
Jim Baumbach
Investigative Reporter at Newsday
Dad, husband, @Newsday investigative reporter, former sportswriter. Fan of DMB, books and my garden. Curious & resourceful. Integrity matters most.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | Jim Baumbach
The state Education Department can temporarily suspend the teaching license of an educator accused of sexually abusing students under a new rule approved Tuesday by the state's policy-making Board of Regents. The “immediate, interim” license suspension “ensures that students are protected,” state officials said, by eliminating a teacher’s ability to be in a classroom while their case proceeds through a lengthy disciplinary process.
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2 months ago |
newsday.com | Jim Baumbach |Dandan Zou
A math teacher sent sexually explicit messages to a former student. A science teacher texted her male high school students that they were “destined” to meet. And an art teacher allegedly told a student that systemic racism didn’t exist. Two of the educators lost their jobs while a third was suspended, allowing her to return to the classroom this fall.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand |Jim Baumbach
Teachers accused of sexually abusing students could face "fast-track" license suspensions under a proposed rules change reviewed Monday by the state's policymaking Board of Regents. If approved at the Regents next meeting on May 5 in Albany, the new regulations could provide for speedier, temporary removal of accused teachers from their classrooms until all appeals in their cases are settled, state education officials said.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
newsday.com | Jim Baumbach |Dandan Zou
Sayville school officials said they rescinded a $210,000 agreement to a departing administrator because he led them to believe he was resigning to be with his sick wife, when he actually left for a job in another district, according to court records. Former assistant superintendent Peter Branscombe, 48, of Holtsville, had asserted in a lawsuit filed Nov.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
newsday.com | Dandan Zou |Jim Baumbach
Settlements have been reached "in principle" in 12 lawsuits brought against the Bay Shore school district by former students who allege they were sexually abused decades ago by elementary school teacher Thomas Bernagozzi, the district and an attorney for the plaintiffs confirmed Wednesday. The terms of the settlements have yet to be finalized, Superintendent Steven J. Maloney said in a message shared with the school community.
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NYS now has the ability to temporarily suspend the license of a teacher accused of sexually abusing students, effectively keeping them out of any classroom while their case plays out.

The 17-person board unanimously approved the change at their meeting in Albany. It will go into effect this month. https://t.co/xtnnwVoqEN

RT @jimbaumbach: When I want to feel good about human nature, I read this story (for like the millionth time.) https://t.co/v0p7LEyObV

RT @Newsday: A math teacher sent sexually explicit messages to a former student. A science teacher texted her male high school students th…