--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >
I hear there are letters out there that the Tri Shitty News wouldn't even print. 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" <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. > > > 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/