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Families Receive $3 Million Settlement For Claims Teacher Abuse
The Long Beach teacher was fired in 2019 after allegations surfaced regarding the abuse of disabled children, Newsday says.
LONG BEACH, NY — Four families reached a $3.1 million settlement with the Long Beach School District regarding abuse allegations of their disabled children by a former middle school teacher and two classroom aides, Newsday reports.
The civil lawsuit, filed in 2017, outlined claims of abuse by teacher Lisa Weitzman and teaching assistants Lauren Schneider and Jeanmarie Lilley. Several high-profile members were also named, including former superintendent David Weiss, the article stated.
Documents claim the students were abused in Weitzman's class starting in the 2012-2013 school year and members of the district did not step in.
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Weitzman was fired in 2019, Newsday said.
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