NYC School Employee Faked Daughter’s Death to Go on Costa Rican Vacation
- Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:20am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City school employee has lost her job over accusations she faked her daughter’s death so she could take a Caribbean vacation.
The New York Daily News says a school official became suspicious of the forged death certificate. A special investigator‘s report says it had different fonts that weren’t aligned properly. Here’s how the Daily News describes what happened:
- Had one of her daughters call the school to say that her sister had suffered a heart attack in Costa Rica.
- Had another daughter call the school later that day to say that the sister had died and that about a dozen relatives, including Barnett, were traveling to the country for a funeral.
- Faxed a forged death certificate of her daughter “Xinia Daley Herman” to school as proof of the death. The document is required if a city school employee asks for bereavement days.
According to court records, Joan Barnett pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in the case this fall. She was also fired from her job as a parent coordinator at the Manhattan High School of Hospitality Management.
She allegedly told school officials her daughter died in Costa Rica so she could spend 2 1/2 weeks there in March 2010.
A Costa Rican government official later confirmed the document was a fake, noting it dated from 2005.
Barnett’s lawyer declined to comment.
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Comments (44)
kedward
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:11amCan private school teachers afford a Costa Rican vacation on their pay?
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:33amYou know, cuz FOUR MONTHS off every year just doesnt cut it…. When you’re UNION….. and i would feel really creeped out if i was her daughter…. Karma Baby !!!
Report Post »Yeah_Buddy
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 5:17pmI‘m surprised she wasn’t promoted to head of the union.
Report Post »proantisocialist
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:03pmWOW! realy ?she shouldve had sex with a student then she couldve kept her bennifits and attended the blue room…
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:29amShe will be promoted…..
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:07amThis is the work force we are FORCED to hire in this country. Affirmative action has ruined the nation and was spawned in the depths of the KGB. It is one thing giving a people an equal chance..;it is another to take them and put them over everyone else. Even with that luxury most of them still cannot succeed. Revolution!
Report Post »WatchingObama
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:51amIf my memory serves me right Beck reported on a NYC teacher that was on the payroll but hasn’t taught in the last 8 years bbecuase he was convicted of a felony. Oh and making over 100K a year!
Hmm, I bet this was Barnettes move for early reitrement!
Union will absolutely defend her criminal actions.
And I hate to say it but if there is any hint of a possible arraignment she will pull the race card out. True to form.
I sure would like follow up on this story. Blaze what do you think?
Report Post »broper
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:49amShe’s black, she’s union, she’s was driven to do this by “the corrupt 1%” and will sue. She will settle out of court and retire to her new retirement home in Costa Rica paid for by the taxpayers.
Honesty is just a word to her – it means nothing.
Report Post »Unbelievable
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:47amI can’t believe someone would actually do something like this… but even so.. why did it take almost two years?
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:34amIts Bush’s fault !
Report Post »gperky
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 12:44pmExactly! Bush discriminatted against her because she is black!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:34amAm sure the Discrimination Card will soon be played. Heard this morning that it will be used in a case involving using expletives in broadcasting ! The Discrimination Card is today’s Universal Lawsuit Card.
Report Post »TheKingfish
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:24amWatch out former parent coordinator Barrett, as Karma can be a bitch. I’d hate to be one of her daughters.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:22am” This is racism straight up!” lol
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:11amGotta love these NON-people……NOT!
On the other hand, THANK YOU GOD for opening our eyes. THANK YOU GOD for holding us close and not letting us run away even to Costa Rica.
GOD BLESS, BLAZERS, and PROTECT in JESUS’ name, amen.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:10am.
Bet my last dime the teacher was Black……….
So what do her students learn? How to Lie, Cheat & Steal?………….
Wait! She is teaching them to be just like Obama…………
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:35amThat was my first thought… Sad, huh??
Report Post »HumbleCitizen
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 3:02pmLie, cheat and steal? That would be these Atlanta, Ga. teachers.
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Shasta
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:10amBeing a union teacher, she can’t be fired. Off to the rubber room she goes with full pay and benefits.
Report Post »NCBookworm
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:06amJust wait, the Union will get her job back.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:09amhttp://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-fake-child-death,0,1959116.story
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:09amI’m amazed that she actually lost her job.
NYC schools are notorious for not firing anyone for anything. Usually, they’re just thrown into what they call the padded room and let them keep working there.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:58amToo bad someone didn‘t check the bummer’s birth certificate and find it to be fradualent. Maybe this lady should of asked for the time off instead of being deceitful about a daughters death. How chilling.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:10amHere’s a more detailed report
Report Post »http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-fake-child-death,0,1959116.story
kentuckypatriot
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:56amDisgraceful. And to get her daughters in on the lies. Says a lot about the family morals, doesn’t it?
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:55amMaybe we should forward obama’s birth certificate to the same sharp-eyed school official.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:50am-and this ‘educator’ is teaching our children? No, better than the people who use & teach their children to shoplift. I imagine she WILL retain her job + benefits and be transfered to a school near you!
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:06amWow on so many levels…
She can AFFORD a Costa Rican vacation on a teacher’s salary? I thought teachers were victims of the stingy public? Hasn’t she heard, “they’ve got one of them recessions going on?”
She is accustomed to getting Vinnie Barbarino notes that read,
“Vinnie can’t come to school today, signed, ‘MY MOM’ ”
Perhaps her attorney can use the obama defense…
Report Post »“It‘s W’s fault !?!?”
“It‘s the TEA Party’s fault !?!?”
and, if all else fails,
“You’re RACIST !?!?”
txn4justice
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:47amNice integrity…..
Report Post »ENTITLEMENTSBLOW
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:42amUnion Member Entitlement Mentality right there!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:49amIf the President can lie… why cannot she?
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:39amWhat a loon.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:36amNothing newsworthy……just a common criminal!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:28amShe should be paid… in Fake Cheques!
Report Post »Choctaw25
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:28amNYC Union employee, nothing else to be said.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:36amBingo.
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