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Nutley HS Official Suspended After Telling Madison Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader': Report Nutley HS Official Suspended After Telling Madison Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader': Report
Nutley HS Official Suspended After Telling Madison Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader': Report The Nutley Board of Education suspended the high school's athletic director for public remarks he made comparing Martin Luther King to Adolf Hitler, News 12 New Jersey reported.  Joe Piro made the remarks at a student assembly held at Madison High School, during which Piro described Hitler as a "good leader" with "bad moral character and intentions."  Madison Superintendent of Schools Mark Schwarz said in a letter to parents sent shortly after the presentation in mid-March that the material had not been reviewed beforehand. Schwarz apologized in the letter and said material would…

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by Paul Milo
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SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader' SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader'
SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader' A good leader with bad moral character and intentions. That's how a guest speaker described Hitler to a room full of Madison High School student athletes over the weekend, NJ.com reports. The speaker was not identified by Superintendent Mark Schwarz in a letter co-signed by three other district officials sent to parents, nor was the presentation screened in advance, he said. Schwartz called the presentation “unnecessarily provocative and insensitive," the news outlet said. The Saturday assembly was aimed at promoting “positive leadership values and a culture of sportsm…

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by Cecilia Levine