the Street Detective

   Ol Pete has sand up to the waist but it’s not keeping The Detective from dredging along in search for clues.  It’s Black History Month and Peter Traceit is interested in how teachers in schools are celebrating Black contributions and remembering the struggle that paved the way for Blacks and so many others. So many spit critical race theory (CRT) from their lips without really understanding what it actually is and that the theory of CRT has been used by other groups in their quest for diversity, equity, and inclusion to level their playing field.  […]

Dragging the sands ain’t easy work, but someone has to do it.

Ol Pete scurried to the School Board building today to witness the final nail in the coffin of Dr. Vickie Cartwright. It was a sad occasion for Ol Peter because Cartwright has provided so much dirt for the Street Detective to sleuth through over the past year. To the surprise of many, Cartwright accepted a trimmed down separation agreement from what was negotiated days earlier. The community threw mud at the Board members for considering a deal that would cover their alleged misdeed for money and many questioned whether even casting a vote was ethical since the Board members accused of wrongdoing would benefit from the lucrative separation agreement. […]

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.  
Ol’ Peter has been dragging slow. Not that there isn’t a lot of dirt, but the dirt seems to be settling a little now that the Board has resolved itself to rid the district of Super Cartwright.  […]

     Well, I am sure you know where Peter was on Tuesday: watching others kicking and digging up sand and making a pure-T mess of things. Vickie Cartwright is finally terminated for good but not without a lot of mudslinging.  It was clear that all but one Board member came to the meeting ready for her farewell, but to Detective Traceit’s surprise ‘Super’ Cartwright was going to fight until the bitter end. […]

Complete the process to bring us out of this mess […]

     It’s officially a new year, but the dirt is not at all new. There’s lots of it and Ol’ Peter is sliding through. […]

     In all fairness to Board members Debra Hixon and Sara Leonardi, 90 percent could mean they spoke to 10 people and nine supported Cartwright.  That is a far cry from speaking to 100 people and 90 supported her.  The latter example of speaking to 100 RANDOM people is more credible than speaking to 10. But the Street Detective doubts they even spoke to the 10. […]

A new year is rapidly upon us, and Peter Traceit is clearing out the sand tunnels for easy access to news you can use. There isn’t much dirt piling up at 600 SE 3rd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale as all schools and district buildings are pretty much closed for the next two weeks. Traceit understands that the best creeping and sneaking is done in the pits of quiet darkness, so the sleuthing continues. Superintendent Vickie Cartwright was hired(February 24, 2022), fired (November 14, 2022), fired (November 15, 2022), and then rehired (December 13, 2022). But the rehire is unclean. The dirt left on the table says the searches for interim superintendent and superintendent are still underway. And to add insult to injury, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Daniel Foganholi to serve two years as District 1 Board member when Ron Velez, the winner of the seat, could not be sworn in because he failed to secure clemency for a 25 year old felony conviction. Foganholi is the former DeSantis appointed Board member who made the motion to fire Cartwright in November. What a dirty mess! […]

 Dragging the floors of the Kathleen C. Wright building has been Peter’s priority this week. The Detective thought it was important to dig into the dirt and do some fact finding after two Board members, Debra Hixon and Sara Leonardi, claimed that 90 percent of the people they talked to have said they believe Cartwright is doing a great job and should keep her job? […]

Trails in the Sand by Peter Traciet, the Street Detective The Street Detective’s digging landed smack in the middle of the school board meeting where rescinding Superintendent Vickie Cartwright’s prior two terminations were being considered. […]