NY schools now can suspend teachers accused of sex abuse
David McKay Wilson
“Nineteen months ago, state Sen. Shelley Mayer, DYonkers, said it was unacceptable that a former Lakeland High teacher accused of raping one of his students could be hired across the river in the Monroe- Woodbury district, even though the state Education Department knew of the allegations.
That’s all changed since Tax Watch reported on Alejandro Mendoza’s hiring in Monroe-Woodbury in October 2023, not long after one of his former students filed a civil lawsuit against Mendoza and the Lakeland Central school district. Monroe-Woodbury, in Orange County, removed Mendoza from the classroom after hearing from Tax Watch.”