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Sunday, January 8, 2012

New Principal, sexual harasser, needs to go « JD2718

New Principal, sexual harasser, needs to go « JD2718:

New Principal, sexual harasser, needs to go

John Chase, principal of Bronxdale Academy…

wait a minute. This is a no-brainer. The school has been around exactly one term. This guy didn’t even design the school. Just a stiff behind a desk.

Oh yeah, and harassing his staff. Some of his staff. School aide. Secretary. Community Liaison. Precisely those who cannot disappear into a classroom to perform their duties.

Am I just saying this? Reporting Rumor? Nah. The Office of Equal Opportunity said so, in their first run at this creep. And there are two more investigations pending.

If a teacher did what this guy did, the teacher would be removed, pending disposition. (I get that. The teacher would also have their pay suspended – without a finding that’s plain wrong. Another serious, senseless giveback from 2005 that needs to be undone).

Choke Collar

In today’s Daily News, Walcott is quoted as saying “I’m not going to remove him, but he knows he cannot have