Mar 12, 2007 - The New York State School Boards Association wants swifter discipline for bad teachers.
Based on state Education Department data and a survey of school boards, the association said an average case will cost a district nearly $129,000 and take 520 days to resolve.There is also a cost is in morale of the faculty and the tarnished reputation of the vast majority of teachers, the association said. [TT - Not to mention the fact that the ultimate price is paid by children who have had to deal with the incompetent or sexually abusive teacher and the taxpayer has to pay his or her salary until conviction -- paying a teacher and a substitute sometimes for years. We know. We chronicle it every day.]
That includes $60,0160 paid to the accused teacher, who is suspended during the state disciplinary process; $26,800 for a substitute teacher; and $23,040 for legal costs.
TT - The New York State School Boards Association has a web site with their report and their five recommendations.
Press release here.
