Goodness Gracious!
Quite a few folks who want to read about my niece Kaitlan Head, the small town valedictorian illegally banned by School Superintendent Carla Sigler from her own graduation, have contacted me. I had written about Kaitlan and her graduation experience in some of my previous blog entries. However, the article and comments on the website ViolatedRights.com that I had recommended reading is temporarily unavailable, due to the bandwidth limit being exceeded. That article had been read by almost 11,000 folks before it became temporarily unavailable. (Could be back on line any time now---keep checking!)
Folks wanting to know more of Kaitlan's Story can Google "carla sigler" to find many more interesting comments and articles relating to Kaitlan, the Banned Valedictorian. Kaitlan's Story is an unusual, interesting, and compelling TRUE human interest story with the age-old ingredients of anger, revenge, retaliation, and self-interest on the part of many of the participants.
Kaitlan's Story proves the old adage, "Actions have consequences." It is true that for every action--good or bad--there are consequences. Sometimes those consequences are surprising, shocking, and unexpected---for all parties involved---both victims and perpetrators.
As I have said before and will say again: I have met only two people like Carla Sigler and both were men. One is in prison for life, and the other one was murdered.
Kaitlan's Story is a classic, fascinating tale of GOOD versus EVIL and folks not being allowed to get away with doing despicable, shameful things. Reprehensible people mistakenly thought they could do whatever they wanted to do and not be held accountable. Much to their surprise, that is not at all what happened.
A lot of people have asked me if this incredible, appalling story really happened. The answer to that question is, "Sadly, it really did happen." I say "sadly" because not only were so many adults and children harmed by Carla Sigler and the small town schoolboard, but the little town as well.
Sadly---due to the controversy as a consequence of these actions--- the little school and the little town will never be the same.
And that is a shame.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Gone Fifteen Years Today
My beloved mother, Marie Ellison Head, died fifteen years ago today. Marie's baby sister, Nadine Ellison Kisner, always said that Ralston Cecil Head ---Marie's husband and my Daddy--- came back to get her.
Daddy died on March 9th, 1989, and Mama lived without him five years almost to the day. They were married right at fifty years and were an integral part of each others lives. I am so glad I moved back to Waco in 1985 and was able to be in their lives as an adult and not just as their child.
Marie and Ralston's collective wisdom was something I never really appreciated until I was grown. Marie was born in 1921 and Ralston in 1917, and both were children of the Great Depression. Only as an adult did I realize how much I had learned from them about surviving and about life in general. They were the "shoulders to lean on" when times got really tough for me and my family at trying and challenging points in our lives. I don't know what I would have done without the love and support--sometimes even financial support--of Mama and Daddy.
Not a day goes by that I don't wish they were here, so I could seek their advice or discuss the things happening in the world--Just talk to them! But I have to admit I am glad they were not here to see how shamefully my niece and their grandaughter, Kaitlan Head, the Banned Valedictorian, was treated by the school superintendent, Carla Sigler, and the small town schoolboard.
It would have broken Mama and Daddy's hearts to see how Kaitlan was treated, and not just because it was their grandaughter, but because despicable things were done intentionally to harm a child. They would have been outraged and hurt that anyone would do such awful things to any child.
Carla Sigler and the schoolboard caused Kaitlan harm to get even with my sister, Sue Lee, Kaitlan's aunt and also a schoolboard member. All the things done to Kaitlan-- a child-- were done for REVENGE against an adult, and they even broke the law several times to do it!
It is a good thing my Daddy was not here to see it, as there would have been Hell To Pay!
Mama was a sweet, softspoken little lady who would have suffered greatly and probably prayed for the sinners and criminals that had harmed Kaitlan.
But not my Daddy!
Daddy had been a Medic in the Army in World War II. He spent three years in the bloody North Africa Campaign and in Italy. As a Medic, he never carried a gun, yet he had THIRTEEN BATTLE STARS. Daddy was a Surgeon's Technician, a fancy name for one who cut off wounded soldiers' arms and legs to save their lives. Daddy was a pretty tough guy--someone few people had the nerve to cross, especially when he was a younger man.
Daddy abhorred violence but could become very angry at injustices. He certainly would have thought what was done to Kaitlan was an injustice. It's a given that if Daddy had been a younger man and been alive at the time , Carla Sigler and that derelict schoolboard would have been wiping the blood from themselves----- if they were still living, that is.
Daddy did not suffer Fools easily, and he really hated Assholes!
I have known only two people in this world like Carla Sigler, and both of those despicable people were men---One of them is in prison for life, and the other one was murdered!
Today, March 4th, 2009, Mama has been gone fifteen years. In a few days--March 9th, 2009--Daddy will have been gone twenty years. It seems like only yesterday that we were all together, and LIFE was doggone good, having Mama and Daddy there to turn to in times of trouble as well as times of prosperity. Now we --Ralston and Marie's children-- are the "Old Folks", and our children turn to us for wisdom and support.
