Suffern Mayor and Rockland Country Executive candidate Dagan Lacorte released the following statement today after the news that an attorney for the East Ramapo Central School District went haywire against an activist parent:
The troubles of the East Ramapo School District are no secret– but just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse, the district’s taxpayer-funded lawyer let loose with a tirade worthy of George Karlin, not a lawyer for Rockland’s kids.
Christopher Kirby repeatedly dropped the F-bomb on parents and school activists, using repulsive language that degrades women’s bodies.
We would never tolerate that in the classroom. And we can’t tolerate it from any school official. That’s why Kirby needs to be fired- now.
While I will work with all parties in East Ramapo, I was disappointed that my opponent David Fried’s response to these disgusting remarks was to call for a “conversation” in East Ramapo. And even that mild rebuke only came under pressure. Ilan Schoenberger has said nothing at all.
I commend Senator David Carlucci for his strong and unequivocal denunciation of Kirby’s conduct.
There is a time for conversation and a time for outrage.
And when a school district lawyer calls a parent and taxpayer a profanity, it’s time for outrage.