By Eileen Buckley
Buffalo, NY – The head of the Buffalo teachers union says he doesn't believe the recent round of allegations against McKinley High School are true.
Buffalo Teachers Federation president Phil Rumore says he has interviewed teaches at McKinley and does not think there was any serious wrong-doing.
Recently a batch of new allegations surfaced in an anonymous letter from a former McKinley teacher. Some of the allegations claim athletes received special treatment and were placed in special ed classes so they could eligible to play sports.
There were also claims that religious instruction was also held at the public school. But Rumore says he doesn't believe these claims are true.
One of the more serious allegations says students were given a heads up on a Regent's essay question for an English exam. The letter was forwarded to the State Education Department which is now conducting a probe.
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