--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycouple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
Did the majority of the Board change because of these appoinments? If
not who cares knock him out in April.
It doesn't matter who made the motion. What matters is who voted for
him and why.
As much as I hate to say it, this is one more in a long series of
> examples why the state needs to come in and completely take over
the
> AP school system. No matter how hard good people try to make this
> better (you being top of that list) the ridiculous drama and
> divisiveness continues. The only ones really losing, every single
> day, are the kids.
>
> I am now convinced we'll never fix this problem ourselves.
>
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycheech" <asburycheech@>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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