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Friday, May 11, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Massive Tenure Hypocrisy, Moran Style!

Jersey Jazzman: Massive Tenure Hypocrisy, Moran Style!:


Massive Tenure Hypocrisy, Moran Style!

Tom Moran, Op-Ed Editor for the largest newspaper in New Jersey, continues to dig a deeper hole for himself:
It was a relief when acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf came to the rescue of Perth Amboy’s embattled superintendent, Janine Caffrey, by reinstating her to her job.
The school board was way out of line in removing Caffrey in the first place. To get the flavor of this fight, know that the man leading the charge against her, board president Samuel Lebreault, is under investigation because he applied to get free lunches for his kids in school, even though he knew he didn’t qualify. Caffrey says he also repeatedly pressed her to make patronage hires and was furious when she refused.
Let's leave aside the journalistic ethics of claiming Caffrey is telling the truth and Lebreault is lying on the basis of Caffrey's word alone. Let's leave aside Moran's obvious disdain for "innocent before proven guilty." Let's leave