Education Dept.'s Ron Barfield probed for allegedly dropping N-word repeatedly during PTA meeting
Monday, July 19th 2010, 4:00 AM
Monakhov for News
Parent advocate Ron Barfield is accused of using the N-word during a PTA meeting at PS 134.The Education Department is investigating an employee who allegedly used the N-word repeatedly during a PTA meeting - and doled out advice on how to keep parents from getting involved.
Ron Barfield, an African-American who is the district's paid parent advocate responsible for helping public school families in northeast Queens, reportedly was caught on tape during a May PTA meeting for Public School 134.
During a discussion of when to hold meetings, Barfield allegedly said: "Do it Fridays, cause n-----s don't like to come out on Fridays," according to a partial transcript published
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