As I said before, it wasn't personal. But now it is the law.
Any BOE Member that was convicted of certain crimes cannot serve as a member of the Board of Education. And it is not about whether one likes the person or not.
The law is the law.
Will our elected officials at the BOE show leadership and respect for the law?
According to today's Courier News, it appears that this will not be the case. You can read the article for yourself at http://plainfield.injersey.com/
How much time and money will be spent on fighting something that was unanimously passed into law by our elected officials? I waited until the Bill was signed and for the person that may be affected to honorably step down.
Service to this community as described in the very same article does not have to come as a BOE member. Here again is the double-standards mentality that is shown by the new Board Majority. In the article, the BOE President has also seemed to take a position as the leader of the Board that is critical of the law that she was elected to uphold. This would clearly put the BOE at odds with Assemblyman Jerry Green, those who voted unanilmously for it, and the Governor who signed it into law.
What does the Board say to a teacher or administrator if they adopt a policy or rule that may affect current employees? Disregard the policy or rule? I think not.
This is the democratic process at work. This is what makes this country great.
It seems that Mr. Abdull Haqq was no stranger to breaking the law when he was caught and convicted of possessing heroin, this after having two disordely persons offense. By my count, that is three separate brushes with the law by Mr. Abdull Haqq---three strikes for a member of the Grand Slam Team. Three strikes always means out.
Mr. Abdull Haqq can still hit a home run in the area of leadership and respect for the law. He can show respect for the law and a sense of honor and duty that he may have shown during his service in the Army by respecting and upholding the law.
He can do this by stepping down.
Board President Renata Hernandez has no comment when it comes to the high school principal being let go, or forced out as it really seems to be. But she publicly says that the convicted board member should stay on the Board.
ReplyDeleteShe wants an educated principal with a doctorate degree to go bit wants a convicted felon to stay.
Board President Renata Hernandez is a smart lady!
ReplyDeleteI didn't support him from the start. I would be happy to see him gone.
ReplyDeleteWell said.
ReplyDeleteMr. Abdul Haqq was caught with HEROIN. Do you know what heroin did to the black community during those times?
ReplyDeleteIn fact, heroin was mainly concentrated in the black community and was pushed by whites and Italians.
There is a difference between being a user and a dealer. Users dont usually go to jail and get convicted over a so called $5 dollar bag.
All of us are not that stupid to but that lame story. Those of us in the know know better, Abdul.
Abdul was a notorious well know drug dealer. He was a pusher, a hardened criminal.
ReplyDeleteWhats the debate here?