Providence Schools Superintendent Harrison Peters.
The Rhode Island Department of Education says that Commissioner Angélica Infante Green was “not aware” of now-former Providence schools official Olayinka Alege’s controversial past in Florida prior to his hiring in Rhode Island.
Alege who was arrested this week for “forcibly rubbing a stranger’s foot” and subsequently resigned was known in Florida for “toe-popping” students as a form of punishment.
Peters had faced serious criticism for his handling of a separate sex incident in Florida, as GoLocal reported.
Alege s Behavior
“Five boys told deputies that King High assistant principal Olayinka Alege asked them on numerous occasions to take off a shoe and sock behind closed doors, and allow him to pop their toes. They said it didn t hurt, but they didn t like it, either,” reported the Florida Sun-Sentinel in July 2009.
Senate President Ruggerio PHOTO: GoLocal
As the wheeling and dealing in the hospital industry in Rhode Island heats up Senate President Dominick Ruggerio on Tuesday will file legislation that would impose a one-year moratorium on hospital conversions involving for-profit corporations as the seller or the buyer.
This proposed legislation would impact CharterCARE and potentially block the efforts of StoneBridge to purchase Care New England.
Care New England owns and operates Woman & Infants, Kent and Butler hospitals among its assets.
Since the early fall, Care New England has been in merger negotiations with Lifespan this is the fourth round of merger negotiations between the two over the past 20 years. Over the past years, Care New England has also had failed merger negotiations with South Coast and Boston healthcare giant Partners now rebranded Mass General Brigham.
Ruggerio submits bill to pause for-profit hospital conversions for one year
R.I. SENATE PRESIDENT Dominick J. Ruggerio has submitted a bill that would pause hospital conversions in Rhode Island for one year if the acquiree or acquirer was
a for-profit entity. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio on Tuesday said he s filed legislation that would impose a one-year moratorium on hospital conversions involving for-profit corporations. “The questions swirling around the financial instability of [Our Lady of Fatima Hospital] and [Roger Williams Medical Center] stem in no small part from their for-profit status,” said Ruggerio in…
President of the Senate Dominick J. Ruggerio today filed legislation (2021-S 0007) that would impose a one-year moratorium on hospital conversions involving for-profit corporations as the acquiree or acquiror.
“The questions swirling around the financial instability of Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals stem in no small part from their for-profit status,” noted President Ruggerio. “Public allegations have been made that the hospital network they are a part of has incurred over a billion dollars in debt, and that the owners have personally taken over $500 million in dividends. They are insolvent and headed for bankruptcy, according to allegations made in court filings.”