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Exclusive | Brooklyn teacher NYC tried to fire decade ago for fixing grades is back in classroom and under fraud probe again: ‘No accountability’
- Latest development: Osman Abugana is back in a Brooklyn classroom while the DOE investigates new grade-fixing allegations.
- The 2013 DOE action sought his firing after alleging grade changes on Regents scores for five students.
- An arbitrator suspended him for one semester instead of firing him, and required a course on grading procedures.
- The case is cited by critics as an example of tenure protections limiting accountability in the NYC school system.
- DOE declined to comment further while confirming the renewed inquiry into Abugana's grading practices.
- Abugana has served in the NYC DOE since 1994 and earned a higher salary in his current role.
- The Post notes current complaints from the Edward R. Murrow High School principal prompted the renewed review.
- The article frames the issue within a broader debate over how tenure affects teacher accountability.
- The investigation involves alleged grade fixing in multiple settings, including a public high school in Brooklyn.
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