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Parents like BettyJ need to get their facts straight first, before slandering people. Mr. Taylor followed proper protocol and notified the administration of the incident. As someone who knows one of the parents and students directly, they decided not to get the police involved. Mr. Taylor’s involvement is fully documented and if and when the Ragosta Report is made available to the public, everyone will know what a great job this man did handling the situation. The School Administration is fully to blame for not immediately dismissing Mr. Atoyan.

Principals do not have power to hire, fire or even suspend a Teacher. That is the central administration’s responsibility. Mr. Taylor, the Principal, actually encouraged the parents to report the incident, he referred this to the central administration, advocated for dismissal, and when they wanted to keep this teacher, made sure the teacher was not involved in school activities outside the classroom. Had the breakdown been at the school level, the Principal would have been the first to be dismissed. The breakdown was clearly central administration.

DCYF has no authority to do anything in this instance. As someone who has been provided the facts, Mr. Taylor followed the proper chain of command.