(New York Post) The city is investigating widely circulated screenshots of anti-white texts purportedly written by the black superintendent for Staten Island schools, officials told The Post.
The inflammatory texts vowing to get rid of white principals and “clean up this island” are attributed to District 31 Superintendent Marion Wilson.
The screenshots were sent in emails to Chancellor Banks and other Department of Education and city officials from the encrypted email address Mikeboy70@protonmail.com.
A message sent there got no response.
The screenshots, which two principals forwarded to The Post, are troubling.
“No more white principals on my watch!” says one text under Wilson’s name.
“I need to clean up this island,” another text reads. “White folks need to recognize this is not the boys club anymore. A strong black woman runs this bitch now, and they can either get on board or get out. If they don’t get out, I’m going to take them out one by one. They’re not gonna know what hit them. Gonna be fun.”
The city’s Department of Education is investigating circulated screenshots of anti-white texts purportedly written by Staten Island’s black superintendent, according to officials.
A third text says, “Chris’s white ass is G-O-N-E. It’s happening.”
It is an apparent reference to Christopher Anzalone, a former executive director of District 31 who moved to District 23 in Brooklyn as executive director of school support and operations.
“I agreed to take CL … She’ll keep the white folks off my back,” the text continues, apparently referring to Christine Loughlin, who was removed by Chancellor Banks as superintendent of District 3 in Manhattan.
Loughlin, who is white, now serves as executive director of school support and operations in District 31.
Officials said the screenshots were sent in emails to Chancellor Banks and other DOE and city officials from the encrypted email address Mikeboy70@protonmail.com.
Another screenshot purports to show someone texting Wilson about two white Staten Island principals, David Cugini of Susan Wagner HS, a nephew of the late Christy Cugini, a former District 31 superintendent, and Nicholas Mele of IS 51:
“LOL Mele and Cugini better play nice. They’re first up on the chopping block,” it says.
After an NYPD officer was accused of punching a girl near IS 51 on Jan. 3, Wilson sent Banks and a team of DOE supervisors to walk through the school to check on the wellbeing of students.
The review found the building safe and without serious problems, but sources believe Wilson was cracking down on Mele.
Wilson, 52, did not return a request for comment.
After the DOE press office alerted her to the emails, she denied writing the texts, contending that enemies are trying to smear her, officials told The Post.
The DOE told the Staten Island Advance Friday that the texts are “fake,” and that the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools is probing their origins — a claim the SCI flatly denied in a statement to The Post.
An SCI spokesperson said they received a complaint about the texts, but referred it to the DOE “for appropriate action.”
SCI confirmed it has an open investigation on a related matter, but would not discuss it.
The SCI also blasted DOE spokesman Nathaniel Styer’s statement that “SCI is not investigating [Wilson]. SCI is investigating fake texts and spoofing.”
The SCI spokesperson countered: “That is not an SCI statement, and DOE should know better than to speculate on confidential investigations being conducted by SCI.
Regardless, DOE’s press office does not speak for SCI. SCI’s statement was that we do not confirm or discuss matters that are pending.”
A Staten Island parent who has a child in the public schools was concerned after seeing the screenshots.
