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Rubino, a teacher for 15 years, was fired last June after also ranting on Facebook that her students should drown. A judge cleared her to go back to class last week.
But the city’s Law Department released a statement Sunday saying that Rubino’s comments “warranted her termination†and that it was considering an appeal.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe ruled that Rubino, who makes $78,000-a-year, should get her job back because she had an unblemished record.
“While her reference to a child’s death is repulsive, there is no evidence that her postings are part of a pattern of conduct or anything other than an isolated incident of intemperance,†Jaffe wrote.
Rubino, a teacher at PS 203 in Flatlands, was canned after Facebook posts became public.
“After today, I’m thinking the beach sounds like a wonderful idea for my 5th graders. I HATE THEIR GUTS! They are all the devils spawn,†she posted in June 2010, a day after a 12-year-old Harlem girl drowned at a Long Island beach.
Rubino added to her problems when a friend responded on Facebook: "oh you would let little Kwame float away!"
Rubino replied: "Yes, I wld(sic) not throw a life jacket in for a million!!"
Rubino was fired after a hearing officer found that she was guilty of "misconduct, neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming her profession."
“People make mistakes,†an exasperated Rubino said, adding that she was merely “venting†in the posts. “I’m sorry. It’s something that shouldn’t have happened.â€
Rubino, a teacher for 15 years, was fired last June after also ranting on Facebook that her students should drown. A judge cleared her to go back to class last week.
But the city’s Law Department released a statement Sunday saying that Rubino’s comments “warranted her termination†and that it was considering an appeal.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe ruled that Rubino, who makes $78,000-a-year, should get her job back because she had an unblemished record.
“While her reference to a child’s death is repulsive, there is no evidence that her postings are part of a pattern of conduct or anything other than an isolated incident of intemperance,†Jaffe wrote.
Rubino, a teacher at PS 203 in Flatlands, was canned after Facebook posts became public.
“After today, I’m thinking the beach sounds like a wonderful idea for my 5th graders. I HATE THEIR GUTS! They are all the devils spawn,†she posted in June 2010, a day after a 12-year-old Harlem girl drowned at a Long Island beach.
Rubino added to her problems when a friend responded on Facebook: "oh you would let little Kwame float away!"
Rubino replied: "Yes, I wld(sic) not throw a life jacket in for a million!!"
Rubino was fired after a hearing officer found that she was guilty of "misconduct, neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming her profession."
“People make mistakes,†an exasperated Rubino said, adding that she was merely “venting†in the posts. “I’m sorry. It’s something that shouldn’t have happened.â€
