Monday, April 2, 2012
David Wartik's attorney said they plan to appeal the Winnetka Public Schools Board's decision to dismiss Wartik.
The Evanston Police Department (EPD) has closed an investigation concerning David Wartik, a former teacher at Hubbard Woods School in District 36. "There are no charges to be filed based on the case status being closed," Cmdr. Jason Parrott said Monday. Stay tuned to your local news when you sign up for our daily newsletter. The Winnetka Public Schools Board voted unanimously to dismiss Wartik in mid-March. The tenured teacher had been on leave at the time due to concerns about the Evanston police investigation into a possible incident that happened in the late 1990s at a private North Shore school. The board dismissed him because of what it termed as Wartik's "purposeful obstruction" of the district's investigation, not because of the …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Parents, family and community members voiced their concerns about the handling of David Wartik's case.
More than eight hours after its scheduled start, the District 36 Board voted unanimously to dismiss fourth-grade teacher David Wartik from employment and to suspend him without pay. The verdict was met with boos from some in the crowd, which included several dozen who spent their days at The Skokie School in support of Wartik while the board met in executive session. Earlier: Diverse Crowd Rallies in Support of Teacher in Question The tenured teacher at Hubbard Woods School had been put on leave due to concerns about an Evanston police investigation into a possible incident that happened in the late 1990s at a private North Shore school. "Today we are faced with very bad choices," said Winnetka Public Schools Board President Dana Crumley, …
District 36 administrators moved their meeting to a larger venue to accommodate about 80 people at the special board meeting Wednesday morning.
The public outcry was loud, harsh and long over The Winnetka Public Schools District's treatment of fourth-grade teacher David Wartik on Wednesday morning. "I don't like the way the district has proceeded in this matter," said Melissa Mizel, a parent to two children who had Wartik as their teacher, and who was third in line at the podium. "It's been precipitous and unfair to David." About 80 people assembled at the open session meeting of the District 36 board members to voice their support for Wartik, who has been put on leave due to concerns about an Evanston police investigation into a possible incident that happened in the late 1990s at a private North Shore school. During one hour of public comment, a variety of community members …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The board met on Monday morning to discuss the behavior of David Wartik, a fourth-grade teacher at Hubbard Woods School.
Winnetka school officials have put a fourth-grade teacher on leave due to concerns about an Evanston police investigation into a possible incident that happened in the late 1990s at a private North Shore school. During a special meeting on Monday morning, the school board for District 36 agreed to issue a notice to remedy, which is a mandate for performance improvement, to the teacher at Hubbard Woods School. David Wartik, who has worked within The Winnetka Public Schools district for more than a decade, teaches fourth grade. The teacher's behavior was called into question after the Evanston Police Department informed the district about an investigation that involved Wartik, who was placed on leave Feb. 29. "Specifically, this [notice to …
cindy stremmel
12:35 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
I have known David since my oldest son, 16 now, and a student at New Trier, started playing KWBA Travel Baseball in 3rd grade. Although my son never had David as a coach; we knew him and always hoped he would be his coach (but David usually coached the A level and my son played at the B level). I also have another son who played KWBA and had interactions with David through the organization like … more ›