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January 20, 1976
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Cold Spring Harbor Central School District
was held at the Administration Building, 334 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor,New York, on
Tuesday, 'January 20, 1976.
PRESENT - BOARD
PRESENT - STAFF
Robert A. Smails
Elizabeth T. Busby
Carl S. Auerbach
Betty S. Cuccurullo
E. L. Gabor
Richard L. Kline
Harold H. Paul
President
Vice President
Member
Barbara Haskell
District Clerk
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Reed H.Hagen
Superintendent
Martin Davis Deputy
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Daniel R. Moerdyk Admin. Assistan
Ch~rles W. Root
Attorney
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The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Smails, at 8:05 p.m.
MINUTES On motion of Mr. Auerbach, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the minutes of the meetings of
APPROV'Dnecember 13 and 16, 1975, were unanimously approved as submitted. Please note
that Mr. Gabor and Mrs. Busby abstained in the vote on the December 13 meeting.
Mr. Smails reported the following communications:
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Receipt of a letter from Mrs. Roberta Tullier in regard to a coffee on
February 11, 1976.
Receipt of an invitation from Mrs. Ruth Cooper to a modern dance demonstration
class.
Receipt of an invitation from the National Honor Society to attend its induction ceremonies.
Receipt of a letter from the Cold Spring Harbor Library regarding use of our
facilities.
Receipt of Holiday Greetings from the French/Spani.s'h orientation class.
Dr. Hagen reported receipt of two letters from parents regarding the class size of the
second grade at the Lloyd Harbor School. (All communications on file in Supt.'s Office)
Dr. Davis gave a presentation on the current financial status of the District.
On motion of Mr. Kline, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the Board approved the following
resolution by a vote of 5-2 (Mr. Paul and Mr. Auerbach opposed):
RESOLVED, that Dr. Reed Hagen shall be compensated for his services as
Superintendent of Schools for the 1975-76 school year as follows: Dr. Hagen
shall be paid the sum of $42,824.00 as salary commencing July 1, 1975, for
the school year ending June 30, 1976.
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On motion of Mr. Kline, seconded by Mrs. Busby, the Board approved the following
resolution by a vote of 6-1 (Mr. Paul opposed):
RESOLVED, that Dr. Martin Davis shall be compensated for his services as Deputy
Superintendent of Schools for the 1975-76 school year as follows: Dr. Davis
shall be paid the sum of $38,308.00 as salary commencing July 1, 1975, f o r "
the school year ending June 30, 1976.
On motion of Mr. Kline, seconded by Mrs. Cuccurullo, the Board approved the following
resolution by a vote of 6-1 (Mr. Paul opposed):
RESOLVED, that Mr. Daniel R. Moerdyk shall be compensated for his services as
Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools for the 1975-76
school year as follows: Mr. Moerdyk shall be paid the sum of $26,913.00 as
salary commencing July 1, 1975, for the school year ending June 30, 1976.
On motion of Mrs. Cuccurullo, seconded by Mr. Auerbach, the Board approved ~ contract
between the Board of Education of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District and
the Association of Cold Spring HarborAdministrator~ of the Cold Spring Harbor
Central School District for the 1975-76 school year by a vote of 6-l(Mr. Paul oppose
Mr. Fernandez and Dr. Wetterer expla:t.ned the testing procedures and the comparative
results of District students.
On motion of Mr. Gabor, seconded by Mr. Paul, the Board unanimously approved a
contract between the Board of Education and the Winter Club Inc. regarding admission
of our students to the Winter Club ice skating rink.
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On motion of Mrs. Busby, seconded by Mrs. Cuccurullo, the Board unanimously honored the
request of the Association of Cold Spring Harbor Administrators for recognition of that
organization as sole representative for the administrators under the prov~s~ons of the
Public Employees Fair Employment Act for the period, January 1, 1976 to January 1, 1977.
