Mona Pradia,  Rochester parent & Wright v. New York plaintiff:

Mona Pradia (right), a Rochester parent and plaintiff in the case of Wright v. New York, stands with her daughter Adia-Jendayi Pradia (left) on the steps of New York City Hall.

“As a parent, I am appalled that union-funded groups are trying to use personal attacks on Campbell to distract from the fact that our kids are not getting the education they deserve. Our children’s personal experiences and grievances are constantly being ignored. We should remain focused on the problem at hand, the experiences our children are facing in classrooms.”

 

Stefan Friedman, Partnership for Educational Justice spokesman:

“Yesterday we have the leader of the UFT threatening to punch people and today we have the union’s paid attack group offering up Campbell’s kids as fodder for personal attacks. Meanwhile, the defenders of the status quo remain silent on the parents of public schools students who have actually filed the lawsuit in the desperate hopes of getting their kids receiving a decent education. Michael Mulgrew and AQE should be ashamed.”