The town Division of Schooling is so intent on firing a disabled instructor that it went to courtroom two days earlier than Christmas to terminate him.
Abraham Freud, who labored as a DOE special-ed instructor for twenty-four years, has turn into disabled himself, affected by scoliosis and arthritis, making it not possible for him to bodily deal with a classroom of autistic college students, he instructed The Submit.
“I’m scared to lose my job and health benefits,” stated Freud, 46, a father of 4. “Just because I’m disabled doesn’t mean I’m garbage and should be thrown away.”
In an ongoing struggle, the DOE filed a movement in Brooklyn Supreme Courtroom on Dec. 23 asking a decide to elevate an order blocking it from firing Freud, citing a “misuse of taxpayer funds” to proceed paying his wage after he exhausted his sick days.
Freud’s lawyer, Christina Martinez, referred to as it not solely “heartless” however a violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act.
“This case shines a light on the DOE’s disregard for disabled employees and their legal rights,” she stated.
Since November, Freud has been unable to show at PS K369 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, a Okay-to-12 faculty for youths with extreme disabilities.
He has repeatedly utilized to work as an attendance instructor, which entails making cellphone calls and visiting properties, however discovered the DOE had blacklisted his file with a “problem code.”
“I never got back one response,” he stated.
The DOE stated it couldn’t reply questions on the case Friday as a result of officers are off,
