Jon Barela's sin.

Jon Barela has his shingle hanging in two worlds;
the leadership of the Republican Party of New Mexico, and
the leadership of the Albuquerque Public Schools.

I would submit that, Barela has broken the rules in
both worlds.

He broke an NMRP rule that prohibited him from contesting
against other republicans for a public office, without
first vacating his state office in the Republican Party.

He broke the School Board's Code of Ethics, by refusing to
model honest accountability for his own conduct.

In the world of leadership of a school district, Barela is one of
eight of the most senior role models of the student standard
of conduct. As a role model of a nationally recognized, accepted
and respected code of ethics, he had a responsibility to step up
to accountability for his conduct.

Three weeks later, he still has not stepped up.

Three weeks later, Jon Barela has not demonstrated before
students what it looks like to be asked a legitimate question,
and then to answer that question candidly, forthrightly, and
honestly.

Three weeks after chopping down the cherry tree,
he is still ducking accountability.

It one thing to tell students a story about George Washington
and the cherry tree. It is a whole 'nother thing to show children
by personal example, what it looks like to step up and embrace
accountability.

The leadership of the APS steadfastly refuses to discuss
role modeling of the student standard of conduct.

They removed from their own standard of conduct the phrase,
and expectation that;

In no case shall the standard of conduct for an adult
be lower than the standard of conduct for students.

Jon Barela has failed as a role model of the student standard of conduct, regardless of whether or not he can be held accountable for that failure or not.



photo by; Mark Bralley