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BATAVIA With no public comment, Batavia School Board members on Monday unanimously approved the retirement of Batavia High School social studies teacher John Dryden, who made local and national headlines last year when he instructed his students that they had the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves before answering an in-class survey about emotional and at-risk behavior.

We thank him for his 22 years of service, said Steve Pearce, assistant superintendent of human resources for Batavia School District 101, during the meeting.

Dryden contacted District 101 officials Wednesday about wanting to retire. Wednesday was his last day with the district.

On Friday, he formally submitted his retirement letter, Pearce said.

The District 101 board voted in May 2013 to issue a written warning of improper conduct to Dryden for his actions.

Before the board issued the notice, then-Batavia School Superintendent Jack Barshinger docked Dryden a days pay.

Jon Gaspar was the sole board member to vote no. The notice warned Dryden not to provide legal advice to students, among other things.

On Monday, Pearce said he could not discuss whether Dryden had broken any conditions of the warning.

Dryden was not at Mondays meeting, and efforts to reach him have not been successful.

Batavia School Board President Cathy Dremel said she was surprised by Dryden choosing to retire.

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A citizen journalist in Broward County, Florida decided to film police shutting down a peaceful gathering early one morning, and after strangely being pulled over minutes later for what officers said was a traffic offense, he appeared in court to discuss his ticket. Now, his courtroom appearance has gone viral as many say he was denied basic constitutional rights.

Michael Burns says in his video description on LiveLeak that he witnessed around 10 people being kicked off of public property around 1:30 a.m. last week and decided to break out his camera to record it. An officer told Burns to stop filming and leave, and he refused, but when the situation seemed to die down, he decided to leave on his own. As he was pulling away from the area, one of the cops got in his vehicle and started to follow him. Right as he was turning around to go home, the cop put his lights on, and to Burns surprise, it was the same officer who had asked him to leave earlier.

A short time later, six more police cars showed up as Burns was informed that he was being pulled over because his license plate was partially obstructed. Burns believes, however, that he was pulled over because the officer was angry that he refused to stop filming the earlier incident. Burns says he refused to answer any of the officers questions and told him that he would see him in court.

On court day, Burns decided to wear his Fuck the Police shirt, and when told the judge that he wished to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, the judge denied his request. Still, as Burns notes, he won the case against the multiple officers in the room.

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Man Denied Fifth Amendment While In Court Wearing Anti-Police Shirt, Still Won His Case (Video)

BATAVIA Batavia High School social studies teacher John Dryden, who made local and national headlines last year when he instructed his students that they had the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves before answering an in-class survey about emotional and at-risk behavior, has retired from the district.

Dryden contacted Batavia School District 101 officials on Wednesday about wanting to retire. Wednesday was his last day with the district.

On Friday, he formally submitted his retirement letter, said Steve Pearce, the district's assistant superintendent of human resources. Dryden was in his 21st year of service for the school district, Pearce said. The Batavia School Board is set to vote on his retirement agreement during a special meeting Monday.

"We wish Mr. Dryden well in the next phase of his life," Pearce said. "He is closing the chapter on this part of his career."

The Batavia School District 101 board in May 2013 voted to issue a written warning of improper conduct to Dryden for his actions.

Board member Jon Gaspar was the sole board member to vote no.

The notice warned Dryden not to provide legal advice to students, among other things.

Before the board issued the notice, then-Batavia School Superintendent Jack Barshinger docked Dryden a days pay.

Dryden said his actions represented a teachable moment.

Reminding my students they had a Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves and asking them to think hard about how they answered questions on a survey on which they were identified and required to answer questions about whether they participated in criminal activity was neither inappropriate nor unprofessional, Dryden stated in his reply to the school district.

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Batavia High School teacher John Dryden retires from school district

BATAVIA Batavia High School social studies teacher John Dryden has retired from the district. Dryden made local and national headlines last year, when he instructed his students that they had the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves before answering an in-class survey about emotional and at-risk behavior.

Dryden contacted Batavia School District 101 officials Wednesday about wanting to retire. Wednesday was his last day with the district.

On Friday, he formally submitted his retirement letter, said Steve Pearce, the districts assistant superintendent of human resources. Dryden was in his 21st year of service for the school district, Pearce said. The school board is set to vote on his retirement agreement during a special meeting Monday.

We wish Mr. Dryden well in the next phase of his life, Pearce said. He is closing the chapter on this part of his career.

The Batavia School District 101 board in May 2013 voted to issue a written warning of improper conduct to Dryden for his actions. Board member Jon Gaspar was the sole board member to vote no.

The notice warned Dryden not to provide legal advice to students, among other things.

Before the board issued the notice, then-Batavia School Superintendent Jack Barshinger docked Dryden a days pay.

At the time, Dryden said his actions represented a teachable moment.

Reminding my students they had a Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves and asking them to think hard about how they answered questions on a survey on which they were identified and required to answer questions about whether they participated in criminal activity was neither inappropriate nor unprofessional, Dryden stated in his reply to the school district.

At the time, Barshinger said that students could not incriminate themselves.

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Batavia High School teacher John Dryden retires