Police Union Blasts “Blatant Anti-Police” Message to Binghamton City School District Students wnbf.com/union-blasts-b… @NewsRadio1290
Law enforcement unions are strongly criticizing the Binghamton City School District for allowing a controversial book to be read to MacArthur Elementary students.
A video of a teacher reading from "Something Happened in Our Town" appeared on YouTube for several days. The recording was removed on Friday after word spread on social media.
The April "Book of the Month" is recommended by the publisher for children between 4 and 8 years old.
The April "Book of the Month" is recommended by the publisher for children between 4 and 8 years old.
One passage includes a conversation in which a girl suggests a person was shot by a police officer "because he's Black." Another character in the book indicates police officers "don't like black men."
The Binghamton Police Benevolent Association issued a statement Monday concluding "there is a blatant anti-police message portrayed in the book."
Joshua Nytch, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Southern Tier Lodge said "we find this disgusting and hypocritical." He said the "anti-police narrative" pushed by the teacher is "reprehensible."
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