Sunday, February 8, 2009

Nancy Frank: notice of unprofessional conduct grievance

Nancy Frank/concerned parties:
This is to inform you that I am filing a professional conduct grievance for the following. (This is in addition to the grade appeal I have filed):
1.) FERPA grievance—I never gave you consent to talk to reporter(s) from The Chronicle of Higher Education regarding my situation. You stated the following to them without getting my consent, which are completely false, therefore, violating my right to confidentiality:
"Ms. Franks, who is also manager of medical social work at United Health Services, a hospital system, said “falling asleep in class, not paying attention to others, and having a laptop open during class” would all earn a student a low grade in class participation and professional accountability. “It is not just about showing up and raising your hand,” she said."
2.) RETALIATION: After the department dropped my case, you not only graded me unfairly but made false allegations against me. Making statements such as I slept in class, etc. is plain lying. Grading me harshly is to the point of failing me for the class will be investigated also.
3. ) During the course of the semester, you had direct knowledge from emails I sent you and through personal conversation about the clients I served in the community who are mostly people of color, elderly, and disabled, being abused and ignored by the Social Work Department facing injustice. You saw emails and complaints from students in the program as well as professionals in the community testifying, decrying the Social Work department’s inability and carelessness in taking a stand or showing any leadership in the community as an institution who’s primary mission is to protect the vulnerable.
My field instructor, who has been practicing social work for over 40 years also complained and personally came to the Social Work Department but he was ignored. Instead, you chose to ignore the suffering and abuse of these people, allowing the Social Work Department to accuse me of charges because I exposed these social issues. As a social worker, our professional and ethical obligation is to act in the presence of injustice.
According to NASW Code of Ethics, as a license social worker, I believe you violated the following:
1.01 Commitment to Clients
Social workers' primary responsibility is to promote the well-being of clients. In general, clients' interests are primary.
4.02 Discrimination
Social workers should not practice, condone, facilitate, or collaborate with any form of discrimination on the basis of
race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, political belief, religion, or mental or
physical disability.
.4.04 Dishonesty, Fraud, and Deception
Social workers should not participate in, condone, or be associated with dishonesty, fraud, or deception.

NOTE: I want a separate committee independent from the Social Work Department to conduct and handle all manners of this grievance process and investigation. Please forward this grievance to the appropriate department and concerned parties if you are not
Best regards,
Andre

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