On motion of Mr. Gabor, seconded by
to honor the request of the Harbors
that organization as representative
Fair Employment Act for the period,
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Mrs. Busby, the Board voted 6-0 (Mr. Paul abstained)
Office Personnel Association for recognition of
HOPA
with regard to the provisions of the Public Employees
January 1, 1976 - January 1, 1977.
RECOGNIZ:
On motion of Mr. Paul, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the Board unanimously approved the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the revised 1975-76 New York State Family Income Scale as
developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services,
, be adopted to replace the scale passed by the Board at the August meeting fot
Reduced Price Lunch.
REDUCED
PRICE-SCHL
LNCH.CHNGE
On motion of Mr. Kline, seconded by Mrs. Cuccurullo, the Board unanimously approved SUPT. 's
the request of the Superintendent to attend the New York State Council of School
CONFERENCE
District Administrators Conference in Albany, January 29-30, 1976, at an approxiATTENDANCE
mate cost of $75, and the American Association of School Administrators Convention
in Atlantic City, February 20-23, 1976, at an approximate cost of $200.
motion of Mr. Gabor, seconded by Mrs. Busby, the Board unanimously approved the
SAT.
ogram of science activities recommended recommended by Mr. Oswa1s. The Activitie~
SCIENCE
which will involve an eight week series to be held on Saturday mornings beginning
in January, will be related to the District elementary science program and its
philosophy and will be under the direction of Mr. Oswald.
On motion of Mr. Gabor, seconded by Mr. Auerbach, the Board unanimously approved
the appmintment of Miss Eileen Cullen, Basketball Varsity Coach for girls, at a
salary of $791, effective 1-21-7.6.
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On motion of Mrs. Busby, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the Board unanimously approved
the appointment of Miss Diane K. Degman, girls' nasketba11 Jr. Varsity Coach,
at a sal~ry of $790, effective 1-21-76.
PERSONNEL
APPTMNTS.
On motion of Mrs. Cuccurul10, seconded by Mr. Kline, the Board unanimously approved the appointment of Mrs. Joyce O'Donnell, Basketball Grade 9 girls' coach
at a salary of $706, effectiv~ 1-21-76.
On motion of Mr., Auerbach"secondedby Mr. Kline, the Board unanimously approved
the appointment of Miss Georgianna Edwards, girls' Basketball Grades 7-8 coach
at a salary of $368, effective 1-21-76.
On motion of Mr. Kline, seconded by Mrs. Cuccuru110, the Board unanimously approved
the appointment of Mr. Fra~k Cassara, girls' Gymnastics Varsity coach at a salary
of $791, effective 1-21-76.
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On motion of Mr. Gabor, seconded by Mr. Auerbach, the Board unanimously approved
the appointment of Mr. Richard Shannon, Gymnastics, Grade 7-8 coach for girls at"
a salary of $395,effective 1-21-76.
On motion of Mrs. Busby, seconded by Mrs. Cuccuru11o, the Board unanimously apHEAD TEACH'B
proved the recommendation of the Administration to appoint Mrs. Veronica Pa1wy,
APPTMNTS.
Head Teacher, Business Education, at a salary of $800, and Miss Christine Schmidt,
Head Teacher, Art, at a salary of $880. (These salaries are pro-rated).
On motion of Mrs. Busby, seconded by Mrs. Cuccuru110, it was unanimously agreed
to add an item to the agenda. On motion of Mr. Paul, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the
Board unanimously author{zed the Superintendent to hire and fix the salary for
a ~ time teacher for the second grade at the Lloyd Harbor School.
The Board acted on six resolutions and set a penalty in regard to charges against
a teacher (copy attached).
On motion of Mr. Kline, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the Board unanimously agreed to
add an item to the agenda. On motion of Mr. Gabor, seconded by Mr. Kline, the
retirement of Ms. Lois Gillman and Louis Boccia were noted with regret. On
motion of Mrs. Busby, seconded by Mr. Auerbach, the Board accepted the resignajtion of Neal Riemenschneider.
