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Exclusive | Long Island school board member sparks outrage after refusing to honor slain cop in resurfaced video

New York Post·Brandon Cruz·26 days ago
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A Long Island school board leader refused to honor a murdered cop with a moment of silence, claiming the memorials have “challenges of consistency and fairness,” a newly surfaced video shows. The footage from a Feb. 10 meeting shows Connetquot School Board Vice President April Iannitelli turn down a request from a colleague to honor Officer Patricia Espinosa , a Nassau County cop who was killed by an alleged drunk driver who blew through a red light and crashed into her Alfa Romero while she was on the way to work in January. April Iannitelli, the vice president of the Connetquot School Board, shut down a request to honor Officer Patricia Espinosa in a moment of silence at a February board meeting. Facebook/Connetquot Central School District “In true transparency, there was a request for a moment of silence tonight for the police officer that was tragically killed,” Iannitelli said, according to the clip which is now sparking outrage in the community.…

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