Yonkers Teacher Fired After Criminal Record Discovered, Report Says

YONKERS, N.Y. -- A teacher at a Yonkers school was fired last week after officials learned he had an arrest record, according to News 12.

A teacher at School 15 and the Pulaski School has been fired for having a criminal record in North Carolina.
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K Reakes

09/26/2016 10:32 a.m.

James Wilkins, who taught health at the Pulaski School and School 15, was fired Thursday, Sept. 22, after school officials learned he had a record for grand theft and identity fraud in North Carolina, said News 12.

A spokeswoman for the school district said Wilkins was hired and fired appropriately and they had turned the matter over to the Yonkers police, added News 12.

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