As he was saying …before he got the hook
March 16, 2010
At last night’s lively BoE Meeting, LIVES member Al Burch was gaveled and not allow to continue his comments because BoE President Patricia Mouton either did not want to hear what Al had to say, or knew what he was going to say and did not want to make it public. Well, regardless of the Board’s wishes, the rest of the story is verified here.
In his last position at Webutuck Central School District, Dr. Johns’ son was hired, first, as a part-time maintenance employee and after approximately two years had risen to the position of Maintenance Supervisor. As cited in the above linked news article, he also became the track coach and on March 9, 2009, an incident occurred during track practice in which he left an ill student, known to have allergies and required the use of an epi-pen, alone to return to the locker room. The student had an anaphylactic reaction and 911 had to be called. Dr. Johns did not discipline his son or even have him temporarily put on administrative leave while the event was investigated.
There were also allegations that a truck was purchased during Dr. Johns’ tenure at Webutuck which was done without the permission of the BoE. A few short months after the event with the student-athlete, Dr. Johns began interviewing, apparently before his contract has expired, and eventually made his way to Liverpool.
We at LIVES have to seriously question the BoE’s vetting process in the hiring of Dr. Johns. Were they aware of these incidents and ignored them or were they kept from the BoE by members of the District Administrative Team?
According to the Webutuck Athletics website, Dr. Johns’ son is now coaching two sports at the District and according to http://seethroughny.net/ (which lists the base salaries for all school districts across the State) as of 2009 Dr. Johns’ son is making approximately $53,000.
We are very concerned that Dr. Johns’ professional career which spans some 30+ years and some seven school districts in three states shows a pattern of inconsistency and certainly little if any loyalty to those he is supposed to serve.
