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501GUANTANAMO BAY is the AKA name for the Bronx 'Rubber Room'
F. GARABITOS PUBLIC STATEMENT
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN
ON Friday, April 24, 2009 at MS 328
I locked myself in my classroom and forced
the evacuation of the school in protest. Other teachers were informed and prepared for an orderly fire-drill. THE CHILDREN
WERE NOT PUT A RISK. It is recorded that I called 911 and the Union to announce a hunger strike in protest to the unfair methods
of arbitrary-political-retaliatory reassignment used by Principals and the Division of Human Resources. The misapplication
of Regulation 420 is a long dirty secret that must be exposed. This counter-action I took on my own without consultation or
approval from UFT; However, I intended to wait couple of hours until the UFT & DOE officials arrived to escort me out.
But something
went wrong; by 8.30 am someone else from the building made a second or a third call to 911 saying that there was bomb
in the building… FOR THE RECORD: I Francisco Garabitos never threatened to blow up a school, did not have hostages,
did not claim to have a gun, nor bomb or any kind of explosives; Whoever made such a call constitute a false allegation should-and
will be prosecuted .
THESE WERE SOME REASONS WHY I RISK UP MY JOB IN ORDER TO STOP FALSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ALL TEACHERS.
BASIC SCHOOL ISSUES and INVESTIGATION REQUEST:
1-That the parents and general public be informed of the teacher’s shortage and discipline situation at MS
328.
2-
That the Office of Special Investigation act within 48 hours to handle ALL CREDIBLE allegations.
3- That the DOE interview individual staff
members as to reduce the stressful conditions caused by Principal Dorald Bastian and demand him to cease and desist on harassment.
4- That the UFT charge the principal of interfering
with Union Business by forcing the reassignment of three Union representatives, flagrant favoritism, repeated acts of professional
harassment and safety violations.
5-That the Principal Dorald Bastian be transferred or terminated for poor inter-personnel
and management skills.
6-That teachers be allowed to re-arrange classroom and select instructional strategies in accordance to their own
teaching style to match student's learning needs.
7-That a SAVE room be permanently staffed to hold/counsel disruptive students removed from
classroom and that the DISCIPLINE CODE be enforced.
8-That the DEAN position be devoted FULL TIME exclusively for safety and discipline related
issues
9-That
Security officers be allowed to patrol corridors and remove disruptive-truants roaming the halls.
REQUEST
FROM DOE- UFT negotiation
That an expedited method of pre-investigation be used by
OSI-SCI before removing teachers from their positions unless there is reasonable evidence for a police arrest or criminal
violations against federal, state and/or education laws.
That the DOE close the RUBBER ROOMS to save millions of dollars by releasing teachers with
pay until their case is promptly investigated... by public schedule and calendar appointments.
That Teachers who are cleared and found not-guilty,
be immediately re-instated back into classroom positions in accordance to contractual longevity rules.
That fines, suspension or termination of teachers be imposed AFTER and
ONLY AFTER a due process investigation, 3020-a hearing or arbitration is conducted.
That false witness and false statements makers be prosecuted
and punished by fine/or up to one year in prison pursuant to section 210.45 of the New York State Penal Law.
Interested party
for a resolution and further details may contact me:
WWW.Detower.com & email: fgart44@Gmail.com
Bronx UFT Rep: C. Harrison: 718-379-6200
Ed. Wolf, Virginia Lopreto, Nader Sayegh, Esq. Attorneys at Law
NOTICE: Good News result after this incident! The BOE and
the UFT announced that it will close the RUBBER ROOMS by September 2010, and will expedite the pending case.... a god step
on the right direction! .
