School District With Alleged Naked Meth Dealer As Principal Unfairly Reported On By Local Newspaper

Alleged meth-dealin’, gay porn-watchin’, sex toy-ownin’, naked principal John Acerra isn’t the only alleged perpetrator in the case of the principal who dealt meth, watched gay porn, had sex toys and was naked all in his office.

No, according to the superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District, Joseph Lewis, the whole thing is just an evil plot by the Allentown Morning Call. Or, rather, the whole thing isn’t an evil plot, but the newspaper isn’t helping.

In a story late last week, the paper reported the head of the teachers’ union expressed concern about Acerra’s absences, including one just five days before the principal was arrested for dealing meth from his office after hours. (He never sold any drugs to kids, huzzah.)

And the paper also asked Lewis for a comment:

In a phone interview, Lewis declined to talk about Acerra’s record as an administrator. “That is none of your business,” he said. “You can dig all you want. I’m a little tired of how The Morning Call is besmirching this district.” Then he hung up.

Ha. Fantastic. The newspaper must be angry he’s accusing them of besmirching the district (whatever) and then hanging up. Wait, what? Okay, I’ll read the editorial from the same day.

Give credit to Superintendent Joseph Lewis for directing a straightforward response.

Union complained about principal [Allentown Morning Call]
Arrest of principal offers lessons on authority, accountability, openness [Allentown Morning Call]
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