Posted on 09/04/2024 6:16:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
Teacher Daphne Halkias has been barred from her own school despite winning a court order for her reinstatement after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Queen’s educator, who has 30 years of teaching experience, was fired last year for refusing the jab on religious grounds.
However, she was blocked from entering her school on Tuesday despite a judge’s ruling reinstating her, The New York Post reported.
The single mother of four won her court battle when Queens Supreme Court Justice Chereé Buggs ruled in her favor last month.
The court found the New York City Department of Education (DOE)d wrongfully denied Halkias’ request for a religious exemption from taking the vaccine, deeming the decision “arbitrary and capricious.”
On August 1, the judge ordered Halkias to be reinstated with back pay.
But when she arrived at PS-85 in Long Island City for teacher orientation, she was told that there was “nothing” for her at the school.
“I’m not a criminal, and yet they are making me feel like I’m breaking the law,” she said.
The principal reportedly told Halkias that she had received no instructions to reinstate her, and there was no position available for her at the school.
“I went today for work, and I was told that there was nothing for me,” Halkias told the Post on Tuesday.
“The principal said that she had no directions given to her about my case, there was no position for me, and I couldn’t get a time card because I’m not officially in the system.”
Halkias’ attorney, James Mermigis, expressed frustration over the DOE’s actions.
He said that there might be financial motives at play, , noting that Halkias was earning a substantial salary of $128,000, and was just six months away from reaching full retirement benefits
“They probably replaced her with someone making a minimum salary,” Mermigis speculated.
“She did everything the right way. … Now they are still turning their backs on her.”
Mermigis revealed that he received several emails from a city lawyer instructing him to have Halkias vacate the school premises immediately.
“Please be advised that because your client is not an employee of the DOE, she will not be admitted into the school building,” read one email from Kathleen Linnane, a lawyer with the City Law Department.
Halkias’ legal team plans to file a contempt-of-court motion against the city, arguing the OE’s actions violate the court’s ruling
“This action by the city is not only a blatant violation of the court’s ruling but also a grave injustice to an educator who has already endured unwarranted hardship,” Mermigis said.
The DOE appealed against Justice Buggs’ ruling, triggering what the city’s Law Department claims is an automatic “stay” of the decision.
Nathaniel Styer, a DOE spokesperson, said the e city has “acted accordingly” and maintains that multiple courts have supported its process for evaluating religious exemption
The fascists are taking over New York State.
The legals system there is completely compromised.
NOw millions will be leaving the state, never to return.
Soros needs to be run out of the country.
You can’t hate these petty little tyrants enough.
Ropes, lampposts, and free helicopter rides are the only long term remedies for those who perpetuate this BS.
The bureaucracy, it is how they will fight Trump if he wins.
Fixed it.
While this would be a great opportunity to have the National Guard escort the teacher back into the achool to make a point, the NYS Guard is apparently busy at the Wolcott Hotel for some reason.....
A healthy modern society is in part based on the idea that everyone follows the laws of that society and when there are those that refuse to do that, refuse to follow the rulings handed down by legitimate courts, then the system begins to falter and fail.
Democrats seem able to openly defy any law or court they damn well please.
That’s how it begins.
Every time.
In Every country.
Where communists take over..................
You vote your way in, but have to shoot your way out...........
This is New York. You have a Democratic teacher, a Democratic court system, a Democratic teachers Union, and a Democratic school system. These are liberals eating their own.
it’ll be soon be time for her to file a gazillion dollar lawsuit against the NYC DOE ...
Fair enough...another lawsuit. Maybe $10 million this time!
Time to sue the school for hard, cold cash. A very big pile of cash.
Where is multi-millionaire Randy Weingarten and the union?
The school didn’t stop her from entering. An individual did. The judge should haul everyone involved into court for contempt charges. See how high up the ladder the squealing goes.
The taxpayers should not be on the hook for this......again.
EC
While I agree with the thread’s comments on the mask business and the lawsuit, I have to wonder why schools should have pre-kindergarten “teachers”. It’s government run day care with the day care worker getting $128K.
Government run day care for pre K kids (toddlers?) sure sounds like socialism/communism in the Peoples Republic of NY.
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I'm not one to think people should accept being bullied by the usual suspects and should just let them "win", but here we have an obvious, multi-faceted disturbance in the force.
Perhaps a Higher Authority knows something and is operating through the machinations of the petty depots, to prevent this teacher from returning to the school. Back pay and retirement aren't of much use in the afterlife.
The Judge Charles J. Vallone School, formerly the Humphry Davy School, is Public School 85 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.[2]>>>
Admissions
The school serves approximately 566 students from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade,[2] coming from over 40 different countries and speaking at least 14 different languages. 13.5% of newly admitted students are recent immigrants. 117 students are English Language Learners, 16 of whom are special education students.[citation needed]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Judge_Charles_J._Vallone_School
My remarks may sound 'out there', but the perspective is from many unfortunate situations in life that in real time were as stressful, convoluted, and corrupt as this one appears to be. But then as time rolled on, it became evident that selfish, malevolent actions from the Dark Side were happening for my benefit and protection.
The 'weird' is the tell.
Great...so who needs to be arrested for violating the Judge’s order?
The Principal, Vice Principal and the Superintendent........
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