He seems to assume that public-school teachers ignore questions of right and wrong.

His mother is a public-school teacher, several neighbors said.

Recent studies have found that public-school teachers who quit within three years often cite a lack of professional support.

Today it is the public-school teachers, tomorrow the private.

Nationwide, public-school teachers earned an average of $25,300 in 1986-87.

ONE in six public-school teachers works at an outside job for additional income during the school year.

"It was definitely clear they didn't think I'd go anywhere," he said of his public-school teachers.

Salaries for the city's public-school teachers range from $31,900 to $70,000, while in many suburbs the top salary is $90,000 or more.

The 68-year-old former black militant and public-school teacher hopes to clear his name.