A Plainview-Old Bethpage principal accused of inappropriately touching two female staffers was cleared of most of the disciplinary charges filed against her and will return to work next month — but not in her original role, according to the district and a hearing officer’s decision. A hearing officer found Karen Heitner, the longtime principal of Pasadena Elementary School in Plainview, guilty of five administrative charges. They included some of the most serious charges involving an occupational therapist’s allegation the principal touched her buttocks at a PTA luncheon in June 2024. Heitner was suspended with pay in August 2024 and the district sought to fire her in a disciplinary hearing known as 3020-a presided by the hearing officer. Link in bio to for more. (Photo: LinkedIn) . . . #longisland #longislandny #plainview #nassaucounty #oldbethpage