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Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Home_sick — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:32:41 -0000

Thanks,

Hopefully, the decision to discharge Laboy is done thoughtfully and not impulsive as a feel good action. I did a bit of searching on report cards for the Lawrence High School and found that 1 of 100 with 1 being the worst school, Lawrence High ranks 3rd. Their SAT’s you don’t want to know. It’s ugly.

That alone, is enough for any Mayor as chair to the school committee enough ammunition to demand nothing less than a discharge. Voting would be a matter of formality. Who in their right mind would oppose a discharge?

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Blueeye — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:14:04 -0000

Home_Sick,

You hit the nail on the head with some of your comment,however; you are incorrect about the the process of firing a Lawrence Superintendent. The Superintendent does not serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, he serves as a city employee governed by the School Committee. Sullivan, as mayor, serves as the Chair of the School Committee and though he holds some procedural oversight, the mayor's vote is counted equally amongst all of the Committee members. If the Committee does vote to terminate Laboy it will take a 2/3rds vote of the entire body.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Home_sick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:37:35 -0000

Alas,

Forming a committee to oust Laboy and plant someone else in his place is a dangerous undertaking.

Announcing the plan interferes with Laboy’s right for due process of the law. Laboy is not a stupid man. His perception that a modern day lynching is taking place would be correct. Although Laboy’s position serves at the mayor’s pleasure, and can fire him at will, it is not a good idea to do so while a potential litigation charge is floating around. The City stands to lose a lot of money and making Laboy richer.

Are you sure that is what the mayor said? Or could it have been forming a committee to review the case and determine is here enough evidence to justify an action such as that?

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

CitizenofLaw — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:59:13 -0000

Great leaders lead, they don't hand ring and take no actions. If JFK acted like our elected school committee with respect to the Cuban Missle crisis the free world as we know it today might be very different and I mean in a bad way with Russia knocking at our back door. If Ronald Regan did not take a stance with Gobechev in Iceland the Cold War would not be over and the fears of Communist takeover and nuclear war would have been rampant.

These great leaders took calculated & educated chances, then again, I just answered my own dilemna, I said EDUCATED leaders. Nevermind, we have a bunch of NINCOMPOOPS on our school committee.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

LarryTheWatchDog — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:00 -0000

Dr. Ahummmm, Dr. Laboy's contract is racially biased(Much like the MCAS), therefore he is not responsible for any of his actions that may nullify it's legality.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

turnhall — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:52 -0000

exactly

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

turnhall — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:15 -0000

are you for real

why does laboy deserve any justice or respect, he never practiced it, he has ( and will get) what he justly deserves

more than available if you want to discuss this face to face

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

dgt3 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:08 -0000

Oh really , now- Willie Lantigua after submitting not once, not twice not even three but four occasions bills to the Massachusetts legislature to allow Laboy the ability to transfer his years of service in New York to Massachusetts for the purpose of vesting Laboy in the Massachusetts pension system, ignore the fact Lantigua has refered to Laboy as a "...great superintendent...." and also ignore the fact Lantigua has yet to speak publicly on anything....

come to your own conclusion...

Lasy what good man are you talking about?

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Guest — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:54:22 -0000

I totally agree with dano51967. Since Willie fought saw hard to actually change a Massachusetts law (4 times none the less) on Laboy's half, if this thing gets table, Laboy's back on the Job 01/03 until when is he vested ?? October 10 - what a flippin scam you ----fill in the blanks 0--- are all alike!

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

mamalion — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:27:56 -0000

Any School Dept. or private consulting firm would be out of their minds if they even considered hiring Mr. Laboy for anything other than cleaning toilets!
I also can't imagine anyone in Lawrence giving him any type of glowing job references. Oops, sorry, I forgot about Mike Sullivan! Wouldn't it be just like him to stick it to Lawrence in one last act of defiance before he leaves office and Lawrence behind?

