A New York Senate hearing reveals school districts are declining to act against some bad teachers because of the costly disciplinary process and many accused teachers quietly resign, free to teach elsewhere.
Testimony by the state Education Department and School Boards Association say school districts are declining to go after some teachers under the existing disciplinary process.
The official process is aimed at firing tenured teachers for incompetence and misconduct and could lead to revocation of their state teacher license.
State officials say hard fiscal times are making districts avoid the $200,000 cost.
The unions agree teachers are settling cases privately, but the concern is exaggerated.
The school boards group says the number of bad teachers avoiding the disciplinary process isn’t known, but appears substantial.
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