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On motion of Mrs. Cuccuru110, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the Board unanimously approved the recommendation of Dr. Wetterer that we offer supplementary health
instruction involving drugs, alcohol and tobacco to 9th grade students.
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On motion of Mr. Auerbach, seconded by Mr. Gabor, the Board unanimously approved
a contract with the South Huntington School District to provide health services
for Holy Family students (16) who reside in our District at a cost of $56.72 per
student for a total of $907.52, for the school year 1975-76.
Dr. Hagen presented his recommendations for implementing the Teachers College
Report beginning in February, "1976. This will be Phase I-
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On motion of Mr. Gabor, seconded by Mrs. Busby, the Board unanimously agreed to
remove from the table a motion made by Mrs. Cuccurul10 and seconded by Mr.
Gabor, to authorize payment of a bill submitted by Mr. Root for additional legal
services for November, 1975. The vote on the original motion was 6-l(Mr. Auerbach
opposed) •
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The Board acknowledged receipt of the Financial Report ending December 31, 1975,
copy of which attached hereto.
FINANC'L.
REPT. DEC
The Board accepted the auditor's report on the extra-classroom activity account,
for the year ending June 30, 1975.
EXTRA-CLS
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The Board acknowledged receipt of the Treasurer's Report for December, 1975.
The Board acknowledged receipt of the Enrollment Report for January, 1976.
The Board, on motion of Mrs. Cuccuru110, seconded by Mrs. Busby, adjourned its
meeting at 11:15 p.m.
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Charge A -- Conduct
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Part II-B .of the attached Determination, are hereby adopted; and,
therefore, this Board finds Mrs. Rexetta Haynes guilty 0.£ the Eaid
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The President stated that the next item would be to fix
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Mrs. Busby
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Resolution, seconded by Mr • Kline
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attached Determinaticn, is hereby adoptnd, and this Board
determinet. that for Conduct Unbecoming a Teacher, Inefficiency,
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::rncompetcn?,c, Neglect of Duty, und Insubordination, Nrs,
Rexetta Haynes is hereby dism.:Lsscd from the ~;crvice of the
Cold Spring Ililrbor Ccntrill School District, effective immediately,
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'Family" means a group of rela.ted or non-related individuals, who are not residents of
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This in:ludes son, daughter, relatives, etc.
" means all sources of earned or unearned. T:lonies before deductions for incoi:Oe
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you may have had to pay: Hedical expense payt:tents above $30.00 per far..il.
lember per year; Shelter costso ubove 30% of your "Inco::le ll ; Education e:-:penscs due to a
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'Foster Children" - a foster child placed in a private residence, \,-hcre ado!)tinn ;.3 r.o~
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ffect regardlcsG of the gross income of the foster parent.
doption of this REVISED 1975-76 Family Eligibility Criteria for the Free and Reduced
rice Heal Policy signifies adoption of all applicable r.educed price \o,'ordinz in the
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Charge A relating to Conduct unbecoming a teacher.
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A finding by a vote of two to one, of guilty on
Charge D relating to Neglect of duty.
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An unanimous finding of not guilty of the charges
of Incompetency, Inefficiency and Insubordination.
The panel recommended by a vote of two to one that Mrs.
Haynes be fined a maximum of $1,000.
This Board and each and every member thereof has read
the transcript of the minutes of the hearing; and this Decision
is based solely upon the record in the proceedings before the
hearing panel.
Having given due weight and consideration to the said
report and recommendations of the panel, and after due deliberation, this Board concludes that the preponderance of the evidence
contained in the said record warrants the following Findings,
Reasons and Factual Basis, which support the Conclusions hereafter made:
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Findings, Reasons and Factual Basis
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At all times hereinafter mentioned, and continuing to
the date hereof,' Dr. Reed Hagen was and now is Superintendent of
Schools of Cold Spring Harbor Central School District;
Dr. Charles M. Wetterer was and now is the Principal of Cold
Spring Harbor High School; and Mr. James Smyth was and now is
the Assistant Principal of Cold Spring Harbor High School.
