I don't know this Hopson fellow. You label him racist and homophobic. Very serious charges.
Can you lay out the facts that support those labels? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycheech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/