If Gwaltney ever gets his act together, he can go on to have a productive college career and perhaps even play in the Sunday league some day. But let's not lose sight of the fact that the kid has already wasted a bunch of opportunities the last two years.
Personally, I'd rather invest the Father Flanagan effort in a kid who's shown a little more heart and motivation.
101 uses for duct tape: A Setauket junior high gym teacher was arrested Thursday after he wrapped a student's legs with duct tape, causing the teenager to fall and break his arm, Newsday reported.
Matthew Foster, a gym teacher at Paul J. Gelinas Junior High, was charged with endangering the welfare of a minor and third-degree assault, Suffolk County police spokeswoman Laura Weir said.
Foster, 57, chairman of the physical education and health department, was placed on paid leave by district officials. Foster was released on bail and is to appear in court at a later date.
Police said Foster taped the freshman's upper legs together over his gym shorts apparently in response to the student being late to class, police said. In an attempt to remove the tape, the student fell into the bleachers and then to the ground, causing the broken arm, police said.
Extra points: Valley Central athletic director George St. Lawrence will take over the AD's duties at Monroe-Woodbury, replacing the retired Ron Montalto. St. Lawrence has been the AD at Valley Central for eight years. . . . Doug Murphy, an assistant principal at Monticello, will replace the retiring Ken Garry as AD.
