Ex-CNN Anchor Joins Debate vs. Unions Over Teacher Misconduct

Al Baker:

In late July, a Twitter user began to post a flurry of messages on what happens to be one of the Bloomberg administration's newest education campaigns.

Steven Ostrin, a former New York City school teacher whose disciplinary hearing in relation to a 2005 complaint has been cited by Ms. Brown.
"Teachers union must stop protecting those who commit sexual misconduct with children," read one post on July 29.

"Unions have to be there to support great hardworking teachers. Not ones who sexually harass and endanger our kids," said another from Aug. 3.

The posts began to draw the attention of Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, who wrote on Twitter, "Union protects against false allegations," which elicited this comeback:

"Then how do u explain teacher asking child for striptease and not fired?"

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 13, 2012 2:23 AM
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