Connecticut

Granny Snatching: Media Discovers Granny Snatching in Connecticut; We’re Saved!?

February 22, 2012
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Granny Snatching: Media Discovers Granny Snatching in Connecticut; We’re Saved!?

Everyone I know sent me a copy of the news article that surfaced last week concerning a Fairfield family in which a son is attempting to have his 98-year-old mother confined in an elder care facility while he takes her house and sells it. (Thanks to everyone I know, it was very much appreciated.)...

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93 Ct School Districts Have Not Fired A Certified Teacher For Any Reason In Six Years

February 22, 2012
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93 Ct School Districts Have Not Fired A Certified Teacher For Any Reason In Six Years

Story includes a list of all 93 school districts that never fired a certified teacher. Most Conn. school districts didn’t fire any certified teachers over 6-year period Ninety-three Connecticut school districts did not fire a certified teacher between Fall 2004 and Summer 2010, according to a review of state Department of Education data, including...

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Ct Murder Rate Three Times Higher Than Ct Teacher Fire Rate

February 21, 2012
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Ct Murder Rate Three Times Higher Than Ct Teacher Fire Rate

According to FBI crime statistics, each year in Connecticut there are more murder victims than fired teachers. There is a murder every three days. A certified teacher is fired every nine. Malloy wants to change policies that keep teachers in place The average American is 17 times more likely to get laid off or...

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CCSU and Ct Labor Dept Security Breaches Investigated By Attorney General

February 17, 2012
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CCSU and Ct Labor Dept Security Breaches Investigated By Attorney General

Ct Attorney General George Jepsen is seeking more information from the state Department of Labor and Central Connecticut State University about security breaches that may have opened Social Security numbers and other personal information to unauthorized view. In separate letters to state Department of Labor Commissioner Glenn Marshall and Central Connecticut State University President...

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