Support grows for Maud Maron, the school board mom booted for denouncing antisemitism

Deirdre Bardolf
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Maud Maron at left; Maron with Deb Alexander and Noah Harlan, at right; inset of Tajh Sutton, bottom center
Maud Maron at left; Maron with Deb Alexander and Noah Harlan, at right; inset of Tajh Sutton, bottom center
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Support for a Manhattan mom booted from a parent council for speaking out against antisemitism is ramping up, with over 2,500 emails sent and numerous organizations speaking out.

Maud Maron was removed from the Community Education Council for District 2 — which stretches from lower Manhattan to the Upper East Side — after being quoted in The Post blasting a public high school’s anonymous, anti-Israel op-ed.

Women’s organizations and Jewish activists have spoken out in support of longtime education advocate Maud Maron, who was kicked off her Community Education Council last week. James Messerschmidt
Women’s organizations and Jewish activists have spoken out in support of longtime education advocate Maud Maron, who was kicked off her Community Education Council last week. James Messerschmidt
Maron was formerly the president of Manhattan’s largest school board, CEC District 2, and she co-founded PLACE NYC, a parent-lead, education advocacy organization. Stefan Jeremiah
Maron was formerly the president of Manhattan’s largest school board, CEC District 2, and she co-founded PLACE NYC, a parent-lead, education advocacy organization. Stefan Jeremiah

“Maud should be reinstated immediately,” a letter from the NYC Public Schools Alliance, an antisemitism advocacy group, demanded. “She has been an unwavering advocate for high quality education, parents rights, and especially for Jewish children and families since the tragic events of October 7.”

Thousands had sent the letter to Mayor Adams as of Friday, charging that his appointee, Chancellor David Banks, abused his power.

A coalition of international women’s organizations also defended Maron.

“Her removal is undemocratic and unjust,” Sharon Byrne, executive director of the Women’s Liberation Front declared.

“Maud Maron has been a voice for sanity for years now,” said Carrie Lukas, president of the Independent Women’s Forum. “She fought against unnecessary school closures and never-ending masking policies in the wake of COVID, and now is fighting for the radical idea that women and girls should actually have a league of their own for athletic competitions.”

Maud Maron, Deborah Alexander and Noah Harlan are the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against CEC 14’s Tajh Sutton and the DOE alleging that they’re misusing the Chancellor’s Regulation D-210 process and suppressing parent voices. Gabriella Bass
Maud Maron, Deborah Alexander and Noah Harlan are the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against CEC 14’s Tajh Sutton and the DOE alleging that they’re misusing the Chancellor’s Regulation D-210 process and suppressing parent voices. Gabriella Bass
The lawsuit was back in Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday as a preliminary injunction was filed to stop the school system from removing elected members over speech. Gabriella Bass
The lawsuit was back in Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday as a preliminary injunction was filed to stop the school system from removing elected members over speech. Gabriella Bass

After her removal last week, Maron spoke in a front page op-ed for The Post. She vowed to keep fighting, including with a suit against Banks and former CEC 14 president Tajh Sutton over First Amendment rights. Sutton was also kicked off her CEC — but for her role in pro-Palestine walkouts, violating the Open Meetings Law and stifling Jewish parent voices.