{"id":6327,"date":"2021-09-27T17:20:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyceducationnews\/eny-community-activist-chris-banks-and-pta-president-latesha-summers-rally-to-stop-firing-of-staff-at-i-s-292\/"},"modified":"2021-09-27T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:20:07","slug":"eny-community-activist-chris-banks-and-pta-president-latesha-summers-rally-to-stop-firing-of-staff-at-i-s-292","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyceducationnews\/eny-community-activist-chris-banks-and-pta-president-latesha-summers-rally-to-stop-firing-of-staff-at-i-s-292\/","title":{"rendered":"ENY Community Activist Chris Banks and PTA President Latesha Summers Rally To Stop Firing of Staff at I.S. 292"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past Friday, East New York Community Leaders, parents and students of I.S. 292 held a rally in front of the school.\u00a0 The community leaders expressed their outrage over the abrupt firing of all nine (9) Good Shepherd after school Staff. After refusal to take the vaccination and submitting medical\/religious exemptions Good Shepherd has terminated the employment of these staff members.\u00a0 The rally was held to demand that they be rehired. The staffers were informed that Friday was going to be their last day.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>East New York community activist, Chris Banks<\/strong>, who was one of the leaders of the rally, stated, &#8220;the abrupt firing of nine After school staff members by Good Shepherd Services from I.S. 292 is a grave injustice. To fire these dedicated staff members who have been essential workers during the Pandemic is a clear slap in the face to the East New York Community.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If the staff members were willing to be tested weekly as a form of mitigation to prevent spreading the virus or contracting it then that should be enough to keep them employed&#8221;, stated <strong>PTA President Latesha M. Summers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Banks added, &#8220;to have these hard working folks have to choose between employment or getting vaccinated is not a real choice. The Mayor&#8217;s mandate\u00a0 goes against their constitutional rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jose Rivera<\/strong>, who is an employee of Good Shepherd Services, added, &#8220;I am the Community School Director at JHS 292. My organization (Good Shepherd Services) following Mayor\u2019s draconian mandate terminated 9 staff members from JHS 292, leaving programs without staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the rally Banks informed East New York News that he received a call informing him that the staffers received temporary reinstatement until the courts make a determination on the Mayor&#8217;s mandate as it pertains to medical and religious exemptions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eastnewyork.com\/breaking-news\/\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE to East New York News<\/strong><\/a> to stay updated on this issue as well as other issues that impact East New Yorkers, from housing, to politics, to development, events and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Friday, East New York Community Leaders, parents and students of I.S. 292 held a rally in front of the school.\u00a0 The community leaders expressed their outrage over the abrupt firing of all nine (9) Good Shepherd after school Staff. 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