New York City Department of Energy Investigates Anti-White Texts Linked To Black Superintendent

The city’s Department of Education is investigating widespread screenshots of anti-white text allegedly written by a black Staten Island superintendent, officials told The Post.

The inflammatory lyrics promising to get rid of white principals and “cleanse this island” are attributed to District 31 Superintendent Marion Wilson.

Screenshots were emailed to Chancellor Banks and other Department of Energy and City officials from the encrypted email address [email protected].

The message sent there was not answered.

The screenshots that the two directors sent to the Post are alarming.

“No more white executives on my watch!” mentioned in one text under the name of Wilson.

“I need to clear this island,” says another text. “White people have to admit that this is no longer a boys club. Now this bitch is run by a strong black woman and they can either get on board or they can leave. If they don’t get out, I will kill them one by one. They don’t know what hit them. It will be fun”.

The third lyric says, “Chris’s white ass is DISAPPEARED. It happens.”

This is a clear reference to Christopher Anzalon, former District 31 Executive who moved to Brooklyn’s 23rd District as Executive Director of School Support and Operations.

“I agreed to take CL… She will keep the whites away from me,” the text continues, clearly referring to Christine Laughlin, who was fired by Chancellor Banks as District 3 superintendent in Manhattan.

Laughlin, white, is currently the Executive Director of School Support and Operations for District 31.

Another screenshot shows someone writing to Wilson about two white Staten Island directors, David Kujini of Susan Wagner HS, nephew of the late Christy Kujini, former Superintendent of District 31, and Nicholas Mele of IS 51:

“LOL Mele and Kujini better act nice. They are the first on the chopping block,” it says.

After an NYPD officer was accused of punching a girl near IS 51 on January 3, Wilson sent Banks and a team of DOE inspectors to walk around the school to check on the health of the students.

An inspection showed that the building was safe and without serious problems, but sources believe that Wilson cracked down on Mele.

Wilson, 52, did not respond to a request for comment.

After being warned about the emails by the Energy Department press office, she denied writing the texts, claiming enemies were trying to vilify her, officials told The Post.

On Friday, the Department of Energy told the Staten Island Advance that the texts are “fake” and that the city’s schools commissioner of inquiry is looking into their origins, a claim that SCI vehemently denies in a statement to The Post.

A SCI spokesperson said they had received a complaint about the texts but had forwarded it to the Department of Energy “for appropriate action.”

SCI has confirmed that it is conducting an open investigation into the matter, but will not discuss it.

SCI also criticized a statement by Department of Energy spokesman Nathaniel Styer that “SCI is not investigating [Wilson]. SCI is investigating fake texts and spoofing.”

An SCI spokesperson countered, “This is not an SCI statement and the DOE should know better than to speculate on confidential SCI investigations.

Despite this, the DOE press office does not speak for SCI. SCI’s statement was that we do not confirm or discuss issues that are under consideration.”

A Staten Island parent who has a child in a public school was concerned after seeing the screenshots.

“It’s worrisome. There should be an investigation,” the parent said. “If that’s true, you don’t want someone like that running the neighborhood ball. If it’s not true, then someone should be held accountable for it. It must be transparent.”

One Staten Island official recalled: in Wilson’s defense that she appointed a white director, Brandon Chall, to PS 56 after his predecessor died last year.

But Wilson has been open about a push to hire more BIPOCs — blacks, First Nations and people of color — to work in Staten Island schools, the parent said.

Local black educators were honored at last month’s Black History event at Staten Island College hosted by City Councilwoman Camilla Hanks and Assistant Assembly Majority Leader Charles D. Fall.

“I wanted you to understand how incredible it is that under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Marion Wilson and our Chancellor David S. Banks, we are now reviewing 14 black directors in Staten Island,” Hanks said.

The Brooklyn principal cited complaints from colleagues: “Many assistant directors and directors voiced comments from the superintendent of District 31 about hiring only black administrators. Many permanent administrators living in Staten Island have moved to other areas.”

The Board of School Directors and Administrators, which represents principals, did not respond to a request for comment.

Assemblyman Michael Reilly of Staten Island did not discuss the screenshots, but said, “In my two years as Superintendent of District 31, I know that Dr. Wilson has been nothing but an ally to our public schools and an advocate for students, parents, and teachers.

She is a reliable public servant who has always dealt with me and my staff with the utmost professionalism and respect.”

Staten Island has the highest percentage of white students of any county at 40.3%, compared to 14.7% citywide, according to the Department of Education. The racial makeup is 29.8% Hispanic, 14.2% Asian, and 12.8% Black.

Wilson, who joined the Department of Energy in 2006 as a Director, was named Superintendent of District 31 in September 2021 after serving as Deputy Superintendent for two years and previously being Manhattan’s District 5 Administrator.

Chancellor Banks reappointed her to Staten Island’s top post in June.