Hot mic picks up Massachusetts school board member insulting parent advocating for disabled student

Source: New York Post

A hot mic at a Massachusetts school board meeting accidentally picked up a board member calling a father advocating for his autistic son a “pain in the a–” following his impassioned speech. Gaurav Jashnani, a father of a son with autism and ADHD in the Northampton Public Schools District, spoke at a public school board meeting in February to promote the expansion of services for special needs students in the classroom. Despite his full-hearted plea, the concerned dad later learned that his speech seemingly annoyed school board members more than it inspired them when he came across a transcript of the meeting that included their alleged insults.