School of ‘no show’
‘Hides’ rowdy kids ds
This principal gets a “D” for deception.
During the last two visits by the district superintendent for a “quality review,” Rachelle Legions (inset), the leader of PS 106 in Far Rockaway, Queens, rounded up six to eight of the most disruptive students and hid them in a trailer in the schoolyard, insiders told The Post.
Children in several grades who frequently scream, fight and throw things were allegedly stashed out of sight and earshot while District 27 Superintendent Mary Barton toured classrooms to evaluate the troubled school — now on a state watch list because of rockbottom test scores.
To prevent an embarrassing ruckus, kids seen as troublemakers — including some with special needs — were removed from classrooms before Barton visited last May 11 and Nov. 30, insiders said.
“You could walk by any time of day and there will be two kids beating each other up,” a staffer said.
The ploy worked. “When the superintendent came through, it was calm and quiet,” a witness said.
The outcasts were allegedly kept occupied on lap- tops and even ate lunch in the mobile unit, normally used for offices.
Staffers are irate at the ruse, saying parents were apparently kept in thee dark.
“I would be absolutely disgusted that you’re treat-ing my child like a dirty little secret,” one fumed..
Legions refused to speak to a reporter. The city Department of Education said the school “routinely uses the [trailer] to provide student services,” but will look into the dis-turbing allegation
Legions re-placed Marcella Sills, whom the DOE removed from the “School of No” (flashback at left) as principal in February 2014 after The Post re-ported she routinely arrived late or not at all.
State education officials said PS 106 was identified as a “priority school” last year because its combined 2014-15 English and math scores ranked among the bottom 3 percent in the state and dropped significantly from 2013-14.
At a meeting before last school year ended, Legions told parents the school is doing “significantly better.”
DOE spokeswoman Devora Kaye agreed: “Test scores have increased, parents support the principal, and the school will continue to make progress under this leadership.”