Judge orders rev to fess up on Beacon School's Cuba trip

Judge orders rev to fess up on Beacon School's Cuba trip
By CARRIE MELAGO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008, 4:00 AM

The religious leader who helped organize a Manhattan school's
controversial trip to Cuba must speak to investigators, a judge has ruled.

The Rev. Lucius Walker was ordered to comply with a subpoena regarding
the Beacon School's spring break trip to Cuba with his group, the
Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization.

Schools investigator Richard Condon is probing the role of the school
and a teacher in the planning of the 10-day trip, which appears to have
violated travel restrictions.

Walker has repeatedly refused to speak with investigators about the
April trip. His attorney, Palyn Hung of the New York Civil Liberties
Union, said Tuesday that Walker hadn't decided whether to appeal.

Some educational trips to Cuba, such as those for college students, are
allowed, but other travelers are subject to warning letters or fines.
School officials have insisted they weren't aware of the trip.

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