A Brooklyn school assistant was handcuffed during violent protests in Colombia, days after branding her a “spineless coward” for suspending her boss after posting an anti-Semitic video. .
On Monday, James Parra and other pro-Palestinian protesters were taken away by police after a noisy group refused to move from outside the campus gates. Parents at Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School in Williamsburg, where he currently works, want him fired.
“When people are facing genocide, resistance is justified,” shouted a 27-year-old fifth-grade paraprofessional while being handcuffed.
He received a summons, which means he will be spared a criminal record but will still have his conduct reviewed by the Department of Education.
Four days ago, Parra took part in a Zoom meeting of District Education Council 14 and shocked other participants by attacking Superintendent David Cintron, who was present, and shouting anti-Israel slogans.
In March, Parra posted a video of herself wearing a keffiyeh on Instagram, which caused an outcry in March, saying, “Palestine will be liberated from the river to the sea in our lifetime,” and ordered her to school. It appears that he was attending.
He also defended Israel, calling it a “racist” and “terrorist” state and using the term “Zionist pig.”
During the meeting, he told Cintron:
“You are a disgrace and children in this district have become even worse because of you and your leadership.
“As I said before, you know where I am, you know where I work, you know my boss – who is also a spineless coward – and yet you You did nothing to come and talk to me about this.
“It’s hypocritical to say you want a good community. That’s the last thing you did, the last thing you ever did.
“Shame on you, you’re a coward, you’re spineless, and damn it. Free Palestine forever and always, from river to sea.
In response, CEC-14 President Taj Sutton praised Parra, saying, “We love you.”
“We know what you went through to get to this place, and we love you so much, and you are the best in this district,” Sutton said.
Sutton was reprimanded this week by City Schools Chancellor David Banks for “failing to operate effectively” as he led student strikes across the city to protest the Israel-Hamas war, the Post said. I made it.
The bank accused Sutton of violating multiple state laws, including one that could permanently bar him from serving on citywide boards.
Parents with children at Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School told the Post that Jewish children and parents fear Parra’s presence and that his detention by police shows he must be removed. Ta.
“He should be fired,” the parent said. “Otherwise, it’s just meaningless words from the Department of Education and once again no action.”
“Some Jewish children were horrified when they saw protests against him outside their schools and his chants of ‘from the river to the sea’, a call for genocide.” said the parent.
“He’s trying to tell this story about wearing a keffiyeh, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s about making death threats against Jews when he’s working with Jewish children. I don’t like him wearing a keffiyeh, but he has a right to wear it.
“While we do not comment on personnel matters, all arrests and reports of criminal activity by employees are reviewed and appropriate action is taken,” said DOE spokesperson Nathaniel Stair. Attempts to reach Para were unsuccessful.
