Double standards from hell
A Bronx parochial school principal was fired Tuesday from his post at a largely minority school after the Daily News exposed his writings for a white supremacist group.
The dismissal of Frank Borzellieri from Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in the Bronx became a black and white issue: His opinions were deemed “incompatible” with Catholic teachings.
The firing was quickly hailed by the ex-principal’s critics, including his old boss at another Catholic school.
“I’m so glad I just can’t tell you,” said Annemarie Zagaglia, former principal at St. Barnabas elementary school. “People are really happy.”Zagaglia had warned the pastor at Mount Carmel about Borzellieri’s beliefs before he was hired in 2009 – but says she was ignored. The school’s students are mostly black and Latino.
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