And that is the way it is supposed to be.
NOTE: You can read Kaitlan's Story on the website ViolatedRights.com, which was down for a while but is back up and running now. Kaitlan's true and compelling story and the accompanying Comments have been read a total of 10,700 times as of today. It please me greatly that Kaitlan's Story has been read almost 8,000 times in a less-than-four-month period! Apparently readers are e-mailing it to their friends, for them to also read. Many have said the Comments are what make it such fascinating reading, and I agree! Just do a search and type in "banned valedictorian kaitlan" to find the story on ViolatedRights.com.
The sad thing is that everything that was done to cause harm to a child was done intentionally and for Revenge!
The scary thing is that it could have been anyone's child that was treated so shamefully.
Thank you, America, for caring!
An UPDATE on March 13th, 2009: The website ViolatedRights.com is currently offline temporarily, due to a spammer problem. Should be back online soon. Check back often to see if Kaitlan's Story is able to be read now. Definitely worth the read!
Daddy died on March 9th, 1989, and Mama lived without him five years almost to the day. They were married right at fifty years and were an integral part of each others lives. I am so glad I moved back to Waco in 1985 and was able to be in their lives as an adult and not just as their child.
Marie and Ralston's collective wisdom was something I never really appreciated until I was grown. Marie was born in 1921 and Ralston in 1917, and both were children of the Great Depression. Only as an adult did I realize how much I had learned from them about surviving and about life in general. They were the "shoulders to lean on" when times got really tough for me and my family at trying and challenging points in our lives. I don't know what I would have done without the love and support--sometimes even financial support--of Mama and Daddy.
Not a day goes by that I don't wish they were here, so I could seek their advice or discuss the things happening in the world--Just talk to them! But I have to admit I am glad they were not here to see how shamefully my niece and their grandaughter, Kaitlan Head, the Banned Valedictorian, was treated by the school superintendent, Carla Sigler, and the small town schoolboard.
It would have broken Mama and Daddy's hearts to see how Kaitlan was treated, and not just because it was their grandaughter, but because despicable things were done intentionally to harm a child. They would have been outraged and hurt that anyone would do such awful things to any child.
Carla Sigler and the schoolboard caused Kaitlan harm to get even with my sister, Sue Lee, Kaitlan's aunt and also a schoolboard member. All the things done to Kaitlan-- a child-- were done for REVENGE against an adult, and they even broke the law several times to do it!
It is a good thing my Daddy was not here to see it, as there would have been Hell To Pay!
Mama was a sweet, softspoken little lady who would have suffered greatly and probably prayed for the sinners and criminals that had harmed Kaitlan.
But not my Daddy!
Daddy had been a Medic in the Army in World War II. He spent three years in the bloody North Africa Campaign and in Italy. As a Medic, he never carried a gun, yet he had THIRTEEN BATTLE STARS. Daddy was a Surgeon's Technician, a fancy name for one who cut off wounded soldiers' arms and legs to save their lives. Daddy was a pretty tough guy--someone few people had the nerve to cross, especially when he was a younger man.
Daddy abhorred violence but could become very angry at injustices. He certainly would have thought what was done to Kaitlan was an injustice. It's a given that if Daddy had been a younger man and been alive at the time , Carla Sigler and that derelict schoolboard would have been wiping the blood from themselves----- if they were still living, that is.
Daddy did not suffer Fools easily, and he really hated Assholes!
I have known only two people in this world like Carla Sigler, and both of those despicable people were men---One of them is in prison for life, and the other one was murdered!
Today, March 4th, 2009, Mama has been gone fifteen years. In a few days--March 9th, 2009--Daddy will have been gone twenty years. It seems like only yesterday that we were all together, and LIFE was doggone good, having Mama and Daddy there to turn to in times of trouble as well as times of prosperity. Now we --Ralston and Marie's children-- are the "Old Folks", and our children turn to us for wisdom and support.
And that is the way it is supposed to be.
NOTE: You can read Kaitlan's Story on the website ViolatedRights.com, which was down for a while but is back up and running now. Kaitlan's true and compelling story and the accompanying Comments have been read a total of 10,700 times as of today. It please me greatly that Kaitlan's Story has been read almost 8,000 times in a less-than-four-month period! Apparently readers are e-mailing it to their friends, for them to also read. Many have said the Comments are what make it such fascinating reading, and I agree! Just do a search and type in "banned valedictorian kaitlan" to find the story on ViolatedRights.com.
The sad thing is that everything that was done to cause harm to a child was done intentionally and for Revenge!
The scary thing is that it could have been anyone's child that was treated so shamefully.
Thank you, America, for caring!
An UPDATE on March 13th, 2009: The website ViolatedRights.com is currently offline temporarily, due to a spammer problem. Should be back online soon. Check back often to see if Kaitlan's Story is able to be read now. Definitely worth the read!
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