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Attorneys eye settlement in Matt Haig case
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Wheatley teacher working towards settlement with E.W. school district B y Noah M a n s k a r Attorneys for the East Williston School District and a suspended Wheatley School teacher, Matthew Haig, may reach a settlement rather than proceed with disciplinary hearings in which the district is seeking his termination. The school district and Haig, a 30-year social studies teacher, will continue to negotiate a settlement in the coming weeks after nearly eight hours of talks at the Wheatley School on Tuesday, when hearings were set to begin on charges against Haig of insubordination, neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming a teacher. “I feel confident that things will work out in the long run that will leave me in a position to continue to do what I have a passion for, which is teach,” Haig said. If both sides reach a settlement before Aug. 10, the next scheduled hearing date, the case against Haig
will not proceed, said Andrew Costello, his attorney. The parties will try to settle their differences that day with a hearing officer, Stuart Bauchner, present If they cannot reach an agreement before then, Costello said. Hearings will start if they reach an impasse. The agreement is not final, but it could involve a letter of reprimand being placed in Matthew Haig’s personnel file to which he may be able to respond, said Michael Haig, Matthew Haig’s brother, who was in the room with Matthew Haig and Costello Tuesday. The sides were also negotiating whether Matthew Haig, a Brentwood resident, would serve a “symbolic” paid suspension in addition to the three months he has already been suspended, Michael Haig said. Costello said he and Haig were ready to start hearings Tuesday morning. Costello declined to discuss the terms of the settlement, Continued on Page 58
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Roslyn Country Club saga continues with BY C H R I S A DA M S A court date has been set for Aug. 1 to determine whether the dispute over use of the Roslyn Country Club will go to a jury trial. The case
involves claims by residents that they have rights to use the park property due to a neighborhood easement from the 1950s, but it is currently closed under a private owner. Plans to reopen the club
have been pursued for five years by Town of North Hempstead officials, residents and a civic association, and the case will again go before the Nassau County Supreme Court. “We’re still trying to acContinued on Page 59
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