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.
Ladoceur: Let Voters Decide Whether to Appoint School Committee
By: Rob Borkowski on December 3, 2015 in News to You
Warwick City Councillor Edward Ladouceur’s constituents have been talking about switching the Warwick School Committee from an elected to an appointed board, and he’d like to give the whole city a chance to weigh in on the question.
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.
Council to Make Final Votes on Sand Pond Powerboat Ban, Snow Ordinance Changes
By: Rob Borkowski on November 6, 2015 in News to You
The Warwick City Council meets Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in City Hall to consider second passage on four resolutions, including a ban on gas powered boats on Sand Pond, parking restrictions on Wells and Rowe Avenues and amendments to the snow removal ordinance.
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.
Council Holds School Committee Subpoena, Invite Votes till Sept. 21
By: Rob Borkowski on September 15, 2015 in News to You, Schools
The Warwick City Council postponed votes on a subpoena of the School Department’s “Ragosta Report” on the handling of inappropriate student contact allegations against Gorton Junior High School Science Teacher Mario Atoyan and an invite to the School Committee to discuss it Monday night.
School Committee Subpoena, Invite on Deck for Council Monday
By: Rob Borkowski on September 11, 2015 in News to You, Schools
Three School Department officials including retired Superintendent Richard D’Agostino have left office since the School Committee received a report on how they handled allegations of a Gorton Jr. High science teacher’s inappropriate conduct with students, and some City Councillors want that report made public.
Holland Named Interim Superintendent, Atoyan Report Remains Sealed
By: Rob Borkowski on July 17, 2015 in News to You, Schools
The Warwick School Committee hired educational consultant and former Central Falls interim superintendent William Holland as interim superintendent for Warwick Schools.