A Brooklyn teen who drowned on a class trip upstate was warned four times to leave the lake before he drowned – and even cursed at fellow students who told him swimming wasn’t allowed, according to a report released Tuesday by the special commissioner of investigation.
But the report – which found no wrongdoing by a Department of Education employee – also revealed that a teacher and a park employee who told Jean Fritz Pierre, 16, to get out of the lake, left the area without making sure the teen stayed on dry land.
International High School teacher Randy Calderone told Pierre and another teen to get out of the water after he spotted them splashing each other about three feet from shore.
“Calderone told the boys that no one was allowed in the lake and they responded, ‘OK’ … Calderone instructed them to get their stuff and come down the path because they had to board the bus,” the report states.
“Calderone and his group continued down the path and he thought that Pierre and Student B were with them,” according to the report.
And earlier that afternoon a Bear Mountain State Park employee in a motorboat told Pierre to get out of the water – but like Calderone, he did not remain to ensure Pierre stayed out.
“Pierre started to come out of the water, but when the boat left, Pierre entered the lake again,” the report states.
Pierre drowned June 24 while on a trip to the Rockland County park with his class from his Prospect Heights high school.
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