ATTENDANCE RECORDS OF UNIT LEADER LEAD TO CLASS ISSUES

The DCF plantation blog recently reviewed five year attendance records of a Unit Leader in building # 4. These records gained through Freedom of Information reveal certain patterns i.e. (a.) when inclement weather arrives on the New England scene the Unit Leader is frequently absent from work ( rain and especially snow storms),  (b.) There are several notations on the Unit Leader's attendance sheet of time missed from work due to on the job injury ( Worker's Compnsation). Well Connecticut Juvenile Training School does house troubled teenage male youth. Ergo, a person might make the case that this Unit Leader took off  for legitimate reasons.

Unit Leaders are somewhat of a management type ( lower level ) and therefore create class distinctions between Youth Service Officers. CJTS traditionally plays fast & loose when showing favortism between ULs & YSOs. The question must be asked of CJTS management : did they allow a Unit Leader in building # 4 to receive special treatment to stay home during rain & snow storms? If this rumor is true then something is truly wrong within CJTS system; now the real crime might also really be this, the Unit Leader never possessed enough personal days, sick or vacation time to use during these instances taken off work. How then ( if this is true ) could management justify allowing such excesses to occur? The answer can be found in th structure of class distinctions at CJTS. For years CJTS leaders decreed how those in upper, middle, or lower management would get preferential treatment. However, if YSOs seek a day off for whatever reason, and have personal, sick, or vacation time to use--management might might it hard for that person to take leave from work.

In the future the Unit Leader's attendance sheet will be posted for all to see. There will be explanation of the codes on these attendance sheets for thinking people to peruse ( in several instances the UL called out sick etc after working a holiday thus getting double pay ). Since management is quick to investigate YSOs, about all matters, what about equal treatment for that building # 4 Unit Leader taking advantage of the system " with just a little help from friends."