Why Ron Miller? Why?

His track record tells us all we need to know about how he feels about minorities. Take a look at the minutes on all the votes towards minority applicants. See for yourselves. Voted No on the following individuals:
-Moneer Mohsen
-Muhamed Shawoosh
-Thelma Glover
-Abdul Zaid
-Jacob Minniefield
-Abdugaleel Taher
-Laurent Swanson
-Abdul Noman

** 6 of the 8 were hired regardless of his NO vote, goes to show you that even when he new the majority of his colleagues on the board would vote yes he still voted NO. U can call him cocky, but let's just call it what it is. Pure Hate! He'd probably make kids come to school on MLK day if he had a chance. We're in 2012 not 1960! Lets not forget his stance on the polling location in the first ward. I know there are more minority names left off that list but I just wanted to name the few I recalled. Keep an eye on him from now on if your not convinced of his HATE. Simple due diligence will prove that a HUGE mistake was made by appointing Ron Miller board president. GOD help us :(

With that kind of record, the rest of the members should think seriously of their support of his presidency! They should be unifying our community, not segregating it.

And he is a former police officer - even more problematic in a diverse community. I hope his feelings aren't the prevailing feelings in the police department - for the sake of our city.

Oh well, doesn't matter. He still got all his relatives the teachers aide jobs that school board members are entitled to.

Main article: Affirmative action in the United States from Wikipedia

Affirmative action was first created from Executive Order 10925, which was signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961 and required that government employers "not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin" and "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin".[13] On 24 September 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246, thereby replacing Executive Order 10925 and affirming Federal Government's commitment "to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in each executive department and agency".[1] It is notable that affirmative action was not extended to women until Executive Order 11375 amended Executive Order 11246 on 13 October 1967, expanding the definition to include "sex." Presently, affirmative action expressed through Executive Order 11246 considers factors of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." In the U.S., affirmative action's original purpose was to pressure institutions into compliance with the nondiscrimination mandate of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[5] The Civil Rights Acts do not cover veterans, people with disabilities, or people over 40. These groups are protected from discrimination under different laws.[14] Affirmative action has been the subject of numerous court cases,[15] and has been questioned upon its constitutional legitimacy. In 2003, a Supreme Court decision (Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 US 244 – Supreme Court 2003) regarding affirmative action in higher education permitted educational institutions to consider race as a factor; a small plus factor, when admitting students, but ruled that strict point systems are unconstitutional.[16] Alternatively, some colleges use financial criteria to attract racial groups that have typically been under-represented and typically have lower living conditions. Some states such as California (California Civil Rights Initiative), Michigan (Michigan Civil Rights Initiative), and Washington (Initiative 200) have passed constitutional amendments banning affirmative action within their respective states. Conservative activists have alleged that colleges quietly use illegal quotas and have launched numerous lawsuits to stop them.[17]

Maybe the BOE and SUPER should read and study the above.

I plan on giving the Attorney Generals office a call.

I hope Ron Miller isn't reelected, if he is it would be an atrocity!

Are you basing hiring qualifications on ability or skin color?

Qualifications of course! U must not know how bad the hiring policies are in the Lackawanna School system. I'm harping on Miller because of his obvious track record, he must not win if we want a brighter future for the district.