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I resigned from my county at the end of the year (2011-2012). My
letter of resignation stated I was going back to school. In truth I
was thinking about ending my career in education. I really needed the
year off. I went back to work this school year and I am happy with my
decision. I have never had trouble getting an interview in the past,
as I have several very to find certifications. Well when I tried to
return to my old county I could not get any interviews. I really
believe it was because the county was so small that my principal could
tell other principals about me before I even had a chance to
interview. Even though I know I am a good teacher I know I would
change some things about how I handled the year I left. It was a new
principal so she only knew me from that year. Point is I ended up in a
good school in another county, even though I am almost certain my old
principal was preventing me from getting a job in my old county. The
smaller the county the harder it is to move on.

On 12/10/13, lca wrote:
> Personally, I thought that post was funny, and got the message
> across... no, there is no "blacklist". The closest thing I can think
> of in real life would be the fact that a person's certification can
> be revoked either temporarily or permanently for certain criminal
> activity and endangerment to minors. That is the only way a person
> can be "banned" from teaching across multiple districts and it is
> only done within legal boundaries, etc. But, this is done by the
> state not by admin.
>
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> On 12/09/13, Gimme A Break wrote:
>> You're in an administrative position? I hope not for the sake of
>> the kids. If you are, then we no longer need to wonder why the
>> kids are the way they are today.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/08/13, Yes. wrote:
>>
>>> There is a secret file kept in the Department of Education in
>>
>>> Washington, D.C, called the Blacklist File. When an
>>
>>> administrator does not want a teacher to get hired for another
>>
>>> job, he logs in to the secret website (only administrators are
>>
>>> allowed to know the url) and enter the name and social
>>
>>> security number of the teacher in question. From that day on,
>>
>>> the teacher will never be hired anywhere in the entire world.
>>
>>> Administrators are warned to never speak directly of this
>>
>>> secret file or website, but only to hint of its existence with
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>>> such phrases as "heads will roll" and "will be dangerous to
>>
>>> your career". Once entered, a name can never be removed from
>>
>>> the dreaded Blacklist. A movement is currently afoot, however,
>>
>>> to change the name of the list because some are concerned that
>>
>>> its current name infers racial bias. Other colors were
>>
>>> considered, and the most popular of the choices for a new
>>
>>> title seems to be the Purple List. There is some concern that
>>
>>> a small tribe in Northern Siberia has used the color purple as
>>
>>> its tribal color, though, and the use of the word "purple" to
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>>> refer to persons who are outcasts from the teaching profession
>>
>>> might have a negative effect on the public relations of this
>>
>>> tribe of nomatic hermits as they move further northward into
>>
>>> the more isolated regions of Siberia.
>>

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