NYC teacher posted nearly naked snap online, flirted with students – New York Post
The city allowed a Manhattan high-school teacher accused of posting a nearly nude selfie online and flirting with students to stay on the job for more than a year, but finally removed him Saturday amid new complaints about his conduct, The Post has learned. Gabriel Mitey, 27, a social studies teacher at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy, or LOMA, generated several complaints last school year, students and staffers told The Post. But investigators questioned whether his conduct was cause for firing or just “weird” and “a stupid mistake,” insiders said. “Nothing is being done, He is getting away with it,” said a LOMA grad who told investigators a year ago that Mitey had sexually harassed him during his senior year. Rather than immediately sideline the teacher while the alleged inappropriate behavior was investigated, which is standard Department of Education procedure, Mitey was kept on — and even handeda plum role at graduation by a principal who himself is the subject of a sexual harassment complaint. Since inquiries by The Post, the student’s grievance is getting more scrutiny, along with a new complaint by a current LOMA student, a girl. “Although certain allegations have been investigated and closed, open matters regarding Mr. Mitey remain active,”said Regina Gluzmanova, a spokeswoman for the…
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