A veteran Queens elementary school teacher was arrested yesterday after allegedly assaulting a 6-year-old student. Grace Peterson-Hagendorf, a retired teacher working as a substitute at PS 22 Thomas Jefferson in Flushing, allegedly pushed a girl into her chair around 10 a.m. Wednesday, twisting the girl's neck with enough force to cause pain and bruising. Her husband Arthur Hagendorf defended her to DNAInfo, "I think she was falsely accused of this. She would never hurt a child in any way, shape or form." more ›

Months before the MTA implements widespread transit cuts, the cash-strapped agency has been staffing fewer back-up drivers and reducing bus service as a way to save money, according to union officials and bus drivers. For the past two months, the agency has been cutting costs by lowering the number of subs available when other drivers call in sick—meaning in some instances there aren't enough drivers to complete all of the scheduled bus trips, amNY reports. more ›

Whenever a NYC teacher calls out sick to wrestle in the WWE or attend a relative's sentencing, the Department of Education has to send in an expensive substitute from the Absent Teacher Reserve pool. more ›

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