City teachers union fighting for its job protections after lawsuit seeks tenure overhaul
BY BEN CHAPMAN , STEPHEN REX BROWN
A day after a bombshell lawsuit seeking to overhaul teacher tenure was filed, the city teachers union came out swinging for its job protections, arguing many teachers leave the system if they’re accused of misconduct or incompetence.
A United Federation of Teachers analysis released Tuesday found that 216 out of 637 disciplinary cases involving teachers from the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years ended in termination, resignation or retirement.
The union would not say how many of those accused educators were fired, versus how many resigned or retired with a pension, but a union lawyer said the figures show the system is working.
“Our data show that accusations that the teacher discipline process in New York City is ineffective are simply wrong,” teachers union general counsel Adam Ross said.
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