Jeremy Boland, Assistant Principal of Cos Cob Elementary School:
“Believe it or not, the open-minded, more progressive teachers are
actually more savvy about delivering a Democratic message without really
ever having to mention politics.”
• Boland: “So, it's subtle. They
[teachers I hire] will never say, ‘Oh, this is [a] liberal or a
Democratic way of doing this.’ They'll just make that the norm -- and
this is how we handle things, it's subtle…That's how you get away with
it.”
• Boland: “The conservative [teacher], who is stuck in her ways.
I’ll never be able to fire her, and I’ll never be able to change her.
So, I make an impact with the next teacher I hire.”
• Boland:
“Protestants in this area [of Connecticut] are probably the most
liberal. But if they’re Catholic -- conservative…You don’t hire them.”
• Boland: “If someone is raised hardcore Catholic, it’s like, they’re brainwashed -- you can never change their mindset.”
•
Boland: “For one position, I think we had 30 applicants. So out of all
those applicants, I don’t think I interviewed anybody over the [age] of
30…the older you get, the more set in your ways -- the more conservative
you get.”
• Connecticut Law, Section 46A-60B1, specifically bars
discriminatory employment practices. A violation occurs if anyone
refuses to hire or employ people “because of the individual’s race,
color, religious creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression.”
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