East Ramapo school superintendent Joel Klein, a man who has previously made allegedly derogatory remarks about Hispanics (and then took an inordinate amount of time to apologize for them) and has done much els to alienate public school parents, has finally resigned.
Above: Joel Klein (Journal News)
Scandal-Plagued Haredi-Controlled School District’s Superintendent Resigns Under Fire
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
East Ramapo school superintendent Joel Klein, a man who previously made allegedly derogatory remarks about Hispanics (and then took two months to apologize for them) and has done much els to alienate public school parents, has finally resigned, the Journal News reported.
The announcement was made during a special meeting of the scandal-plagued haredi-controlled East Ramapo school board Wednesday night. The announcement drew wild cheers and applause from public school parents and activists.
Activists and public school parents had staged a series of angry anti-Klein protests at school board meetings and in front of Klein’s home in the months leading up to the resignation, which takes effect later this month on Halloween. He was widely viewed as a lackey of haredim who cared little for the welfare of public school students.
Klein's successor, Deborah Wortham, was recommended by state’s appointed fiscal monitor Dennis Walcott and his team.