Posted on 06/05/2004 3:27:50 AM PDT by Liz
One of the parents ripped off was quoted as saying she was "very, very angry" about it and would be "glad" to see the super fired. ..........fired. That's as far as she would be willing to go? Fired? How about jailtime for these thieves?
No wonder the culture is in a downward spiral.
As Anger Grows in Roslyn, the Schools Chief Lies Low
By MICHELLE O'DONNELL
June 4, 2004
NY TIMES
Frank A. Tassone has been absent from school for three days. But Mr. Tassone, the embattled superintendent of schools in Roslyn, N.Y., has not been far from the minds of residents, who say he should be held accountable for the theft of more than $1 million in school district funds.
While Dr. Tassone has not been accused of any wrongdoing by the Nassau County district attorney's office, Peter J. Mancuso, the prosecutor who is pursuing a case against Pamela C. Gluckin, the former Roslyn assistant superintendent for business, said on Tuesday that the scope of the investigation had widened to include all parties involved in the district's finances.
To Judith Winters, a Roslyn resident, and the dozen members of her informal association, that would seem to include Dr. Tassone, who was Ms. Gluckin's direct supervisor. The members of Ms. Winters's group, more than half of whom are lawyers, want to pursue legal ways to remove Dr. Tassone and the school board members.
"The majority of people I've talked to feels, how could he not have known?" said Ms. Winters, adding that she had received e-mail messages from hundreds of her neighbors. "You can't be the head of a system and not know what's going on."
For the last few days, the whereabouts of the top official of the Roslyn schools have been unclear. On Tuesday, secretaries said he was undergoing medical tests outside his office. They said he would return Wednesday. On Wednesday, he was said to be again undergoing medical tests, an account corroborated by Judy White, the public relations consultant hired by the district to weather the storm of media attention the theft has generated.
Yesterday, Ms. White said she believed that Dr. Tassone was in Florida, using accrued time off. "At this point, I don't know," she said.
Ms. White said the school board would make an announcement about Dr. Tassone early today, but she refused to elaborate. "It's a legal issue," she said.
News of the announcement fueled speculation that Dr. Tassone, who has been publicly criticized for advising the board not to reveal early details of the theft, would resign.
The scandal has generated a groundswell of anger in Roslyn, a well-heeled community on Long Island's North Shore. After learning in February that the school board had allowed Ms. Gluckin to quietly resign in October 2002 after accusing her of stealing $250,000, angry voters rejected next year's school budget last month.
Ms. Winters' group, one of several that have sprung up in response to the scandal, is trying to channel that anger by drawing up a new budget to prevent the state from taking control of Roslyn schools on July 1, which it will do if a budget is not approved.
"We're deeply concerned that the state is going take over like in Roosevelt, and we don't want that to happen," said Ms. Winters, referring to the troubled Roosevelt school district, which was taken over by the state two years ago.
Local and state authorities are pursuing their own investigations. State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi is investigating whether the district had the proper controls in place to prevent theft, and Mr. Mancuso, the prosecutor, is investigating whether the board's failure to report the crime to law enforcement authorities constituted a crime.
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Liberals obey laws? Laws don't apply to liberals. Looks like these thieves will probably get away with their crimes. And they'll probably sue the district for pain, suffering, humiliation, false charges, loss of compensation.........the usual liberal rot.
This gang of school ruffians has strongarmed children into the Planned Parenthood libertine lifestyle.
Less for them to steal.
Off with their heads!
A den of thieves.
Look at this story from Newsday
Attorneys caught in fallout from scandal
You have to "love" these guys. Don't report the theft, as long as she resigns and pays you back, it's "all good". What? Think of it as a interest free loan?
The NEA stinks, but c'mon, administrators and clerks are not NEA folks.
I specified "NEA-types." Unless you have inside info that these people are conservatives (snicker).
Nice, very nice take.
The facts from Newsday indicate these people colluded to carry out a conspiracy to coverup wrongdoing. Could mean they broke RICO laws.
It's amazing how gullible these liberal are. They cannot being themselves to be judgemental.....even when the crooks are caught red-handed. I guess judgementalism would be too right-wing (smirk).
Another problem is that b/c of the curse of "moral relativity" they cannot even distinguish between right and wrong.
Obviously Mafia connected.....all last names end in a vowel..(G)..
Bet this isn't the only district that's been fleeced...
We have to raise property taxes.....for the children
It sure isn't. Fla & D.C. too as I recall.
You got that right.
Maybe someone from Houston could post the story I heard on our TV news last night about the treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas stealing $600,000 from the church. That's what happens in a country that banishes the Ten Commandments to the basement closet.
But according to the news stories, the Roslyn school officials acted like alltime friends of humankind....always ready to listen.....so compassionate and tolerant......doing it all "for the children." What a crock. Meanwhile, they were deceiving everybody in their paths, and ripping the parents off bigtime.
LOL......good point. This scam keeps 'em too busy to score other federal ripoffs.
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