Frederick P. Bisogno Jr. This is Me

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1. 1. joyneslaw.com

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   Published on: 4/16/2007   Last Visited: 1/24/2008

   Frederick P. Bisogno Jr. received $13,307.77 in salary, plus $1,692.23 to reimburse him for health insurance, according to records obtained from the school division through Freedom of Information Act requests. Bisogno sought $15,000 - plus interest, unspecified damages and legal costs - when he sued in September 2002. He now teaches social studies at Hickory High School. Bisogno and an Oscar F. Smith High School colleague were suspended in June 2001 over allegations that they violated Virginia Standards of Learning test-security rules. They gave a practice test to their students that closely mirrored an actual test given the previous fall. The teachers called any violation unintentional - Bisogno had not given or seen the earlier test - and fought the recommendation of Superintendent W. Randolph Nichols that they be fired.
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   School administrators had told Bisogno that his back pay would be held in escrow pending the outcome of his grievance but later said no escrow account was created. The parties announceda settlement in February but said terms of the agreement prohibited them from releasing details. The law typically requires that issues involving public money or pay of public school employees be made public. Both sides said in February that they were satisfied with the agreement. School administrators declined to comment Wednesday. Frederick P. Bisogno Jr. collected the back pay from his suspension in June 2001. He was accused of violating Virginia SOL test-security rules.

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   Published on: 4/16/2007   Last Visited: 1/24/2008

   Lawyers for both sides Thursday said terms o the agreement prohibited them from revealing the amount coming to Frederick P. Bisogno Jr., who now teaches history at Hickory High School.
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   Bisogno sued in September 2002, demanding $15,000 plus interest, unspecified punitive damages and legal fees.
   
   Bisogno and an Oscar F. Smith High School colleague were suspended in June 2001 over allegations that they violated Virginia Standards of Learning test-security rules.
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   School administrators had told Bisogno his back pay was being put in escrow but later said no escrow account had been created.

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   Published on: 9/25/2002   Last Visited: 10/25/2007

   SOL suit If Chesapeake public school officials are looking for the fairest, most reasonable outcome, they should settle the lawsuit filed by teacher Frederick P. Bisogno in Chesapeake Circuit Court. He's seeking $15,000 plus legal fees and punitive damages.
   
   Bisogno, a teacher at Oscar Smith High School during the 2000-01 school year, was swept up in a Standards of Learning controversy. Separate incidents forced the resignations of several Chesapeake teachers. He helped to devise a practice test that was later deemed too similar to actual SOL questions.
   
   School officials suspended Bisogno for several months, and a panel later recommended he be reinstated without back pay. He now teaches history at Hickory High School.
   
   However, copies of letters between school officials and Bisogno suggested that his pay over the suspended period would be placed in escrow pending the resolution of his case. Attorneys from both sides, no doubt, will argue the merits of what was or was not promised, and whether the panel's recommendation is binding.
   
   The school division should take the high ground and settle the case, even if for less than the $15,000 sought by Bisogno.