Heaven help him!
After the disastrously brief stint of ousted Cathie Black, teachers this morning implored the Almighty to watch over the city’s new school chancellor Dennis Walcott, who officially starts his job tomorrow.
The public school teachers – worshipping with Walcott at Harvest Fields Community Church in The Bronx – placed their hands on the Education Department’s new honcho at a Palm Sunday mass and asked God to steer him in the right direction.
“It’s great to see you guys here because, actually, I’m your boss,” Walcott said. “We’re in tough times and you work very hard and I will never say anything bad about you
“You make all the difference for our children and I will always sing your praises,” he added.
Walcott walks into the role facing the possibility of over 6,000 teacher layoffs.
“We have to look at what’s in the best interest of our schools and with me that starts tomorrow,” he said at the East Tremont Avenue church.