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Bomb Threat Teacher Had Peculiar, Troubled History
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Billy Parker
Published Apr 25, 2009
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The Bronx teacher who barricaded himself inside his school and threatened to blow it up after a spat with the principal over an abuse charge had dealt with many discipline problems over the years. 55-year-old Francisco Garabitos has had 14 allegations of misconduct over his 28 year career, including two substantiated claims of corporal punishment. The Daily News reveals that he was also an author, including one book titled "The Virgin and the Beast" that they say "follows the exploits of a cloned woman 'reborn from the ashes of 9-11, 2001' who quickly evolves into a manipulative nymphomaniac." They mention that he also worked at a lingerie store for twenty years. Garabitos was charged with reckless endangerment, obstructing governmental administration and criminal trespassing.
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