July 31, 2007 -
Ambridge Area School Board President Dr. Bernard Logan chastised two high school teachers in a letter for testifying in Beaver County Court on behalf of a former teacher convicted of having a sexual relationship with a student.And,
In a letter dated July 12, Logan expressed concern that math teacher Jennifer Grabski and social studies teacher Christina Trombetta had stepped forward as teachers, and "de facto representatives" of the district, to speak on behalf of David M. Costanza.
"I believe you lost sight of the bigger picture," Logan wrote. "Mr. Costanza preyed on a 15-year-old girl. She slept at his house. The relationship went on for weeks. ... How you diminished these actions and testified to his positive contributions, while this girl, the victim, with her family, sat in the courtroom, is beyond my understanding."
Logan wrote that teachers have a "sacred responsibility to protect children" and that his confidence in the two "as guardians of our children has been diminished."A copy of the letter was delivered to the Times, but they didn't print it.
Logan said he wrote the letter on his personal stationery and wasn't acting in his capacity as board president when he composed it, although he refers to himself as a school board director and signs the letter as board president.
TT - LINK for Costanza.
