Hello, everybody. I am Matthew LaClair.
As you can see, most people who disagree with me do not first try to have a discussion, but they post thoughtlessly, with bitterness and arrogance. Those who read this and disagree with me, please stop with the hatred and arrogance. There is no need for that kind of discussion on this website or any other. For example, whoever is posting as 2smart4u, that is extremely arrogant and shows that this person feels that he or she is better than everybody else. I understand, however, that sometimes people just don't think. They just look at the situation without investigating and they do not care what the facts are. For those who do that, please take a step back, look at the situation again, and have a discussion without useless name calling.
It is now almost the new year and this Kearny School system has still done absolutely nothing except, I assume, tell Mr. Paszkiewicz not to do it again. That is not enough. What this teacher did was wrong. He proselytized during class, then lied about making the statements he made. What a way to show his love in his God. The board attorney said that corrective statements and apologies would not be given.
Hypocrisy seems to be rampant in this school system. On page two of our Program Of Studies, a small booklet that the students are given every year, the Kearny High School Goals are listed. A few of them are the following; to recognize the importance of ethical principles and values; to develop an appreciation of their own worth; to learn to think critically; to understand the role of a good citizen in the practice of democratic ideas and ideals; to learn to understand, accept, and value people with diverse cultural characteristics; to become a responsible contributor to the community, state, country, and world. Where are the administrators in Kearny High School and the Kearny school district pursuing these goals?
In a way, I still feel bad for Mr Paszkiewicz, but what he did is still wrong. All I asked for in early October was for corrections to be made, specifically about the scientific errors he made, some kind of apology, and quality control to make sure that this does not happen again. To date this administration has done absolutely nothing about that. Specifically the board attorney, the superintendent of schools, and now the board. It seems clear to me that the principal is going to follow the administration's corruption and incompetence.
If you would like to help, please write letters to the board of education, the newspapers such as the New York Times, the Kearny Observer , the Jersey Journal, etc. Keep this topic alive. I will not stop until this is dealt with properly. Thank you.