Assistant principal of an upstate high school has sparked outrage with a Facebook Live video he recorded during the Rochester protests
The assistant principal of an upstate high school has sparked outrage with a Facebook Live video he recorded during the Rochester protests -- where he cried,"F--k the police!"
Steven Lysenko, a ninth-grade AP teacher at Spencerport High School in suburban Rochester, complained about officers targeting protesters although"we didn't do anything but sing and interrogate," based on copies of the movie which have gone viral online.
"Our peacekeepers ended up shooting pepper spray us for laughing and singing and telling them what a s--ty-assed job they were doing," he whined at the clip, that was saved and shared on social media.
"They can f--k off, America!" He shouted. F--k Rochester Police Department!" Assessing the college official while sporting a Black Lives Issue shirt.
After his expletive-laden tirade, Lysenko calmed himself enough to sign off with a polite"thank you," in accordance with this clip which started making rounds Sunday.
College officials in the suburban village dealt with the uproar within the post within a message Saturday -- while stressing that the scandal will probably be"addressed as a confidential, personnel matter."
"We apologize to our students, parents and neighborhood that you had to hear this language from one of our employees," Spencerport Central School District said in a statement.
"However, if a District employee uses language in public or on societal media that does not align with our Code of Conduct or demonstrate proper role modeling for students, that is something which we will not condone," the statement emphasized.
"All these bills from our secretary have caused disruption within our school community," it conceded.
The reply was not enough for some outraged in his tirade.
"Any Spencerport pupil with an identical rant on societal websites would have impacts. This is not respectful and promotes hate. Fire him," Jeff Belles composed to the district.
But more than 2,500 people appeared to have signed a Change.org petition demanding he not be fired.
"He is setting a fantastic example to the students at Spencerport demonstrating us to struggle for what we believe in. Swear words are only words and shouldn't be grounds to be dismissed," the petition says.
"To some students-past or present-who accompany me : know that when you post"#WhiteLivesMatter, you're condoning White Supremacy. In that I won't abide!" he wrote in a post in June.
He also posted a Facebook video apologizing for utilizing"police-centric and police-friendly speech" in previous discussions.
His profiles describe him as a"Advocate for Social Justice, Educator, Child of God" -- with a single man, Michael Reed, telling him,"You aren't a child of God,'' Mr. Pottymouth."
Lysenko didn't instantly react Sunday to messages in The Post.
Rochester has seen four nights of protests after the launch of upsetting police video showing the arrest of Daniel Prude, who died in custody following his arrest in March.
Steven Lysenko, a ninth-grade AP teacher at Spencerport High School in suburban Rochester, complained about officers targeting protesters although"we didn't do anything but sing and interrogate," based on copies of the movie which have gone viral online.
"Our peacekeepers ended up shooting pepper spray us for laughing and singing and telling them what a s--ty-assed job they were doing," he whined at the clip, that was saved and shared on social media.
"They can f--k off, America!" He shouted. F--k Rochester Police Department!" Assessing the college official while sporting a Black Lives Issue shirt.
After his expletive-laden tirade, Lysenko calmed himself enough to sign off with a polite"thank you," in accordance with this clip which started making rounds Sunday.
College officials in the suburban village dealt with the uproar within the post within a message Saturday -- while stressing that the scandal will probably be"addressed as a confidential, personnel matter."
"We apologize to our students, parents and neighborhood that you had to hear this language from one of our employees," Spencerport Central School District said in a statement.
"However, if a District employee uses language in public or on societal media that does not align with our Code of Conduct or demonstrate proper role modeling for students, that is something which we will not condone," the statement emphasized.
"All these bills from our secretary have caused disruption within our school community," it conceded.
The reply was not enough for some outraged in his tirade.
"Any Spencerport pupil with an identical rant on societal websites would have impacts. This is not respectful and promotes hate. Fire him," Jeff Belles composed to the district.
But more than 2,500 people appeared to have signed a Change.org petition demanding he not be fired.
"He is setting a fantastic example to the students at Spencerport demonstrating us to struggle for what we believe in. Swear words are only words and shouldn't be grounds to be dismissed," the petition says.
"To some students-past or present-who accompany me : know that when you post"#WhiteLivesMatter, you're condoning White Supremacy. In that I won't abide!" he wrote in a post in June.
He also posted a Facebook video apologizing for utilizing"police-centric and police-friendly speech" in previous discussions.
His profiles describe him as a"Advocate for Social Justice, Educator, Child of God" -- with a single man, Michael Reed, telling him,"You aren't a child of God,'' Mr. Pottymouth."
Lysenko didn't instantly react Sunday to messages in The Post.
Rochester has seen four nights of protests after the launch of upsetting police video showing the arrest of Daniel Prude, who died in custody following his arrest in March.