04-10-2015, 11:02 PM
Get Well Soon
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^ Marilyn Zuniga, a teacher in New Jersey, assigned her third-grade class to write "get well" letters to a sick inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal (^ pictured right). Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 and has always proclaimed his innocence.
Zuniga was suspended today. Superintendent Ronald Lee said in a statement that school administrators "vehemently deny" any knowledge of Marilyn Zuniga's assignment. Preliminary inquiries found that Zuniga did not seek approval from administrators nor were parents notified, Lee said.
The letters were delivered to Mumia Abu-Jamal in prison following his hospitalization last month for what his family said was treatment for complications from diabetes. The former Black Panther is serving life behind His conviction was upheld through years of appeals, but he has gained international support for his claim that he is the victim of a racist justice system.
Zuniga will remain suspended without pay until the investigation is completed, the superintendent said. Additional action could be taken by the school board once the investigation is finished.
Ref: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-t...abu-jamal/
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If your little kids were in her class and did that assignment would you push to have Zuniga fired, or is it bullshit that she's facing harsh disciplinary action and possible termination?
^ Marilyn Zuniga, a teacher in New Jersey, assigned her third-grade class to write "get well" letters to a sick inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal (^ pictured right). Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 and has always proclaimed his innocence.
Zuniga was suspended today. Superintendent Ronald Lee said in a statement that school administrators "vehemently deny" any knowledge of Marilyn Zuniga's assignment. Preliminary inquiries found that Zuniga did not seek approval from administrators nor were parents notified, Lee said.
The letters were delivered to Mumia Abu-Jamal in prison following his hospitalization last month for what his family said was treatment for complications from diabetes. The former Black Panther is serving life behind His conviction was upheld through years of appeals, but he has gained international support for his claim that he is the victim of a racist justice system.
Zuniga will remain suspended without pay until the investigation is completed, the superintendent said. Additional action could be taken by the school board once the investigation is finished.
Ref: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-t...abu-jamal/
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If your little kids were in her class and did that assignment would you push to have Zuniga fired, or is it bullshit that she's facing harsh disciplinary action and possible termination?