It looks like Lawrence foreign language teacher Ileana Bordonaro can return to work — if she wants to. More than a week after Bordonaro got into some hot water for allegedly allowing her students to bring Italian dishes to class, the School Department is saying it has offered Bordonaro the opportunity to return to class. The School Department won’t confirm if the pasta-serving teacher was fired, but students reported her being escorted out of the building following the incident. No word yet on whether Bordonaro will take the offer. She’s lawyered up and few details have been released.
Full story in The Eagle-Tribune and online tomorrow.
UPDATE: Eagle-Tribune Reporter Mark Vogler’s story here.
What’s the sensitivity with food in the classroom? There’s no confirmation from Lawrence officials as to what specifically was the problem that led to Bordonaro being allegedly escorted from the school, but food in the classroom has increasingly become a point of contention in schools around the country. Proponents of classroom food bans point to obesity problems and the need to de-emphasize food to the dangers of food allergies. Opponents say such rules just take the fun out of school.
Check out a couple of stories below. Leave it to Texas to not only refuse to ban treats, but enact legislation to guarantee your right to them.
- Some Minnesota schools ban birthday treats at school
- Some schools ban treats, but Texas guarantees the right to bring them
Noah R. Bombard is the new media editor for The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover. He is a former award-winning newspaper and magazine editor who has been covering news in Massachusetts since 1997.