Janicki contended the district's allegations had no merit and were unproven, and that his dismissal would be “disproportionate” to the alleged offenses. In that case, the teacher was accused of “leaving his recording device behind, and operating,” when he left a meeting for a period of time. The arbitrator found “sufficient evidence” for a fourth charge alleging Janicki secretly recorded district administrators speaking with their attorney in November 2019. It noted previous disciplinary action against Janicki included a 2016 letter of reprimand “for conduct that included animus toward LGBTQ students.”Īlso, an arbitrator in April 2020 allowed the district to withhold a salary increment from Janicki, finding the teacher “did not ‘get the message’ regarding his professional duty to respect the LGBTQ rights of students and staff.”Ī third charge claimed Janicki “lied to every administrator who has interviewed him as part of an investigation for misconduct,” Kendellen’s decision said. The second charge contended the Document #3 incident showed Janicki’s “continuous pattern of intolerance and/or antagonism” toward people based on sexual orientation and gender expression. It noted a school official’s assertion that Document #3 "undermines" the transgender policy. The arbitrator concluded Janicki acted out of "outrage and his out-of-control zeal to respond to the recent high school announcement of a LGBTQ Coming Out Day and a faculty meeting about a new transgender policy.”īoth sides agreed to exclude Document #3's actual name from the case “because of its provocative nature,” the decision said. More: Judge orders release of woman accused of assaults at day-care facility More: Pennsauken crash injures mother greeting daughter at school bus stop The district alleged Janicki hoped staff would “mistakenly think it was an official district communication,” according to Kendellen’s decision. The first of those charges claimed Janicki “surreptitiously” placed a paper identified only as “Document #3” next to a teacher sign-in sheet in the main office of the 11-12 high school in October 2019. Gregory Janicki, who taught music at Washington Township High School, is no longer a school employee, a district representative said Monday.Ī 48-page decision by the arbitrator, Gary Kendellen, found the district had supported three charges against Janicki “with the overwhelming preponderance” of evidence presented by both sides in the dispute. An arbitrator has upheld the school district's decision to dismiss a teacher accused of having an "intolerant attitude toward gay and transgender students and colleagues."
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