2.
Rexetta Haynes, herein referred to as "Mrs. Haynes",
was at all times hereinafter mentioned and now is a tenured
English teacher employed by the Board of Education of Cold Spring
Harbor Central School District in the high school.
She has been
so employed for the past 14 years.
3.
In early April of 1975, Mrs. Haynes filed a field trip
request to take forty-eight (48) Cold Spring Harbor High School
students, accompanied by chaperones, to the evening performance
of "Grease" at the Royale Theatre, 242 West 45th Street, New York
City, on a School night, Thursday, April la, 1975.
The plan was
for the group to leave the Cold Spring Harbor Railroad Station
at 3:44 p.m. and, after arrival at Pennsylvania Station, the
group was to be
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to dinner and, theieafter, to the
After the performance the group was to be escorted back
to Pennsylvania Station and on to the train back to Cold Spring
Harbor.
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The Cold Spring Harbor School District teacher's
handbook which was given to Mrs. Haynes at the beginning of the
school year 1974-7.5, contained the following provision concerning
field trips:
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"Sponsoring teachers are responsible for
obtaining adequate supervision; no trip should
be carried out without complete organization."
Attache"d to the field trip request form was a Field
Trip Check List which provided, among other things:
"5. Adequately prepare students, parents
and any accompanying chaperones well in advance for
the trip.
This should include contingency plans
and telephone numbers in case of emergency."
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Prior to the approval of the request, Mrs. Haynes was
advised by the Assistant Principal of the high school, Mr. Smyth,
of the necessity of careful supervision of the students while
traveling to and from the theatre and the railroad station, and
while dining.
Mrs. Haynes was specifically told that because of
previous incidents an adult should be with the students at all
times or, at least, in the near vicinity, and that the students
should not be allowed to wander off.
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The said field trip request was thereafter approved by
the Principal of the high school and by the Superintendent, and
the trip was scheduled.
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Mrs. Haynes, the sponsoring teacher for the field trip,
did not give adequate instructions to the chaperones concerning
their supervisory functions; nor were any particular students
assigned to the custody of any particular chaperone.
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Mrs. Haynes did not instruct her students to stay with
the chaperones during the trip.
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The Times Square area of New York City, including the
area from Pennsylvania Station to the Royale Theatre on West
45th Street, was in the evening of April 10, 1975 an unsafe place
fryY' hiNh
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17.
.Five of the seven remaining chaperones, Mr. and Mrs.
Farrell, Mr. and ~1rs. Porter, and Mrs. Haynes, decided to have
dinner in one restaurant, Enrico & Paglieri.
18.
The aforementioned five chaperones had trouble in
finding Enrico & Paglieri.
19.
Upon arrival of the aforementioned five chaperones
at Enrico &
Paglieri~
there were no students there other than
the one student i'n the company of Mrs. Haynes.
20.
When the aforementioned five chaperones left
Enrico & Paglieri, some students, who had arrived there subsequently, were still eating dinner there.
21.
Four of the chaperones, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell and Mr.
and Mrs. Porter, took a cab from their restaurant to the Royale
Theatre without any students.
22.
Mrs. Haynes accompanied one student from the
restaurant, Enrico & Paglieri, to the theatre.
23.
Mrs. Giambalvo escorted two students to the theatre.
24.
Most of the students on the trip arrived at the
theatre unaccompanied by any chaperone.
25.
All but one of the students had arrived at the theatre
and the tickets were being distributed by the time Mrs. Haynes,
together with the one remaining student, appeared at the theatre.
26.
While the students were attending the performance of
"Grease", Mrs. Haynes left the theatre and did not return until
the performance had ended and most of the students had departed
for Pennsylvania Station.
27.
After the performance, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell, unaccom-
of the students took a separate cab to the station.
Mrs. Schrader
accompanied some of the students on the subway to the station.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter walked with some of the students to the
station.
