL] hasn't been updated in 5 years and apparently uses stolen images according to comments. Who would go through the effort to do this? :v:[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/rI713dh.jpg[/t]

my dad once lost a job for a school position to a guy who faked his credentials, its shocking how this could still be a thing today with all the vetting we have

[QUOTE=Aman;52062752]I mean it's cool and all, but I feel a little bad for the principal? Papers and degrees aren't always the be all end all for you being a good worker.[/QUOTE] Shouldn't have lied, then. Maybe she was qualified for the position anyway, who knows, but lying about your degree shows some serious character flaws. The most concerning part is that she was hired, shouldn't take much research (not trying to take away from the students, though) to figure out that something was off.

[QUOTE=Sableye;52063863]my dad once lost a job for a school position to a guy who faked his credentials, its shocking how this could still be a thing today with all the vetting we have[/QUOTE] All the vetting in the world won't make a difference when there are people that opt not to use it.

[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;52062441]Sounds like the students are much more qualified to run the school.[/QUOTE] While what I think they did was good. Just because you can expose a lie does not mean you're qualified to take that position.

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;52063874]Shouldn't have lied, then. Maybe she was qualified for the position anyway, who knows, but lying about your degree shows some serious character flaws. The most concerning part is that she was hired, shouldn't take much research (not trying to take away from the students, though) to figure out that something was off.[/QUOTE] If they're willing to lie about a degree, chances are they'll be up for forging other things with disregard for their importance.

And for an education position it's important to have a degree. It's not like she was flipping burgers or something, she was a principal.