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Alas — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:11 -0000

Wilfredo's "fellow Latin" has already gone on record with his plans to compose a committee to oversee the recruitment of "a NEW" Supt. Your speculations are incorrect! It's a good thing nobody posts their actual names or risks their reputations on the misinformation and hate filled banter they spew on this blog. Unfortunately, this bologna (juvenile gossip and offensive racism) cost us a good man in the end.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

dan051967 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:23 -0000

Jeez, I wonder if Slick Willie will come to Laboy's rescue. I honestly think that it is a very good possibility - after all Slick Willie fought so hard for the Laboy Bill on Beacon Hill...

I can see it now: Come January, Slick Willie takes office. His first item on the agenda will to be to reinstate Wilfredo Laboy as Superintendant of the LPS. He will also return Laboy's SUV with the expensive, custom running boards and also give Laboy another "special assistant" (ahem - chauffeur). Yep, some guy from Boxford...

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Ressy2009 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:24:09 -0000

Get rid of the bum!

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

dgt3 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:11:34 -0000

To access the important stuff you need to pay for a membership

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Guest — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:36:09 -0000

I'm on linked-in .... it doesn't cost anything.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Uncle Leo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:38 -0000

How long are they going to let this gravey train run?

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

dgt3 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:27 -0000

At $50 per month it may be worth the money to see his 12 rumpswab connections.

By the way, is there anyone who doubts we, the taxpayers, are paying Laboy's $50 per month subscription.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

dgt3 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:37:51 -0000

Actually Wilfredo has lost 46 pounds since the beginning of his taxpayer funded hegira from the LPS and is ready to come back and lead the new LPS under his fellow Latin and new mayor Willie Lantigua.

Both parties are thrilled beyond belief at the prospect of four more years at the helm; maybe even eight more years.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

seealotofthings2 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:32:40 -0000

I heard he and his son are going to offer free pizza to the entire school system until his contract runs out which is why he is hanging on. They are in the back room of the pizza shop making the pizza 24/7 just in case it is accepted. LOL Much of it is being eaten as time goes by and I'm not going to say who's doing all the eating. hahaha

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

Blueeye — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:19:10 -0000

Apparently Laboy is actively looking for a new job. Check out his LinkedIN profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub...

He's looking for:
Interested In:
Career opportunities, consulting offers, new ventures, job inquiries, expertise requests, business deals, reference requests, getting back in touch.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

koolaidmum — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:33 -0000

Mr Laboy,

Your resignation is overdue.
Submit it immediately!

Booze...your out.
High points for marketing Lawrence HIGH SCHOOL does not outweigh the student populations educational priorities set forth by the state, parents, and taxpayers.
Rules and rights of others you flagrantly ignored.

Can legal action be taken against Mr Laboy personally? Can parents take Mr Laboy the former superintendent to court for denying the children of Lawrence a safe educational atmosphere?

The lack of reporting lawlessness in the Lawrence High School under Mr Laboy is going to come back to haunt YOU Mr Laboy.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

willmansfield — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:13:46 -0000

Believe it or not, it is stipulated in Laboy's contract that Laboy sits next to the mayor at the school committee table. And if you like that, you'll love this-if they fire him,(believe me that is a BIG IF, and Laboy sues for wrongful termination ,it is also stipulated he be awarded triple damages.So if my interpretation is correct, the school committee fires him, he sues claiming breach of contract, wins(somehow) and his damages are already spelled out.

Thank you Mike Sullivan and thank you city attorney for doing a great job protecting Lawrence from scumbags like Laboy, Howshan, Matteo, Perkins and other rot who take us to our own cleaners. If I did not know better I would swear Sullivan planned it this way as a way of paying off his friends.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

bobplugh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:10:36 -0000

"alleged" - What ever happaned to "INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY"? You may not like it, but nothing has yet been proven. If we were going to hang everyone that has been ACCUSED of wrongdoing, there would be no one left to do anything.

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

bigkahunah — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:35:56 -0000

He will talk when you offer the BIG buyout cuz that's the only way he is leaving. You can not force him out.
Scotty will play you guys like a fiddle for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Re: Lawrence School Committee preparing for Laboy deadline

arrival2010 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:27:03 -0000

Why would a elected official have to move? Have him move. I would not want someone that is unethical and dishonest serving on the same table as someone who is not.