Mrs. Giambalvo waited at the theatre with some of the
students until Mrs. Haynes arrived at the theatre.
28.
Mrs. Haynes drank at least two half glasses of wine,
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while dining with one of the students prior to the performance.
29.
While in the theatre, Mrs. Haynes engaged in a dispute
with the management in which she claimed in a loud voice that the
students were being "ripped off" by reason of the seating
arrangements which, she alleged, did not take into account certain
differences in the prices paid by the students.
30.
During the said dispute Mrs. Haynes told the management
that she had great influence and that the theatre's practices
would be reported in The New York Times.
31.
In the mezzanine of the theatre, Hrs. Haynes, who had
alcohol on her breath, engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with an usherette after the house lights were dimmed prior
to curtain, with each one laying hands on the other.
32.
Two of the chaperones, Mr. Porter and .Hr. Farrell,
intervened between Mrs. Haynes and the usherette and advised
Mrs. Haynes to calm down.
33.
The usherette who was involved with Mrs. Haynes went
down to the lobby to see the manager and the other usherettes in
the mezzanine went down also.
34.
Mrs. Haynes also left the mezzanine and, in front of
the manager, attempted to place hands on the usherette.
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called to the theatre.
Mrs. Haynes was hostile, loud,
OOlligerent and abusive to the manager, the usherette and the
police, and had a strong odor of alcohol on her breath.
36.
The pQ1ice asked
Mrs~
Haynes to leave the theatre
because she was loud and abusive.
37.
After the group had arrived back at Pennsylvania
Station, Mrs. Haynes left the students with whom she had entered
the station, proceeded to a tavern in the station and took a
seat at the bar, in the presence of one or more of the students
on this trip.
38.
Five days after the theatre trip, i.e., on April 15,
1975, at the initiative of Assistant Principal Smyth, who
questioned Mrs. Haynes concerning the trip, Mrs. Haynes
reported~
a)
There was a slight problem with the tickets
and the students had been "ripped off" by the prices;
b)
The usherette was discourteous, creating a
problem, and she had gone down to the lobby to see
the manager about it; and
c) A problem had occurred because some students
were accused of smoking.
39.
Approximately one week after the trip, high school
Principal Wetterer met Mrs. Haynes in the hall, and in response
to a question from Wetterer concerning how the trip had gone,
Mrs. Haynes replied:
(a) That the trip had gone well; and
(b) That there was some mix-up with the tickets.
40.
Eight~en
days after the trip, i.e. on April 28, 1975,
one of the chaperones, Mrs. Giambalvo, brought to the attention
of Principal Wetterer further details of the trip.
41.
As a result of information furnished by Mrs. Giambalvo,
a meetinq took place in the office of Superintendent Hagen on
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May 12, 1975, attended by Dr. Hagen, Dr. Wetterer, Mr. Smyth,
Mr. Kasso (President of the teachers union) and Mrs. Haynes.
42.
At that meeting on May 12, 1975, in response to
questions as to what happened on the trip, Mrs. Haynes replied:
(a) That the trip went relatively well;
(b) There had been a
problem with tickets leading to an argument with the manager and
the people in the theatre;
(c) "That she had left the theatre for
a short period of time after the argument to get a cup of coffee
at the Americana Hotel;
(d) That she had called a Mr. Bendiner,
an editor of The New York Times, and met him there;
(e) That she
had discussed with Mr. Bendiner the possibility of exposing the
theatre and its ticket practices;
(f) That there had been no
drinking of alcoholic beverages on the trip except for the wine
at dinner; and (g) That after her meeting with Mr. Bendiner at
the Americana, she returned to the theatre at approximately the
end of the play and met the students and chaperones outside.
43.
Some days after May 15, 1975, Mrs. Haynes brought to
Principal Wetterer a letter dated May 7, 1975 addressed to
Mrs. Haynes from an attorney for the usherette (Mrs. Gigliobianco)
notifying Mrs. Haynes of the usherette's claim for damages due to
an assault committed by Mrs. Haynes on the usherette during the
theatre trip on April 10.
