Based on these interviews and respondent McCarthy's report, the principal concluded, In my opinion it was a case where the humor, although apparently understood by the youngster and his classmates at the time, was not appreciated by the boy's parents. The next day, petitioner's son was transferred to the district's Brookside Elementary School. The superintendent placed petitioner on the agenda for the next board of education meeting. Although respondent McCarthy did not appear personally before the board, he presented his view of the incident through a letter from his attorney dated February 27, 1992. Petitioner commenced this appeal on May 14, 1992.
Petitioner requests a public apology for the incident.
Although there is no legal basis for demanding such relief, the record shows that petitioner has already received an apology from respondent McCarthy. Petitioner also requests the appointment of a State Education Department monitor to observe respondent McCarthy's class for a period of one year. This request must similarly be denied. While it appears that petitioner asked the district to discipline respondent McCarthy, he does not ask for such relief on this appeal, nor does he contend that the district's decision to handle the situation administratively was arbitrary or capricious. Consequently, I do not pass upon the reasonableness of the board's decision.