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High school teacher fired after lying about military service, Purple Hearts
March 02, 2018, 08:40 AM
JALLENHigh school teacher fired after lying about military service, Purple Hearts
A Massachusetts high school teacher who claimed to be a decorated war hero with two Purple Hearts has been fired after school officials discovered he was lying, officials said.
Andrew Gaboury, 36, was hired to teach at Coyle Cassidy High School in Taunton four years ago. During the interview process and in the following years, he claimed that he was a war veteran with many accolades to his name.
The school newspaper even wrote a profile on him touting how he transitioned “from military to history classroom.”
However, school officials say, it was all a lie.
Boston 25 reported that it contacted the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration in St. Louis after the school newspaper ran the story. They were told there was no record of Gaboury receiving two Purple Hearts, much less actually serving in the U.S. military.
During the investigation, Gaboury reportedly came clean in an email to the news station.
“I made up time in the Army. Over the intervening years I added details as people asked. I am deeply sorrowful for this and did not see a way out,” he wrote.
The teacher told Boston 25 that he wanted to join the Army out of high school but was disqualified for medical reasons.
In a statement on Thursday, the high school said Gaboury was fired, effective immediately.
"Coyle and Cassidy High School Administration today (Thursday, March 01, 2018) learned that faculty member Andrew Gaboury misrepresented his service in the United States Military on his application for employment, and as a result his employment was terminated, effective immediately,” the statement said.
LinkWhat is notable about this is being fired immediately. How does that happen, if it can’t be done to teachers who are found to have other disqualifying aspects, pedophiles, spouse abuse, etc. LA has several hundred teachers, maybe several thousand, drawing full pay doing nothing while suspended for one reason or another pending administrative procedures.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown March 02, 2018, 10:04 AM
PrefontaineAwful shit. Lock the fucker up.
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March 02, 2018, 10:06 AM
sigmonkeyWell, I guess he's history...
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March 02, 2018, 10:13 AM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Well, I guess he's history...
Things just didn't add up.
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March 02, 2018, 10:13 AM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:
What is notable about this is being fired immediately. How does that happen, if it can’t be done to teachers who are found to have other disqualifying aspects, pedophiles, spouse abuse, etc. LA has several hundred teachers, maybe several thousand, drawing full pay doing nothing while suspended for one reason or another pending administrative procedures.
Notable indeed. Apparently buggering children is more acceptable than embellishing a service record.
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March 02, 2018, 11:02 AM
JALLENAnyone who is or aspires to be a serviceman is obviously a despicable low life, and administrative procedures be damned.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown March 02, 2018, 11:34 AM
EdmondSince he falsified information on his application by posing as a Veteran for monetary gain, does that mean he:
1. pays back all the salary he received
2. pays back all the money spent to hire him (background check, drug test, driving records check, etc.)
3. goes to jail because it's stolen valor when monetary gain is the motive
???
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March 02, 2018, 12:26 PM
wolfe 21quote:
They were told there was no record of Gaboury receiving two Purple Hearts, much less actually serving in the Army.
Seems like they might be emphasizing the wrong part of the story here. I would think the completely fabricated service should be more upsetting than claiming unearned awards, no?
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March 02, 2018, 01:59 PM
JALLENquote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
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They were told there was no record of Gaboury receiving two Purple Hearts, much less actually serving in the Army.
Seems like they might be emphasizing the wrong part of the story here. I would think the completely fabricated service should be more upsetting than claiming unearned awards, no?
In Massachusetts, if you lie about being an Indian, they make you a professor and Senator. If you lie about being in the Army, you’re fired.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown March 02, 2018, 07:25 PM
arfmelMassachusets? He's a dumbass. He should have said he "identified" as a decorated combat veteran.
March 03, 2018, 08:04 AM
mikeyspizzaAlso speaks to the quality and effectiveness of the Massachusetts background check on potential employees.
March 03, 2018, 09:13 AM
WarhorseScum...that's what he is. His attempt at stolen valor should at least somehow follow him, so that others know about him when dealing with him.
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March 03, 2018, 09:44 AM
Sig209what a tool
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March 03, 2018, 12:01 PM
Scoutmasterquote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:...In Massachusetts, if you lie about being an Indian, they make you a professor and Senator. If you lie about being in the Army, you’re fired.
Clear double standard.
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HayesGreenerWhat an asshole
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