44.
Mrs. Haynes also gave to Dr. Wetterer a letter from
her attorney dated May 15, 1975 replying to the claim letter
and disclaiming liability.
Mrs. Haynes' attorney advised her to
refer the matter to the School District as it might" be sued.
45.
During the course of discussing the aforementioned
altercation with the usherette; that she, Mrs. Haynes, had not
gone to see Mr. Bendiner but had gone to the Ramada Inn and had
made a detailed ~ritten report of what had occurred because she
wanted to make an accurate report to the school when she got
back from the trip.
She did this because the incidents were so
unusual that they should be reported to the high school right away.
46.
Mrs. Haynes, on April 15, 1975, gave untruthful answers
to the Assistant ,Principal, Mr. Smyth, in that:
a)
There was significantly more than a slight
problem with tickets;
b)
The problem with the usherette involved far
more than mere discourtesy. There was a physical
altercation between them. Mrs. Haynes testified at
the hearing of these charges that she was attacked by
the usherette.
47.
Mrs.
~aynes,
approximately one week after the field
trip, gave untruthful answers to the principal, Dr. Wetterer, in
that:
a)
The trip had not gone well;
b) There had been significantly more than a
mix-up with the tickets.
48.
Mrs. Haynes, on May 12, 1975, gave untruthful answers
to Dr. Hagen, in that:
a)
T~e trip did not go relatively well.
Indeed,
Mrs. Haynes testified before the panel that the events
were highly unusual.
b)
There was significantly more than just a
problem with the tickets and an argument with the
theatre manager and people.
The argument over the
tickets led.to a physical altercation with the
usherette, with hands being placed by each on ~he
other. Mrs. Haynes attempted to place hands on the
usherette in front of the manager. The police were
called and Mrs. Haynes was loud and abusive and was
requested to leave the theatre by the police.
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request of the police, during the performance and went
to the Ramada Inn.
d)
She did not call a Mr. Bendiner of The New
York Times and did not meet with him. This was a
story Mrs. Haynes had decided to tell the night of
the theatre trip to cover her activities after
leaving the ~theatre, and which story she maintained
until notified by the attorney for the usherette of
a claim for personal injuries.
e)
There had been drinking of alcoholic
beverages by Mrs. Haynes, besides the wine.
f)
Mrs. Haynes arrived after the play had
ended and most of the students and all but one of
the chaperones had left for Pennsylvania Station.
49.
Mrs. Haynes, as a te'acher, had a duty to report promptly
to the School District:
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a)
Th~ physical altercation with the usherette,
which led to police being called and her leaving the
theatre at their'request.
b)
That the police informed Mrs. Haynes that
the usherette wanted to prefer charges against her.
c)
That the usherette claimed that she was
injured by Mrs. Haynes.
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50.
Mrs. Haynes failed to report to the School District the
items listed in Paragraph 49:. immediately above.
PART II
Conclusions
A.
Charge A. - Conduct Unbecoming a Teacher
We determine that Mrs. Haynes is guilty of conduct
unbecoming a teacher based upon findings Nos.
"1", "2", "3",
"4", "5", "6", "28", "29", "30", "31", "32", "33", "34", "3S",
"36", "37", which prove specifications Nos.
"Seventh", "Ninth"
and "Tenth".
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Charge B.
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Inefficiency
We determine that Mrs. Haynes is guilty of Inefficiency
based upon findings Nos.
"9", "10", "11", "12" ,
"I", "2", "3", "4", "S" , "6" , "7", "8" ,
"13", "14", "lS", "16", "17", "18", "19",
"20"·, "21", "22", "23", "24", "2S", "26", "27", "28", "29 "., "30",
"31", "32", "33", "34", "3S", "36", "37", "38", "39", "40", "41",
"42", "43",
"44" ," "4S", "46", "47", "48", "49" and "SO", which
prove specifications Nos.
