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Candidates split on DEI policy at East Islip forum
3213061 · May 7, 2025
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Incumbent Timothy Sasson said he voted against the district’s DEI policy and called it politically tinged, while Dr. Michelle Rivers defended DEI as a governance tool to make students from different backgrounds feel seen and affirmed.
At a Suffolk Region PTA–moderated candidate forum, Timothy Sasson said he opposed adoption of the district’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy when it came up for a vote and called parts of it politically motivated. "I was one of the two important as a voter against the DEI…
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