DANVILLE — Peggy Remick, a teacher at Danville School, has been issued a public reprimand by the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) for “engaging in unprofessional conduct with students, parents and school staff.”
According to a licensing agreement signed by Remick on Nov. 20 and obtained by the Caledonian-Record, Remick did not admit to the allegations of unprofessional conduct and entered into the agreement with the AOE “solely for the purpose of avoiding litigation.”
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