"Fourteenth", "Fifteenth", "Sixteenth",
"Seventeenth", "Twenty-third", "Twenty-fourth", "Twenty-fifth",
"Twenty-sixth" and "Twenty-seventh".
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PART
II
(Continued)
C.
Charge C.
Incompetence
We determine that Mrs. Haynes is guilty of Incompetence
based upon findings Nos. "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "29", "30",
·"31", "32", "33", "34", 1135", 1136 11 , "37", "38 11 , "39 11 , 1140 11 , 114111,
114211, "43", "4411, "45 11 , "46", "47", "48", 1149" and 1150", which
prove specifications Nos. "Thirty-seventh", "Thirty-ninth",
"Forty-second" and "Forty-third".
D.
Charge D.
Neglect of Duty
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We find that Mrs. Haynes is guilty of Neglect of Duty
based upon findings Nos.
"1", "211, "311, 114", 115 11 , 116 11 , 117 11 , 11 8 11 ,
119 11 , 1110", 1111 11 , 111211, "13", "14" , "15", "16", 1117"; "18", "19",
"20", "21", "22", "23", "24", "25", "26", "27", "28", "29", "30",
"31" , "32", "33", "34", "35", "36", "37", "38", "39", 1140", "41",
"42", "43",
"44"~
"45", "46", "47", "48", "49 11 and "5011, which
prove specifications Nos. "Forty-sixth", IIForty-seventh",
"Forty-eighth", "Forty-ninth", "Fifty-third ll
,
Fifty-fifth ll
,
"Fifty-sixth", IIF"ifty-seventh", "Fifty-eighth ll and. "Fifty-ninth".
PART II
(Continued)
E.
Charge E.
Insubordination
We find Mrs. Haynes guilty of Insubordination based
upon findings Nos. "1", '" 2" , "3", "4", "5", "6", "7" , "8", "9" ,
"10", "11", "12", "13", "14", "15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20",
"21", "22", "23", "24", "25", "26", "27", "29", "30", "31", "32",
"33"
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"34", "35", "36"
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"38", "39", "40", "41", "42", "43", "44",
"45", "46", "47", "48", "49" and "50", which trove specifications
Nos.
"Sixty-one", "Sixty-two", "Sixty-three", "Sixty-four",
"Sixty-five" and "Sixty-seventh".
PART III
Summary of Reasons
The majority of the Board are convinced that the preponderance of the evidence establishes the fact that Mrs. Haynes
treated this field trip as a junket, failing to grasp and under.
stand the seriousness of her obligations and the necessity of
expending genuiqe effort to run a safe and successful trip for
a large number of students to and from New York City at that time
of night.
Intelligent organization and preparation were totally
lacking in the area of actual supervision.
She failed to exercise
any degree of control over either students or chaperones, leaving
most of them to fend for themselves.
Her failures in this regard
exposed the students to the admitted risks of Times Square at
the dining and theatre hours.
The majority of this Board are further convinced that Mrs.
Haynes' drinking alcoholic beverages while on duty and in the
presence of a student, her allowing herself to become involved
in a verbal and physical altercation with an employee of the
theatre, her irresponsible over-reaction to the ticket price
problem -- which ,impressed the hearing panel, all in conjunction
with her glaring failure to report these critical incidents to
her superiors and her evasions and prevarications when reports
were requested, mean in the aggregate that Mrs. Haynes has proven
herself to be unfit to continue as a teacher in this School
District.
A teacher's paramount duty is the safety and welfare
of her students.
