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Teacher Plans Appeal On State-Backed Ouster (English)
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10 October 1969
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Former high school teacher James Norton has taken the first step toward appealing a ruling of state Commissioner of Education Carl E. Marburger authorizing his dismissal. (English)
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Teacher Plans Appeal On State-Backed Ouster. Ridgefield, New Jersey. Former high school teacher James Norton has taken the first step toward appealing a ruling of state Commissioner of Education Carl L. Marburger authorizing his dismissal. Marburger ordered Norton's dismissal on grounds he was guilty of striking a student and physically abusing high school Principal Fred Procopio last year. Norton has filed a notice of appeal with the state Board of Education, which he is required to do within 30 days after the commissioner's ruling in order to be eligible for appeal. He has requested a copy of the voluminous transcript of his hearing, and says he has retained an attorney who will review it carefully with him to discover what ground he can base an appeal on. "We have to go over the whole thing before we make our decision whether to go ahead with the appeal or not," he said. Charges pressed in Municipal Court by George Najemian Sr., the parent, regarding the incident had been dismissed, but the borough Board of Education suspended Norton last year, then dismissed him after Commissioner Marburger ruled to authorize that act. Norton was suspended for three months in 1967 for striking a student, but the student's parents dropped charges when Norton admitted the assault. He was reinstated. The 40-year-old physics teacher is now employed in the Westchester County school system. (English)
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