Regarding the glacial speed of removing incompetent teachers… Is 10 weeks glacial? Because eight years ago, my principal, with the full support of my union, managed to fire a dreadfully incompetent, tenured teacher who was a member of a recruited MINORITY. In just 10 weeks. She followed the plan laid out in a cooperative effort between the school district administration and the union executive board. And, wonder of wonders, it worked. Unions don’t protect bad teachers; lazy administrators protect bad teachers. Amazing what happens when administrators do their job.