CONNECTICUT’S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS INVESTIGATING A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR “POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION.”
IT’S RELATED TO A PROJECT VERITAS VIDEO THAT APPEARES TO DEPICT HIM SAYING HE’D PREFER NOT TO HIRE CATHOLICS.
{“So, then what do you do with the Catholics? If you find out someone is Catholic then what?”}
{“You don’t hire them.”}
{“So have you found that certain religions tend to be more right leaning?”}
{“Almost all of them. I’m not a huge expert on religion but protestants in this area are probably the most liberal. But if they’re Catholic? Conservative.”}
ACCORDING TO PROJECT VERITAS — THAT WAS COS COB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JEREMY BOLAND IN THE VIDEO.
HE HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
THE ATTORNERY GENERAL’S INVESTIGATION IS THE THIRD ONE THAT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED RELATED TO THE VIDEO.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STATE’S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR OWN PROBES.