Guidelines for Interpreting special Hardship Conditions
Income" can be adjusted for the follo\'ling special hardship condi tiona
which could not be reasonably anticipated or controlled by the household:
II
(I)
.!:!B!ISUALI,Y HIGH NEn~.<;£"\.l.J_ .•~CPE~:
Total 51.ctual. E.':Y1T!,cnts above
$30.00 per yea;- per family member, made by the household for
physician or dentist services, hospitalization, prescription
drugs, prescribed medical and dental ser,!ic.es, tra.nsportation
to and/or froIl' sources of medical or dental "treatment, nursing
care in or out of the home, payments for Medicare and/or health
insurance. Special diets are not an allo"':lable deduction. :C'ull
or partial payments made by outside agencies such as welfare,
Medicare or insurance companies are ~ part of the household
costs and should not be included uS part of the deduction when·
adjusting the II income" •
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(II)
(III)
.§H~LTER
CQSTS IN EXC1!;SS O}f' 3..L~£!R~~:
Shelter, coots
include rent and utilities Buch as heating, cooking fuel,
electricity, water and sewage disposal feen. In the case ·of a
household \llhich is buying or oVJ1l.S its m·rn home, shelter costa
would include mortgage payments which includes principal; interest
on mortgage principal; real estate taxes; school taxes; water
taxes 1 sewer taxes und special assesrnents required by State or
local lawo W11en the shelter costs exceed 30 percent of the
household lIincome", only that amount in excess of the 30 percent
can be deducted from the lIincome" as un adjustment.
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'rota1 puyments made for tuition and/or manda tory fees
by the family to a school or institution in meeting the educational
ngeds·of a child can be deducted from "income"~
(IV)
DISASTER OR. Cl\SUALT.Y L01L~:
Unusual expenses incurred due to an
individual household disaster I or casualty losses \>;11ich could not
be reasonably anticipated, can be deducted from "income"~: This can
be uninsured costs of fire, flood, theft or death which directly
affects the family "income" through an expenditure of funds ..
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(REVISED)
Al'l'ACmlENT
1/5/76·
NV.
to
NEW YOPJ{ STATE 1975-76 FAMILY EJ. .IGII3ILITY CRITERIA
FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE IvmAI.s Ah'D FREE HILK
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4 -------------------5 --------------------
6
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10 -------------------Each Additional Member
3230 ------------------------------ $ 5040
4240 -----------------------------6620
5250
6260
7190
8110
8950
9750
10550
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11310 ------------------------------
750
8200
9770
11210
12650
13970
15280
16460
17640
1180
"Family" means a group of related or non-related individuals, who are not residents of:
an institution or boarding school, but who are living as one economic unit. This in'·
eludes son, daughter, relatives, etc.
'Income" means ~111 sources of earned or lll1earned monies before deductions for inCOffie
-axes, insurance premiums, bonds, alimony,child support, etc. which '-1ould be available
:0 the "family" to pay the price of a child I ~ meal..
Hardship deduction ll - "Family income" can be reduced by the value of the fo110\-1ing
expenses "lhich you may have had to pay: Hedical expense payments above $30.00 per family
member per year; Shelter costs above 30% of your "Income"; Education expenses due to a
child's physical or mental condition; and Disaster or casu1ty losses. (See reverse for
interpretation).
"Foster Children" - a foster child placed in a private residence, :vvhere adoption ~~!..'.£.~
involvci., ,.;-ould be eligible under the criteria for a family of one, i f the income [or
that child does not exceed the applicable Family Income Scale. This provision is in
effect regardless of the gross income of the foster parent.
Adoption of this REVISED 1975-76 Family Eligibility Criteria for the Free and Reduced
Price Meal Policy signifies adoption of all applicable reduced price wording in the
body, attachment's, and add·endum of said policy.
Agreement Number
10375
S.A. Number
580402060000
, Adopted:
(date)
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Cold Spring Harbor Central School District
School DistrL t
Return to:
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Title:
~ Board of Bducati.<:,n Pr.esident
(Puhlic Schools)
Bureau of School Food Managell1ent
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Pastor (Non-Public School,,)
99 tvashinr;ton Ave.- Rm. 1736
Albany, NY 12230
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Execut~vc Director (Priv:lte Sella·
(Private Schools, Institutions)