Dismissal Hearing for NYC Whistleblower Begins; Murdoch's NY Post Goes Ape-shit!
Getting to be a familiar narrative : teacher reports principal for financial corruption. DOE goes after teacher instead. He's banished to rubber room for 500+ days til they can figure out what to charge him with. Hearing begins. NY Post decides to fictionalize proceedings. What else is new.
From ednotesonline: http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2013/09/portelos-hearing-ny-post-reporter.html
>>>Let me get to the crux of Reuven Fenton's journalistic malpractice (and I would warn any teachers out there who he seeks info from to boycott him).
I know reporters don't write headlines so let's put the blame on Post editorial for this one: More mischief from ‘rubber room’ teacher.
I actually did not hear one word of "mischief" and neither did my MORE colleagues. But we'll expose this in the future.
Someone tell me this is journalism where I highlighted hackisms in pink:
A Staten Island teacher who taunted the Department of Education by live-streaming video of his time in a “rubber room” continued to hog the spotlight at his termination hearing Thursday by inviting the media to watch. Francesco Portelos, accused of rampant insubordination at IS 49, opened the normally closed disciplinary procedure in hopes of extending his 15 minutes of fame. But the move blew up in his face, when he was not allowed to speak because it was the department’s turn to present its case.
I loved this line:
Unlike a normal trial, Portelos’ side will make its case at a later hearing.
What Fenton, (did he graduate from the 5-week training course offered by Reporters for America?) doesn't get it that in normal trials and in 3020 hearings, the prosecution goes first and cross-examination follows. And then the defenses presents. And this case is 3 days of hearings, which Fenton doesn't seem to realize. DOUBLE DUHHHH!. Fenton won't be assigned soon to cover the courts.
Yesterday was about the presentation of the DOE chief witness, the principal of the school. She testified in the morning session for about an hour and a half and about 2 hours in the afternoons session.
So what exactly blew up in his face? And as for the "rampant insubordination" I had to hold myself back from laughing out loud at what was presented as "rampant insubordination."
As for "hogging the spotlight" Portelos sat quietly next to his attorney for the entire hearing.
There's even more hilarity in Fenton's report:
“[Portelos] used intimidation, threats, manipulation and false allegations to scare people into getting his way,” DOE attorney Jordana Schenkman said. Portelos, 34, allegedly made life hell for colleagues at the Staten Island middle school by slapping papers out of people’s hands, mass-e-mailing complaints and making false theft claims. “I was watching my staff become demoralized, polarized, intimidated,” Principal Linda Hill testified at the hearing.
Yes, Reuven, the staff of IS 49 was so intimidated, threatened, manipulated, demoralized, and polarized that they elected Portelos chapter leader.
Twice.>>>>>> More at link.
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