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Original Post: My Interview Regarding Joe White
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I just got off the phone with a reporter from The Record (NJ), the newspaper for the region where I grew up. He is doing a story on the former Teaneck High Principal who is accused of child endangerment.
I basically told him that I knew Mr. White as a moral, ethical educator who really cared about helping kids and the community, and that the accusations are hard to believe, a total shock. That, never in a million years, would I have thought the man was capable of what they've accused him of, and that I always knew him as a great guy.
I had to explain that this blog wasn't about Joe White; it was just one of the subjects I've written about, which seemed weird. I mean, it's JoeGrossberg.com, not JoeWhite.com and there are almost 3,000 entries.
It'll be interesting to see if my quotes get included and how. I said "um" and "like" and "ya know" a lot, so I doubt they can be run verbatim.
I hope I don't end up regretting my chat with the press, but I really think that Mr. White was awesome, and made a positive difference for a lot of teenagers, and I wanted to say something, in the hope that his accomplishments weren't completely overshadowed by these charges.
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