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Is DR Alison Coviello; Principal and Ed.D Stalling Complying With Discovery? southbronxschool.com

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Is DR Alison Coviello; Principal and Ed.D Stalling Complying With Discovery?

Discovery is;

A category of procedural devices employed by a party to a civil or criminal action, prior to trial, to require the adverse party to disclose information that is essential for the preparation of the requesting party's case and that the other party alone knows or possesses.
Simple.



Exculpatory evidence

evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial that exonerates or tends to exonerate the defendant of guilt.
Again, simple.



 Back in January when I had the pre-hearing for my 3020-a we put in our discovery requests. Part of what was requested, and we feel the most important part is the request for emails, texts, letters, etc... pertaining to me from DR Alison Coviello; Principal and Ed.D of PS 154 and her BFF AP Jessica Cruz.



Here, have a look;



It's all very straight forward. Now you ask, what is the problem?

It's now almost June and we have yet to not only get a response from TPU and/or Naeemah Lamont, but not even what we requested in discovery. Thus far this is reminiscent of the stonewalling that both Betsy Combier and Francesco Portelos received with their similar FOIL requests.

Which begs a question.

Is DR Alison Coviello; Principal and Ed.D hiding something? Is BFF AP Jessica Cruz hiding something? Can they be hiding it from me in cahoots at someone else? Possible. Or even worse, are they keeping information away from others? Possible as well.

Are not DR Alison Coviello; Principal and Ed.D and BFF AP Jessica Cruz both public officials bound by the Freedom of Information Law? Certainly, they, or anyone else is not above the law. Isn't there a moral and ethical necessity to obey and follow through on a FOIL request that might have evidence that is exculpatory? 

The rule of law is what bounds us as a society. None of us, not the president, not a senator, not a http://www.southbronxschool.com: