Teach manners! The Bronx’s ‘tyrannical’ school principle ‘is so rude it makes staff sob daily’: Received a message from her superintendent and DoE staffer condemning her tone and attitude
- Carla Ling, the principal of PS/MS 20 school in the Bronx, has been criticized by staff, bosses and even parents for the way she allegedly treats her
- Ling’s allegation has been detailed – she is seen regularly yelling at students and harassing staff and making them cry every day at school
- Ling was also quoted by Department of Education Superintendent Fia Davis for her tone, which resulted in her being reprimanded in writing
- Parents of students at the school have submitted a petition calling for their removal
The principal of a New York school is said to be “so rude that she makes the staff sob every day”.
Carla Ling is the Director of PS/MS 20 in Norwood, Bronx. Yet her manners seem to dismay both her own employees and her superiors, leading to a petition being created urging her resignation from the role.
Indeed, Ling’s alleged antics make her more akin to the fictional character Miss Trunchball from Matilda, who rules her school with an iron fist but leaves staff and students cowering behind her.
Parents and staff have raised concerns and filed complaints with the New York City Department of Education about Ling’s alleged behavior, detailing how she regularly yells at students and harasses staff, making them cry every day.
Carla Ling, the principal of PS/MS 20 school in the Bronx, has been criticized by staff, bosses and even parents for the way she allegedly treats her
Carla Ling is the director of PS/MS 20 in Norwood, Bronx, pictured above
However, despite her alleged obstinacy with her own co-workers, she also seems reluctant to punish children appropriately by taking advantage of them and letting them run amok on school grounds.
“We had a student who threw a stack of lockers down the stairs. If anyone had been hit by those lockers, they would have been killed. Children clogged drains. Kids do all kinds of crazy things. She doesn’t discipline any of them,” a New York Post staffer said.
Ling’s behavior was said to be so outlandish that it shocked the school district’s assistant superintendent and led to her being formally reprimanded in writing in a March 2022 letter presented to the Post.
Assistant Superintendent Fia Davis described Ling’s tone as “rude, sharp and brief. They interrupted me several times and cut me off,” she said during a phone call in February.
Davis also called Ling “inappropriate and unprofessional.”
Ling was cited by Department of Education Superintendent Fia Davis for her tone, which led to her being reprimanded in writing earlier this year
“If you speak to your manager on this matter, I can only imagine how you speak to your subordinates,” Davis wrote, while noting how the director had “exhibited unprofessional behavior and disobedience.”
On another occasion, during a phone conversation with a Department of Education official, Davis became aware that Ling had also yelled at her on the line several times.
The report only complemented several other complaints filed by members of the school community regarding Ling’s “tone and demeanor.”
A petition has now been created urging Ling to resign from her post. So far, 220 people have signed it, and some are sharing more horror stories.
Parents of students at the school have now submitted a petition calling for their removal
“Our students are not getting the time they need to learn to read or write, and the animosity they see and hear on a daily basis is not only sad but frightening. Ms. Ling verbally abuses and humiliates her staff and teachers in front of students. Not to mention their behavior towards children and parents. People are afraid of her or afraid to handle her,” the petition reads.
“I and the majority of parents see how Ms. Ling yells and yells inappropriately at the children and sometimes the parents every morning upon arrival … she avoids us by locking herself in her office and will not, or will, speak to anyone.” come out of their office and speak to the parents in a disrespectful, nasty tone,” the petition continues.
“Your reign must end. She has created a hostile work environment that is detrimental to the mental health of all staff and students alike… This is gross negligence on the part of the New York City Department of Education.
“This so-called ‘leader’ is a tyrant who abuses and manipulates her power to evade responsibility.”
Ling’s alleged antics make her more like the fictional character Miss Trunchball from Matilda, who rules her school with an iron fist but leaves staff and students cowering behind her (file photo).