“After 8 years of dedicated service and after 6 months of doxxing and harassment and Zionist parents making themselves the victims, my superintendent just a few moments ago terminated me from my position,” Parra, 27, wrote on Instagram.
Brooklyn teaching assistant James Parra, who was cuffed and removed from a recent Columbia University protest, announced on social media last week that he was fired. ZUMAPRESS.com Parra took to social media to announce his firing as a one-on-one paraprofessional at Brooklyn Arbor. instagram @rebelsoftoday
“F–k these Zionists and f–k these administrators who are complicit and sympathizers with Zionism and genocide,” he added with a photo of himself wearing a keffiyeh while a child hugs him.
Parra received a summons on April 22 for refusing to move from outside the campus gates at a pro-Palestine protest.
The former one-on-one special-ed paraprofessional attended LaGuardia Community College and Hunter College, according to LinkedIn and a GoFundMe he started to raise tuition money.
At a parent council meeting on April 18, Parra blasted his boss, Superintendent David Cintron, as a “spineless coward” for not protecting him from the backlash he received after posting on Palestine — apparently while on the job — including photos of himself wearing a keffiyeh.
Controversial Community Education Council 14 President Tajh Sutton responded to his rant, “We love you, James,” and added, “You are the best of this district.”
Parra was handcuffed at a fiery Columbia protest just days after he slammed his boss as a “spineless coward” for suspending him over posting an antisemitic video. ZUMAPRESS.com
Parra, who attended LaGuardia Community College and Hunter College, was arrested at a Columbia protest on April 22. ZUMAPRESS.com
Parents and activists have demanded Parra’s removal for months. In January alone, the DOE received more than 850 complaints about him.
“There is no place in NYC or in the NYC Public Schools for anti-Jewish rhetoric or hatred of any kind,” Tova Plaut, founder of the New York City Public Schools Alliance, told The Post.
The DOE confirmed Parra’s firing in an email.
Parra ranted on a Zoom call last month, calling his boss a “spineless coward,” adding “You know what? F–k it. Free Palestine forever and always.” “After 8 years of dedicated service and after 6 months of doxxing and harassment and Zionist parents making themselves the victims, my superintendent just a few moments ago terminated me from my position,” Parra, 27, wrote.
Parra did not respond to requests for comment.
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