Teacher Rumored To Be Witch Has Day In Court

A federal jury in Central Islip heard opening statements Wednesday from attorneys in the case of a reading specialist who contends the principal at the Hampton Bays school where she worked denied her tenure because he falsely believed she was a witch.

Lauren Berrios' attorney promised the jury it would hear evidence that the accusations began once former Hampton Bays Elementary School principal Andrew Albano became a born again Christian.

"Once Mr. Albano had a change in his religion, he began to suspect Lauren Berrios was a practitioner of witchcraft," said attorney John Ray of Miller Place.

Ray also said Albano sought to block Berrios from getting tenure because he wanted to force Christianity on the school. Full Story

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