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| TEACHERS UNION TO REPRESENT O誰EILL |
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WENGNews writes, "THE SARASOTA COUNTY TEACHERS UNION HAS DECIDED TO REPRESENT DIANA O誰EILL, THE VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER WHO WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK ON CHARGES SHE ABUSED FOUR OF HER SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. ACCORDING TO THE HERALD TRIBUNE, THE UNION DOES NOT HAVE TO REPRESENT O誰EILL, BUT THEY FEEL HER SPOTLESS RECORD OVER HER EIGHTEEN YEARS IN VENICE PLUS THE SUPPORT OF SOME OF HER CO-WORKERS WAS REASON ENOUGH TO PAY HER LEGAL FEES FOR NOW. O誰EILL SURRENDERED LAST THURSDAY AFTER A MONTH LONG INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TWO OF HER AIDES SAID SHE HIT, KICKED, AND PUSHED STUDENTS. O誰EILL TEACHES STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES, AND HER ATTORNEY, CATHERINE SLOAN, TOLD A COURT LAST WEEK THAT O誰EILL DID NOT ABUSE ANYONE, SAYING SHE WAS USING TECHNIQUES THAT THE AIDES MISTOOK FOR ABUSE. O誰EILL HAS BEEN ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE SINCE LATE JANUARY, AND SHE IS STILL BEING PAID HER $71,000 SALARY UNTIL THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FINISHES THEIR INVESTIGATION. "
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Posted on Feb 26, 2008 05:46am.
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