Healey Wins NE Muzzle Award for Attempt to Quell Ragosta Report Stories
By: Rob Borkowski on July 1, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Schools
Former Warwick Schools compliance officer and director of human resources Rosemary Healey, one of three Warwick Public School administrators whose actions are detailed in the Ragosta Report, has been awarded a WGBH Muzzle Award for her attempt to prevent stories about the public document by the Warwick Post and the Warwick Beacon.
Ragosta Report: School Administrators Ignored, Dismissed Allegations Against Atoyan
By: Rob Borkowski on March 30, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Schools
Attorney Vincent Ragosta told the Warwick School Committee in May 2015 that three top Warwick Public School administrators dismissed accusations of sexual misconduct by science teacher Mario Atoyan in 2013 and rushed an investigation into the matter.
Rhode Island ACLU To Defend Post, Beacon’s Right to Print Ragosta Report
By: Rob Borkowski on in News to You, Schools
The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has agreed to provide legal defense for the Warwick Post and Warwick Beacon if Attorney Jeffrey Sowa delivers on his threat of a lawsuit if the publications publish the Ragosta Report.
Healey Attorney Threatens Suit in Advance of Ragosta Report Release
By: Rob Borkowski on March 28, 2016 in News to You, Schools
Attorney Jeffrey Sowa, representing former Warwick Schools compliance officer and director of human resources Rosemary Healey, has threatened the Warwick Post with a defamation lawsuit if it discloses the contents of the Ragosta Report, a public record the RI Attorney General ordered the School Department to release March 30.
RIAG: Warwick Must Give Ragosta Report to Post, Beacon
By: Rob Borkowski on March 2, 2016 in News to You
Warwick, R.I. — RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin’s office has ruled the City of Warwick must release details of the “Ragosta Report” on Warwick Public Schools’ handling of accusations against […]
City of Warwick Denies Warwick Post’s Request for Ragosta Report
By: Rob Borkowski on January 8, 2016 in News to You, Schools
The City of Warwick has denied Warwick Post’s public records request for the “Ragosta Report” on the handling of allegations of inappropriate conduct with students against Gorton Junior High School Science Teacher Mario Atoyan.
Ragosta Report Redactions, Release, In Progress
By: Rob Borkowski on November 20, 2015 in News to You, Schools
The Ragosata Report, which a Superior Court order instructs the School Committee to turn over to the City Council, is expected to be delivered this week, with only minor redactions.
Judge: School Committee Must Give City Council the Ragosta Report
By: Rob Borkowski on November 12, 2015 in News to You, Schools
Judge Bennett R. Gallo ruled today that the School Committee must honor the City Council’s subpoena of the “Ragosta Report,” and a redacted version of the document is expected within a week.
Harrington: Judge Rules on Council’s Ragosta Report Subpoena This Week
By: Rob Borkowski on November 10, 2015 in News to You
The Warwick City Council OK’d a ban on powered boats on Sand Pond and parking restrictions on Wells and Rowe Avenues Monday night before learning Judge Bennett R. Gallo will decide their fight to subpoena the School Committee for a copy of the “Ragosta Report” by week’s end.
City Council Votes to Subpoena School Committee for Ragosta Report
By: Rob Borkowski on September 22, 2015 in News to You
The City Council voted 6-2 to subpoena the School Committee for a copy of the “Ragosta Report” on the handling of allegations of inappropriate conduct with students against Gorton Junior High School Science Teacher Mario Atoyan.