One minute they were there filling almost every seat in Smithtown High School West’s auditorium.  One speaker, teacher union president, Rich Forzano, addressed the Board of Education and then they were gone in an amazing display of unity.  If they had stayed a while longer they might have heard the alumni who spoke eloquently about the quality education they received while students in the Smithtown School District.  But they didn’t stay.  If they had stayed, they might have heard the parents who spoke about the commitment and dedication they have seen from teachers in the school district.  But they didn’t stay.  And if they had stayed, they may have heard the taxpayers who spoke about the dilemma they were experiencing, no longer able to afford the taxes and yet desperately clinging to a belief in quality education for their children.  But many of the teachers didn’t get to hear any of it because after their spokesperson addressed the Board they stood up and walked out en masse.