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Ohai all.

As a lot of you know we had two teachers leave us today. You all have the right to know why. We already have a replacement for Art at the same time, and we're in the processing of sorting out the building class. If we don't find a replacement and have to cancel it we will refund you in full and you will still be able to take part in all the other classes you applied for. You will also be put on the waiting list for the building class next term. We are sorry about anything you had to witness today and we will now inform you why.

I am making this public so I know they will see this. But this is not a hate post. Any 'hateful' comments, even if you have the best intentions, will be deleted immediately. We are simply informing you all what happened as they have shared their side quite clearly and there are two sides to everything. You are NOT going to take sides. There are no sides to be taken. Drama happens and it can't be avoided anywhere. We hope we dealt with this the best we could but you are there to judge this not us.

We are aware the Paynes are still running their classes but on their own sim. We will hold nothing against those that attend this. Honestly if you want to know how I feel I am hurt (By them). We have worked insanely hard for this, I'm sleep deprived and starving, I stay up all night in IMs and miss mealtimes because I don't have a chance to stop and take a break. I collapsed yesterday at home because I hadn't eaten or drunk anything in over 24 hours. But I don't want any pity because I LOVE Concordia and everything is worth it. I CHOOSE to do this. Because this is something I've always wanted to do. But when I work so hard for something and then they cause drama, name us 'Concordia Elementary Rumor School' and attempt to steal students we worked hard to attract. It very well does piss me off. Excuse my language. I'm sorry if that was rude and it was drama I agree, but I cannot explain how hard it is to let students fight out battles because we have to remain professional. You should *NOT* have to do that. I have so much I want to say but I can't and it's killing me. I'm human, I have a bad side like everyone else and I am sorry about this and I hope no one has to see it.

Now what happened? We had a complaint from a lovely person who I feel awful for, they did NOTHING wrong. They were upset and thought Mrs Dizzy had been a bit rude to them. They let us know and so we sent Dizzy a message. Here is the message so you can judge how I handled this -

[10:33] Isabella Jennifer Concordia (olivia.rolendis): Also we had a complaint from someone, nothing major, just that you were a bit rude, if you feel intimidated or anxious or stressed or anything talk to me, just try to be nice and kind around the kids (Even if they're rude to you) <3

I will not be sharing any more of the chat log. That is something I said and I want everyone to see so they can decide. If you think I did this wrong please please let me know! I'm not perfect I make mistakes. We have a link on FB, Plurk and it was sent out in our Information Group that takes you to a website where you can submit anonymous comments to us. But I assure you I will never name names and I will always appreciate honesty if you message us directly.

After I sent Dizzy that message she did not reply, instead Detron started IMing me and demanding I inform him the students name, something I would never do. He offered to pay me for the information and suggested I was only in this for the money (None of which we see because it all goes on land tier). And then eventually it got the point where they wanted the name so bad they left. They then sent out group notices and started IMing all the students to try and convince them to come to their school which is very upsetting because we took a chance on them and it was thrown back in our face.

Another thing that upset me; this is personal. He said Tiffy has done nothing for the school. This is ridiculous. Tiffy has been there every step of the way, she works in the background and takes no credit, she paid for our sim and has been there during all the drama supporting me. She helped with the buildings and decoration and with interviews and schedules and event lists and all the details we needed to come up with. She's helped out in the group chat and with notices, she's helped with the welcome packages and finding people we needed. Tiffy has been amazing and gets no credit. I work hard but so does Tiffy. Look at how much goes into a school, I could physically not do this on my own even if I wanted.

The hardest thing about running Concordia is being professional. It kills me inside when people upset my family and I can't do a thing about it. There is a lot I want to say and I don't say it because we've all worked so hard for this school, I can't ruin it with my anger. Although I do stand by the fact that being nice when people are mean is the best way to get back at them. Nothing makes them feel stupider or more frustrated than not getting the reaction they wanted. This is something I figured out in RL through trial and error and I hope one day I will get the chance to teach it to you all as well.

For anyone who thinks I'm a pushover or too sensitive. I have a thick shell. How else could I manage to remain polite when people are rude? I'm not sensitive by any means, it takes a lot to make me really angry, it takes even more to make me tell you where to put it. I know there will be a new battle eventually, and I will fight for Concordia for as long as I need too, but please don't worry about me getting 'eaten up' by all this, I can handle more than people give me credit for.

We have also recently been informed that Detron and Dizzy had certain NSFW videos on youtube and were involved heavily and publicly in some acts. We are very lucky we found this out after they left, and this would have been embarrassing if they still taught here, it still is embarrassing of course though. We did not do background checks on our teachers. Why? I have too much faith in people. I'm always looking for the good and making excuses for the bad. I assure you I will not make this mistake again. We will now conduct background checks on all teachers we interview before we offer jobs. We hate to bring the past into our school because we're all about second chances, but we cannot allow something like this to happen again with our staff. It's embarrassing for the school and unfair on the pupils. I cannot apologize enough to any who witnessed and were involved in this.

I've had some amazing feedback and seen some amazing comments about Concordia. I love that you all think so highly of me, Tiffy, and the school in general. We aren't in this for profit, to deny people access, to cause drama, to be 'SLfamous', to get our name out there, to be noticed, to have certain perks, to find 'famous kids' or any other reason people may claim in the future. Why are we here then? Because I damn well care. This community has helped me through so much in RL and I've met amazing people, some are still here, some aren't, some I'm still very close to and some I'm no longer in contact with. But everyone has impacted me. I've always wanted to give back and I loved the idea of running a school, I admire several people in SL and some of them have run schools in the past, if Concordia can be half as great as HKE or Kennedy Halls or OSE or Richmond, then we have done our job well. I've made mistakes and done bad things, I'm human. But I also feel like I've discovered how to move on from this and take second chances and be a better person. Some people have given me second chances in the past, and some people didn't want too. I'm grateful for any opportunity I've had to improve who I am and I want to give this opportunity to other people. Concordia is more than a school. Concordia is a community, a community that will be there for you when you need something to cling to, when you feel you have no one else. A community that won't reject you for your past. I feel hypocritical saying that after we've decided to do background checks but this is only on teachers.

I like to believe I'm a decent person. I know if I am it's because people like Tiffy, Fefe, Marv and more MADE me into this person. I hope I did the right thing today, and I handled this the best I could. But I'm open to criticism because everyone has to learn.

I apologize for any stress or emotions caused. This is not how I thought the day would go down when I woke up this morning. But there's always a tomorrow.

Thank you for your continual support in the best and worst times,

Mrs Isabella Concordia
Dean, Mother, Daughter, Partner, Human Being.