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District 3 Community Education Council condemns ‘deeply harmful’ racist remarks by Hunter College professor

The professor, who did not realize she was unmuted during a council meeting earlier this month, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school” when a Black student objected to the possible closure of their middle school.

By Frances Cohen / Columbia Daily Spectator

Board members described the incident as a “public failure,” saying that Friedman neglected her responsibility as a professor and eroded students’ trust.

By Katharine Lee • March 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM

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