For educators in Portland autism classroom, staffing challenges are a safety concern For weeks this fall, Eric Poulin raised safety concerns about staffing in his classroom for students with autism. He would regularly bring up vacancies, absences and a lack of substitute coverage at meetings with administrators of the Beach program in Portland Public Schools, which is for students with high needs who often need one-on-one attention. The teacher’s concerns were dismissed or never followed up on. Then on Oct. 14, the news broke that an education technician in Poulin’s classroom had been charged with sexually exploiting a student – an incident Poulin blames at least partly on staffing. Police said Benjamin ... Continue reading... https://www.pressherald.com/2022/02...oom-staffing-challenges-are-a-safety-concern/ Find in Internet Archives [google]For educators in Portland autism classroom, staffing challenges are a safety concern[/google] For educators in Portland autism classroom, staffing challenges are a safety concern For weeks this fall, Eric Poulin raised safety concerns about staffing in his classroom for students with autism. He would regularly bring up vacancies, absences and a lack of substitute coverage at ... Continue reading... https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/02/...oom-staffing-challenges-are-a-safety-concern/ Find in Internet Archives [google]For educators in Portland autism classroom, staffing challenges are a safety concern[/google]
Former Portland school employee files federal lawsuit against district, former superintendent A former Portland special education teacher has filed a federal lawsuit against the school district and former Supt. Xavier Botana, saying he was terminated in retaliation for speaking out about classroom staffing shortages. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by Eric Poulin says Botana and the district violated the First Amendment, the Maine Human Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act. Eric Poulin worked in a K-1 special education classroom from Nov. 2020 until Aug. 31, 2022. During his tenure, an employee under his supervision was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and other ... Continue reading... https://money.yahoo.com/former-portland-school-employee-files-224600549.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Former Portland school employee files federal lawsuit against district, former superintendent[/google]
Former Portland teacher settles federal lawsuit against the district A former Portland special education teacher has settled a federal lawsuit against the school district and former Superintendent Xavier Botana. Eric Poulin sued in U.S. District Court in April, alleging he was terminated in violation of the First Amendment, the Maine Human Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act for speaking out about staffing shortages. A notice of the settlement was filed Friday, though the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. James Clifford, Poulin’s attorney, said in an email Monday that the lawsuit was resolved with “mutual satisfaction of all parties.” He did not ... Continue reading... https://www.pressherald.com/2024/02...settles-federal-lawsuit-against-the-district/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Former Portland teacher settles federal lawsuit against the district[/google]
