Often Times The Coverup Is Worse Than The Crime
He Said:
“It has come to my attention that the news media has been provided with false and/or misleading information regarding Anthony Byrne’s employment status with the board,” Dr. Freund said in his statement. “Mr. Byrne is currently on leave pending a voluntary retirement when he reaches eligibility effective April 1, 2010. Mr. Byrne has not been terminated and there has been no finding that he engaged in any misconduct in the course of his employment by the board.”
She Said:
According to district Director of Communications Kim Eves, Mr. Byrne was placed on leave with pay Jan. 4.
He Clamed Up:
Asked why he was placed on leave, Dr. Freund said he couldn’t comment because it is a personnel matter.
Mr. Byrne was responsible for helping chose contractors for school construction and maintenance.
The Post received unconfirmed reports last week that Mr. Byrne had been removed from his position due to allegations of receiving payments in connection with the construction of the new Hamilton Avenue School and the modular classrooms at Western Middle School, both of which proved to be controversial projects. Parents complained about shoddy construction and placement of the modulars, which eventually had to be closed and remediated after high levels of mold were discovered, and the school construction was years behind schedule and over budget.
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The Greenwich Post Listens:
The Greenwich Post Story Notes.....
"The allegations also appeared on a number of Greenwich blogs."
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Key Figure In Hamilton Avenue School Mold Fiasco was escorted from his job at the Greenwich BOE
01/29/10 They Just Cover Stuff Up In Greenwich - The Single Family Home Owners Have An Obligation To Pay The Bill, But They Don't Have A Right To Know
One Month After Security Escorted Tony Byrne Out Of BOE Headquarters.....
Greenwich Time Cub Reporter Colin "BOE BROWN NOSE" Gustafson Starts To Ask questions About Tony Byrne, But Hits A Stone Wall With The Powers That Be
By Colin Gustafson, STAFF WRITER
Director of Facilities Anthony Byrne has tendered his resignation, effective sometime in March, according to Board of Education Chairman Steve Anderson.
School officials declined to discuss the reasons for Byrne's departure, saying it was a confidential matter."I'm not going to discuss personnel, one way or the other," Superintendent of Schools Sidney Freund said.
Efforts to reach Byrne, whose absence began Jan. 4, on Thursday were unsuccessful."
I was told (Byrne) was going to be retiring," First Selectman Peter Tesei said. He declined to discuss the matter further, saying it does not fall within his authority as first selectman.
District employees were notified of Byrne's absence in an internal memo on Jan. 4, a school official said.
Byrne earned $138,758.27 in the 2009 calendar year.....
EVEN MORE BACKGOUND INFO ON HOW THE BOE HAS LIED TO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNERS OF GREENWICH BEFORE:
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