Garabitos Says Other Teachers Knew About His Plan
The New York Post has an exclusive interview:
Key quotes from the interview:
* “I am actively pursuing change. This is a political movement by the union, too. The union wants change on the school administration. And we actively pursue those things. We negotiate, but when they don’t pay attention, we try to do something dramatic to bring attention.”
* “The UFT does not approve those type of tactics.”
* “It wasn’t just me. It was 20 teachers. It’s just that I took responsibility because I am the chapter leader…. All the teachers knew that I was going to do this.”
Reporter: “When did the other teachers know?”
Garabitos: “That morning at 8:01.”
* I’m going to hold a press conference, maybe Tuesday.”
Here is a short bio page of school principal Dorald Bastian (posted as Dorald Knowles). Bastian is a Teach for America alumnus.
