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is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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Current Events
Anti-Bullying Lawsuit is Filed in Connecticut Against Greenwich Public Schools
Will the courts consider 'bullying' as an illegal act?
'BULLY' SUIT VS. SCHOOL
December 28, 2004 -- Two Connecticut parents have filed a lawsuit against Greenwich Public Schools, claiming their daughter was bullied in class for years and education officials did nothing about it. Theodore and Patrice Anibal said school officials failed to protect their daughter, and their inaction compromised her ability to get an education. "We did not want to do this," Patrice Anibal said. "But the administration has just refused to address the problem. It was absolutely our last resort." The lawsuit, filed in Stamford Superior Court earlier this month, says the parents complained from 1999 to 2004 about the treatment of their daughter at Old Greenwich School but got nowhere. The couple's lawyer, Alyce Alfano, also said she tried to intervene with school officials before filing the lawsuit. "I just got nowhere," she said. "I just got no complete or respectful response." According to court papers, the girl was placed in classes with the students known to bully her in 2001 and 2002. As a result, she has been taunted, teased and bullied almost daily since 1999, and she suffers from "anxiety, withdrawal into fantasy, extreme fear, hypersensitivity [and] extreme difficulty in social situations," the 13-page complaint said. The lawsuit names Larry Leverett, superintendent of schools; the Board of Education; Maria Melendez, assistant superintendent; Board of Education Chairwoman Sandy Waters; and Old Greenwich School Principal Marge Sherman. It does not name the children or parents of the children accused of bullying the girl. The lawsuit also cites Connecticut's anti-bullying statute, a 2002 law that requires all public schools to establish plans to address bullying. The school system did not comment specifically on the lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and reimbursement of medical costs. But the parents said the legal action is not about money. "This was not about retribution or about money," Patrice Anibal said. "This was about having Greenwich acknowledge what happened and apologize for it." Ann-Marie DeGraffenreidt, an attorney at the Center for Children's Advocacy at the University of Connecticut School of Law, told the Greenwich Time newspaper that bullying-related lawsuits are rare in Connecticut. But such complaints may become more common. "It's still a developing area of the law," she said. "And that's partly because of the impact . . . bullying can have on children and young adults and adolescents has only recently been recognized." Post Wire Services Related article: Deadly Lessons: Bullying, Violence in Schools, No Safety Plans or Accountability: When and How Can We Get Back On Track? |
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