Mayor Bloomberg Offends Some With Comment About New York Parents
The mayor said parents from poor neighborhoods fighting his school-closure plan lack "formal education."
Mayor Bloomberg offended some New Yorkers with comments about parents fighting his plan to shutter schools. (Jill Colvin/DNAinfo)By Dave Goldiner
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN - Mayor Michael Bloomberg put his foot in his mouth Friday when he said that parents who oppose his plan to shut down poorly-performing schools lack "formal education."
On his weekly radio show, Bloomberg appeared to insult parents who are fighting to keep their children's schools, including several in Harlem, from being shut down.
"They never had a formal education and they don't understand the value of education," he said.
The billionaire mayor showed his tone-deaf side when he continued to discuss the opposition to closing the
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