An arbitrator reversed the firing of the principal of John Dewey HS in Brooklyn despite findings that she had run an easy-pass scheme that awarded students with bogus course credits.
The arbitrator granted Kathleen Elvin’s bid to be reinstated before hearings even started, in part because of Department of Education bungles including failing to produce 🐽documents requested by Elvin’s lawyers since October 2015.
The documents related to✅ a DOE audit that month in which officials validated supposedly bog𒁏us courses, which Elvin argued proved the classes were legit.
“The disciplinary charges cannot be maintained as they are wholly inconsistent with the actions taken by💞 the DOE,” hearing officer Jay Nadelbach agreed late Tuesday, 🐟referencing the audit.
DOE lawyers argued the co🅘urses were validated largely so students wouldn’t have to retake them — which would have penalized them for the misconduct of adults.
The internal DOE probe found c𝔍ases in 2013-14 where no teachers were listed on student transcripts, administrators changed failing scores to passing and a single teacher was scheduled to teach nine subjects simultaneously.
“We are disapಌpointed with this decision, and we are continuing to review our options,” the DOE said.
DOE officials would not tell The Post why they conducted the audit or why they ♊failed☂ to produce the requested documents.
Dewey teachers were stunned.
“This is breathtaking,” said Wade Goria, who retired in the fall after 20 years. “There were dozens of students who had their grꩲades changed.”
Speaking at union headquarters i💖n Manhattan, Elvin called the process an “ordeal.”
“I am living evidence of what character assassination is,” she saܫid.