SEAFORD, Nassau County (WABC) -- Parents and students on Long Island rallied in support of a beloved teacher who says he was fired from his job for being gay. Michael Califano, a third-grade teacher ...

A civil rights lawsuit from a gay teacher who alleges he was illegally fired from Maria Regina School in Seaford can continue after the Diocese of Rockville Centre and the school withdrew a motion ...

"I felt the values I learned in Catholic school were ingrained in me... and to be told that’s one of the reasons why I was let go — it’s hurtful," Michael Califano said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital ...

In a shocking turn of events, Michael Califano, a 26-year-old third-grade teacher, has been fired from his position at Maria Regina Catholic School in Seaford, Long Island. The termination came after ...

A gay third-grader teacher at a Long Island Catholic school claims that he was fired over his sexual orientation. Michael Califano, 26, a teacher at Maria Regina School since September 2022 discovered ...

For Rancho Palos Verdes resident Frank Califano, a native of the city’s east side and an associate principal at Miraleste Intermediate School for eight years, leaving behind the friendly confines of ...

A gay-third grade teacher who was fired from a Long Island Catholic school has agreed to settle in his federal civil rights lawsuit against the diocese. Michael Califano was a teacher at Maria Regina ...

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. -- A respected Catholic school teacher has lost his job in what parents are calling an act of discrimination. Now, they're demanding the diocese reconsider. In front of the ...

This past spring, Roslyn Heights resident Andrew Califano received a Bachelor of Science degree from the legendary University of Notre Dame. Since then, Califano, who is also a graduate of Roslyn High ...

When Michael J. Califano's infant daughter was ill, he would finish his 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift as a patrol officer for the Nassau County Police Department, then rush to a Queens hospital to see his ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Brooklyn natives, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Califano, now residents of of New Springville, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at a party in the Excelsior Grand, New Dorp. Mrs.