In light of the fact that petitioner offers no excuse for her delay, the appeal must be dismissed as untimely. Petitioner's request that any reference to the disciplinary action against her son be expunged from his record must also be denied because of failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Since petitioner has not appealed the superintendent's decision to the board of education, petitioner's claims concerning expungement and her son's transfer must be dismissed. With respect to the removal of respondents, I note that while petitioner requests the removal of the School 57 principal, petitioner has failed to join that individual as a party in this appeal. Petitioner maintains that respondents Thompson, Dougherty and Mayo should be removed because they refused to return her telephone calls.
Respondents deny receiving any such calls.
In the absence of any countervailing proof, I find that petitioner has failed to sustain her burden of proof on this issue. In any event, although administrators should endeavor to be responsive to parental concerns, they are under no legal obligation to do so. Accordingly, respondents' alleged failure to return petitioner's phone calls violates no law and thus does not support petitioner's claim for removal under Education Law ' 306. I have reviewed petitioner's other contentions and find them without merit.