35 days. The CC and SAA waited 35 days to tell parents and students that their children’s Elementary School Principal Judie Rosa’s disappearance is now final. 35 days of silence while her email and voicemail likely swelled with hundreds of messages requiring her attention, yet went unanswered as she surely was blocked from responding. 35 days of silence, perfectly content while suspicion, gossip, rumor and innuendo about her sudden disappearance percolated unchecked in the community. 35 days of ignoring questions about Judie Rosa’s whereabouts and administrative continuity at SAA while also ignoring a Petition signed by 144 people asking for her return and a town hall meeting. 35 days of acting and pretending like everything was perfectly fine and beautiful. 35 days of proving to the SAA community that damage control and image protection were more important than transparency and our children’s best educational interests. 35 days of silence, allowing Mrs. Rosa’s professional reputation and good name built up over decades of hard work to simply twist in the wind.
You may read our detailed response to Board Chair Mark Noble’s latest message here: