Local
civil rights activists, clergy and politicians will attend a school board
meeting to call for the resignation of Dr. Joseph A. Massare and administrative
officials of the Penns Grove Carneys Point Regional School district due to
misconduct.
This
issue arose after three female employees formally advised Dr. Massare of their
fear of working under Tom Sullivan, Director of Special Education. One employee wrote, "I am in fear of my
safety and I am uncomfortable returning to work with Tom Sullivan. Another victim is pregnant. The third victim also expressed her fear of
working with Mr. Sullivan. Dr. Massare
heard their outcry but refused to act; instead he returned them back to work in
this hostile environment.
Walter
Hudson, as Chairman of The National Awareness Alliance, will stand with
these three women and community leaders to voice their concerns at a School
Board meeting being held on July 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Penns Grove
Carneys Point Administrative District Building, 100 Iona Avenue, Penns Grove,
NJ. Also attending will be Rev. Dr.
Edward Dorn, 2nd Baptist Church of Pedricktown, NJ; Pastors & Ministers of
Shiloh Baptist Church of Penns Grove; Mayor John Washington and Councilman Carl
Washington Jr.
The
community and its leaders are outraged by this incident. Mr. Hudson explains that "What has
happened to three women at the PG-CP School District is no different than what
happened at Penn State University with Joe Paterno and Sandusky. Dr. Massare
must be held accountable as well as Tom Sullivan. Everybody has the right to blow the whistle on
misconduct under the "Whistle Blower Act," that’s what the employees
involved have done, I applaud them for it and the National Awareness Alliance
will stand with those involved and advocate for their rights.”
Mayor
John Washington insists that, "This type of action will not be tolerated
in our community."
Councilman
Carl Washington Jr. stated "I think this is sad of what the employees and
the community is going through right now, we cannot even deal with educational
issues because we have to deal with leadership misconduct; we will get to the
bottom of this."
The
public is encouraged to come out and stand with these women and community
representatives to ensure that they receive the justice that is due them in
this unfortunate situation.
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