# Easthampton school superintendent job offer abruptly rescinded **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248 "2023-04-06T13:01:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/1 "2023-04-06T13:01:32Z")
> **[Easthampton school superintendent job offer abruptly rescinded](https://www.gazettenet.com/Easthampton-School-Committee-superintendent-search-50473440)** > > EASTHAMPTON — Superintendent finalist Vito Perrone said Friday that the School Committee rescinded its offer to hire him in executive session Thursday night, alleging that the reason was a perceived microaggression contained in an email he sent to... Easthampton seems to be in New Hampshire. A guy was offered a job as the school superintendent. The offer was rescinded when he used the salutation, “Ladies and Gentlemen” in an email. It seems the term “ladies” is a sexist micro aggression. As for myself, I always use “Ladles and Jellyspoons.” It seems more polite. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/2 "2023-04-06T13:22:00Z")
Hmmm, I wonder if there will be more to this story. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/3 "2023-04-06T13:39:04Z")
There are a couple of letters to the editor taking exception to the guy having the offer yanked. But the letters were from out of town, which somehow devalues them in my eye. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/4 "2023-04-06T13:42:42Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > Easthampton seems to be in New Hampshire. Actually, I think it’s in Massachusetts. (And a pet peeve of mine is that when articles are linked to from a newspaper site, it’s often not clear exactly where it’s located. I kind of wish they’d identify the exact city and state on the page or in the lede.) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/5 "2023-04-06T13:44:54Z")
Easthampton is in fact in Massachusetts. On the other hand the newspaper story is from New Hampshire. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/6 "2023-04-06T13:46:38Z")
Well, the newspaper is based in Northampton. Not sure where you’re getting New Hampshire from. Edited to add, Northampton is in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/7 "2023-04-06T13:57:47Z")
The board initially voted 4-3 to hire and the offer was rescinded during contract negotiations. The ‘microaggressions’ claim is, so far, from the man himself, and the school itself has not officially commented as to the reason either way. WAG: Sounds like the ostensible reason may be little better than a guess/rumor that went viral and there may have been cold feet by a lukewarm hiring committee after figuring out he wanted more than they really wanted to give for the job combined with at least the perception of disrespect. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/8 "2023-04-06T13:58:01Z")
From the story, he just used “Ladies,” in the email. That does seem slightly worse to me for some reason then “Ladies and Gentlemen” ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/9 "2023-04-06T14:01:34Z")
Please note that every piece of information from the article, especially the claim that the offer was rescinded because he used “ladies” in an email, came from Perrone. The school committee members said their meeting was confidential & had no comment for the article. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/10 "2023-04-06T14:01:44Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > WAG: Sounds like the ostensible reason may be little better than a guess/rumor that went viral The report seems to have come from a real newspaper. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/11 "2023-04-06T14:04:06Z")
The newspaper was careful to use terms like “alleged”, and “according to Perrone” and made sure it was clear that all the claims as to why the offer was rescinded came from Perrone. That’s what real newspapers do when they can’t confirm information from a single source that happens to be one of the parties in the dispute. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/12 "2023-04-06T14:19:16Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Hmmm, I wonder if there will be more to this story. **Of course** there is; take this story, with its misleading headline, and read further: > **[Who is Vito Perrone? West Springfield Schools’ superintendent’s job offer...](https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-who-vito-perrone-west-springfield-schools-superintendent-s-job-offer-rescinded-addressing-women-ladies)** > > Vito Perrone, a candidate for the head of Easthampton Schools in Massachusetts, alleges that his job offer was withdrawn after he addressed the chairperson and the executive assistant as "ladies" in a > [@](#): > > On Thursday, March 30, 2023, Perrone attended a fundraiser dinner at Easthampton High School, where he attempted to meet with the committee to discuss his salary and benefits. But he was asked to leave the room 45 minutes before being told his offer would be rescinded after taking a vote during an executive session. So he tried to corner the committee to ask for higher pay at a fundraiser dinner, and they decided not to hire him. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/13 "2023-04-06T14:22:21Z")
What is SK-Pop? Is it reputable? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/14 "2023-04-06T14:22:56Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The newspaper was careful to use terms like “alleged”, and “according to Perrone” and made sure it was clear that all the claims as to why the offer was rescinded came from Perrone. That’s what real newspapers do when they can’t confirm information from a single source that happens to be one of the parties in the dispute. Pro tip: if a newspaper headline reads “Something Happened **After** Something Else Happened”, you should be EXTREMELY careful about reading that ad “Something Happened **Because** Something Else Happened”. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/15 "2023-04-06T14:23:59Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > So he tried to corner the committee to ask for higher pay at a fundraiser dinner, and they decided not to hire him. I’m shocked by this unexpected turn of events! OP, what news do you follow that somehow highlighted this silly local story? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/16 "2023-04-06T14:26:07Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > What is SK-Pop? Is it reputable? No clue, but here’s their source: [https://www.gazettenet.com/Easthampton-School-Committee-superintendent-search-50473440](https://www.gazettenet.com/Easthampton-School-Committee-superintendent-search-50473440) > [@](#): > > Perrone explained that he had attended Thursday’s We The People spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the high school as a way to begin getting to know more of the school community and then headed over to the conference room for the negotiations. The committee asked him to step outside for approximately 45 minutes while they spoke and then delivered the news that they had rescinded his offer after taking a vote during an executive session. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/17 "2023-04-06T14:27:51Z")
The story has been covered in [the Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/04/metro/job-offer-was-revoked-this-superintendent-finalist-reason-using-word-ladies-an-email-he-said/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results), which also featured an op-ed explaining why “ladies” is an objectionable term and interviews with “diversity experts” on the matter. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/18 "2023-04-06T14:33:00Z")
I believe him. Mrs Cad was once told by a **male** supervisor hat the term “ladies” was demeaning to women. That is the epitome on mansplaining. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/19 "2023-04-06T14:34:49Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > OP, what news do you follow that somehow highlighted this silly local story? Probably the front page of Reddit. Which news do you follow? Really? “Lady” is objectionable? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248/20 "2023-04-06T14:40:10Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > Which news do you follow? NY Times, NPR, and I get a lot of news from here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easthampton-school-superintendent-job-offer-abruptly-rescinded/982248.md?page=2)