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Please take a look at Watson's complaint. This is nothing more than a money grab where she is leveraging equal opportunity laws for payout without demonstrating harm.

In the complaint, she fails to produce any actual evidence relating to harassment from the Dewey community--let alone that there was harassment due to her race and gender.

She simply asserts "From the beginning, the staff and administration at Dewey Elementary School were hostile towards Plaintiff because she was a Black woman."

Ok how about an example? "Indeed, throughout August 2021, Plaintiff was repeatedly told that non-Black teachers and staff members were going to “run me out of the building.”

Who told her this? She doesn't say.

Watson: "However, because Plaintiff was Black, the staff and administration at Dewey Elementary refused to accept her as a leader." Zero individuals identified. Zero specific instances mentioned.

"Later in April 2022, at least one teacher resigned because she refused to work for a Black

principal any longer. Plaintiff had previously recommended that teacher for tenure." Really?

Who was this? Where is the resignation letter? Is this how it went down: "Dear Principal, Thank you for supporting me for tenure. You're a great boss and I love working here. However, I must resign because I refuse to work for a Black principal any longer. "

When you compare this complaint to the Sebaggala complaint, while they are both totally bogus at least Sebaggala provided documentation (however weak it was) regarding the supposed defamation she endured. Watson provides nothing to support her claim.

The fact she was asking for the absurd sum of half a million dollars should make any rational person skeptical about her motives.

The real scandal is that the board is settling with her for $30,000. It is such a frivolous suit

The whole story is part of the D65 Amateur Hour show that the Board embodies and radiates throughout the organization.

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