Providence schools to change policy that automatically places teachers on leave The city’s school system will revise a new policy that has led the district to automatically place many teachers on administrative leave as a precaution, the schools superintendent said Monday. Going forward, the superintendent, Christopher N. Maher, will perform a cursory review of an allegation against a teacher before automatically placing a teacher on leave. During this school year, the district has been automatically putting teachers on leave with no such review and turning information over to DCYF for investigation. “There have been unintended consequences,” Maher said Monday. Maher and School Board President Nicholas Hemond acknowledge that the situation has ... Continue reading... http://www.providencejournal.com/ne...y-that-automatically-places-teachers-on-leave
