As reported by The College Fix a week ago, New Jersey teacher Marylin Zuniga was suspended from her third grade teaching duties after she had her class write “get well” letters to convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Speaking before the Orange Public Schools school board, Zuniga apologized for publicizing her class’s activities on social media, and noted that her students asked to write the letters because Abu-Jamal’s health is poor.
“I mentioned to my students that Mumia was very ill and they told me they would like to write ‘get well’ letters to Mumia,” Zuniga said.
Gee, being seven and eight year-olds, what else would the delightful innocence of third graders lead them to do?
She told the board she made a mistake and had learned from it. She said she was prepared to resign to avoid consequences to her career if the panel decides to fire her.
The board met in closed session, before deciding to table to issue.
School board attorney Melvin Randall told NJ.com he had misspoke when he had said during the meeting that a decision had been made.
“No decision had been made,” Randall said. “It was a recommendation.” But Randall declined to say what that recommendation was.
Zuniga had had her “comrade,” Baruch College Black Studies professor Johanna Fernandez (at right in this photo), drop off the letters to Abu-Jamal.
There’s still no word as to whether Zuniga informed her class exactly why Abu-Jamal has been in jail since late 1981.
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