--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycouple" <asburycouple@>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> People, his term is up in April. VOTE HIM OUT! PERIOD.
>
> hey dog boy WHICH ONE??????
>
>
> Below is all I could find on Google related to Mr. Hopson.
Nothing
> at
> > all is either racist or homophobic. That doesn't mean there isn't
> > anything to the accusations but given the serious nature of the
> claims I
> > certainly hope someone actually provides some evidence behind
them,
> or
> > steps up and apologizes if they can't.
> >
> > However the two excerpts below do illustrate the continued
division
> and
> > disagreement that will continue to plague the school board going
> > forward. Whether he was right or wrong is not what worries me.
> How the
> > current board and he will be able to coexist and get things done
is
> > beyond me given the history below. I see a future with more
> arguing by
> > adults resulting in more failure for kids.
> >
> > I think that the only thing that's been proven over the past
several
> > years is that Asbury Park simply will not be able to fix our own
> > schools. Too many egos, too much croneyism, far too many agendas
> other
> > than the kids. As a kid when things went this horribly wrong
we'd
> call
> > a do-over. We need the state to come in here and give us do-
over.
> Run
> > the system without all of the history. See what works. Be open
to
> > trying things without the baggage of worrying about who's
friend's
> job
> > might be impacted. And reward performance rather than politics.
> >
> > Here are the quotes...
> >
> > From August, when the status of Dr. Lewis and the football coach
> were in
> > question:
> >
> > Since that time, several parents have come forward to protest the
> move
> > and voice support for the coach.
> >
> > A small group of parents and football players took a bus trip to
> Trenton
> > last Friday and met with Deputy Commissioner of Education Isaac
> Bryant.
> >
> > Greg Hopson, one of the parents who organized the trip, said the
> group
> > asked Bryant to suspend the Asbury Park school board for
repeatedly
> > denying candidates for employment submitted by Superintendent of
> Schools
> > Antonio Lewis.
> >
> > D'Alessandro contested that allegation.
> >
> > "Ninety-five percent of everything Lewis asks for are routinely
> > agreed to," he said. "We have had a couple of high profile
> > candidates who have not been hired."
> >
> > Regarding the football coach:
> >
> > Greg Hopson, Asbury Park, has two sons who played for Coach
Stinson.
> > Gregory Junior will be going to West Virginia, Wesleyan or
Delaware
> > State University in the fall with an academic and athletic
> scholarship.
> > He has offers to play football for both teams.
> >
> > His younger brother Frederick is going into his junior year.
> >
> > Hopson is very upset about the delay in hiring a football coach
and
> will
> > be attending tonight's meeting.
> >
> > Young Gregory said Coach Stinson has been a role model and a
mentor.
> >
> > "He helped me on and off the field, academically and athletically.
> > Since he joined the program it has been going up and up. More
kids
> are
> > going to college," said Gregory.
> >
> > He added that Stinson helped him throughout his four years.
> >
> > "Everything I asked him to do, he did, he was just there, you
> > didn't have to ask."
> >
> > Hopson says his son played both defensive and offensive positions
> and in
> > his opinion always gave 110 percent.
> >
> > "Being his father, I want to say I motivated him. At home I did,
but
> > at school it was the coach."
> >
> > Hopson said many parents are fighting for Coach Stinson to be
> rehired.
> > When they learned that Stinson had not yet had his contract
renewed,
> > they attended the last board meeting to voice concerns.
> >
> > "He had not been re-appointed. We went to the meeting and we
pushed
> > the point," said Hopson. "We are not bullies; we are a bunch of
> > concerned parents who want answers. The ninth and 12th graders
are
> all
> > suffering. I think the fault lies with the board."
> >
> > Hopson believes the Board of Education is not taking the
leadership
> role
> > it should in the school community.
> >
> > "I feel the athletic director is being managed by other sources
with
> > their own agendas," he said.
> >
> > DiSanto said yesterday that he had not seen the board agenda and
as
> far
> > as he is concerned, board members will "vote their conscious" at
> > the meeting tonight.
> >
> > Lewis and athletic director Ronald Standridge could not be
reached
> for
> > comment.
> >
> > Hopson is so concerned about the current atmosphere at the school
> that
> > he sent a letter to the commissioner of education, Lucille E.
Davy,
> > detailing his concerns. He also believes someone with access to
his
> > son's school records sent erroneous information about his son to
> > colleges.
> >
> > Because of the situation, Hopson's son was put on home instruction
> > for the remainder of the year.
> >
>
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