Rant Against Gossips and Rumour Mongers

It has come to my attention that I have been judged (in absentia) and found guilty. I am now gossip material and the butt of jokes. In case you have not heard the many rumours, I am apparently engaged in intimate acts with former students and/or their mothers, or perhaps both, dependent on the sick perverted person who is spreading the rumours.

There is absolutely no truth to this rumour and I am collecting names of those responsible for spreading the rumour and I am considering reporting them to the College of Teachers. I am surprised that a Catholic community would get involved in spreading rumours with absolutely no truth behind it or at least not contact and ask me if it is true. I find this extremely insulting to my morality and character.

The other rumour is that I am being duped by some Russian women and I am being played for a fool and they will dump me once they have spent all my money. There is some basis to this rumour as I continue to help students and families in need where ever I find them. If you attended my retirement party at the Board you probably heard that the $500 raised for my retirement gift was donated to a needy Catholic basketball family to enable one of their children to attend basketball camp that summer. Over the years, I helped many students, long before the Board set up a fund to do so.

It is ironic that one teacher used the venue of the Father Baxter Golf Tournament to make jokes about me and the 17th hole. You know who you are and you are one sick puppy!

I also find it very insulting to my intelligence that the gossips think so little of my intelligence that I would be so easily duped.

I thought I would take the high road and just ignore the gossip and jokes but I find it despicable that educators would stoop so low and have decided to call you to account and ask, 'Why would you do such a lowly, cowardly act, without at least searching out the truth, and ruin a person's reputation?'

You should be ashamed of yourselves!

To my friends who have supported me I thank you :-). To my friends who never even asked me for clarification and judged me guilty, I am disappointed with you :-(

Jim