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Let's Get Alberto Willmore His Life Back!

Let's Get Alberto Willmore His Life Back!

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Started by Anonymous 12 years, 9 months ago
Alberto Willmore is an artist and a favorite teacher of many students at the Ella Baker elementary school in New York City. Back in 2011, while Alberto smoked a cigarette admiring his artwork he was wrongfully prowled on by an NYPD officer. When he flicked the cigarette into a water drain, the officer wrongfully detained and arrested him, using another piece of litter they pulled from the street. After 589 days, his case was finally dismissed and all the charges dropped. Why a petition then you ask? Mr. Willmore isn't allowed back into his twaching position. Why if all the charges are dropped? Because of the one false arrest of this teacher. This petition is against the New York Department of Education, speaking on behalf of a man whose job was his life and has now been unable to get back to work because of a false charge. Give Alberto his job back. For too long this man has had to deal with stresses that were unnecessary, why cause him any more. Mr. Willmore wants nothing more than to do what he loves - teach children the wonders of art. Why turn a man down for wanting to do nothing more than educate todays youth? With your help Mr. Willmore can be reinstated in a teaching position he never should've lost.

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Its been just about a day and almost 10 signatures already. Keep it up. If we stay with this we can get Alberto his job back. Tell your family, tell your friends, tell everyone. Put it on Facebook, Instagram, tweet about it, let people know whats going on. Lets get Alberto back to the one place he never should've had to have left - his job as art teacher at Ella Baker.

Updates

December 17, 2013

im still reading through all the stories people are posting about alberto and honestly it just confirms how much he belongs back in the classroom. ive been reaching out to a few people who might be able to help us get a real conversation started with the school district so i will let everyone know how that goes as soon as i hear anything back.

December 17, 2013

im honestly so moved by how many people are stepping up for alberto right now. watching this gain real momentum shows how much this community cares about getting a good teacher back in the classroom where he belongs.

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Kaara Vasquez
12 years ago Featured

Alberto deserves his job back - he's one of the founders of The Ella Baker School after all! What's more is that he is a gem of a teacher, one with such insight and honesty that it is unparalleled in today's exceedingly corrupt world. Not only is it reproachable to deny him his life's work, but also to deny future students the honor of knowing him. Please please please give him another chance!

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Azarias Soto
12 years ago Featured

As a former student of Alberto I was sad to know that he was gone. That my inspiration for art was taken from me. Knowing no other teacher can push me to do things like he did and for doing things like that is reasons why he should get his job back. Wish you luck Alberto. Keep Fighting

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Matt Bowgren
12 years ago Featured

NYDOE - you were notified of the arrest within 24 hours yet you're claiming that you need to continue to discipline the teach because he didn't notify you of the arrest in writing? I can see where that would make sense if they were arrested in another state and you would otherwise not be notified, but you were notified! Please use better judgement and give Alberto his job back.

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Tawanda Green
12 years ago Featured

The factors contributing to the arrest of this man are unconstitutional, immoral, and unethical. Not only should he be given his job back in addition to missed pay, but he should receive a formal apology from the New York City Police Department and the New York Department of Education. It is shameful to punish a man for an act that was never committed in the first place!

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Denise Villanueva
12 years ago Featured

It's hard enough to find good teachers in the NYC school system. Not only have they ruined his life, they are taking away a much needed role model and educator from every student in Ella Baker.

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Anonymous
12 years ago Featured

Take away a man's meaningful purpose in life and you destroy the man. Give him back what should never have been stolen from him in the first place. Give him back his full teaching credentials and allow him his benefits as a fully licensed teacher!

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Yasmin Erne
12 years ago

I am speechless that this can happen in a country that boasts freedom all the time.

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John Morgan
12 years ago

Cannot you sue for reinstatement?