--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycheech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
Whoelse voted for him? Doesn't it take 5 yes votes?
Last night I posted the following on the GLBT Asbury Yahoo group.
> I hope that the folks here think it is a subject worthy of
discussion.
>
> Dear Group,
> Since I have previously promised to keep the group informed
about
> Board of Education matters that affect us all, I have been wrestling
> with my conscience since last night's important meeting on just how
to
> keep my pledge. I've concluded it is best to deliver the news, very
> disturbing news, at least in my opinion.
> You will recall that the board needed to fill the seats of
Mrs.
> Sonnier and Susan Bisaha, both of whom resigned recently. The
Sonnier
> position was filled by Ms. Marie Castro, a part-time professor of
> English at Lehman College, part of the CUNY system. Personally, I
> could not be happier about that; the children of Asbury Park will
have
> a great friend and role model in Marie.
> It is the second position, the one left vacant by Susan
Bisaha's
> resignation that we should find most disturbing for a number of
reasons.
> The man chosen by the board has been the author, in my opinion,
of
> some of the most vile rascist AND homophobic "literature" in our
city.
> The greatest irony of it all is that this newly appointed school
> board member, Gregory Hopson, Sr., was the very person who had
accused
> Susan of despicable, cruel, and most unprofessional acts, all
reckless
> allegations which then had to be investigated at great expense to us
> and great distress to Susan. Upon thorough investigation by State
> offcials, those charges were, of course, found to be completely
> groundless. As his reward, he now gets to take the position of the
> woman he unjustly maligned.
> How this man came to be chosen may be the most disturbing part
of
> last night's meeting, and I've alluded to it in the subject line
> above. If there is interest in this group for further details, I
will
> supply them to the best of my ability, keeping in mind however that
as
> a member of the school board I am bound by board policy, and I do
not
> speak for the board.
> Suffice it to say for now that the person who nominated Mr.
> Hopson was the Board of Education Vice President Garrett Giberson,
Jr.
> I do not think that I am being overly dramatic when I say that our
> city and our school board suffered a real setback last night, and
the
> truly sad part is that the person most responsible for this
> degradation was the vice-president. We had an opportunity to fill
the
> vacancy caused by the resignation of Susan Bisaha with another
> well-qualified and caring resident of our troubled city. That
> gentleman, and I do mean gentleman, was most eloquent in his
responses
> during the Board's public interview. The fact that he was passed
over
> in favor of one who has sought to divide the city with unrelentingly
> ugly and inflamatory rascist, homophobic statements is mind-numbing.
> Meanwhile, absolutely none of this helps raise one test score
or
> educates one child.
> Score one for the bullies, the rascists, and the homophobes.
> Regrettably, this travesty was initiated and made possible by the
> board vice-president. I sincerely hope he will explain
> why he did what he did.
>
> Frank D'Alessandro
> 6th Ave.
>
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