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Calling out the warning signs on Sayed Mohassib wasn’t ‘racist’ — who was protecting him?

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, November 11). Calling out the warning signs on Sayed Mohassib wasn’t ‘racist’ — who was protecting him? New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/opinion/calling-out-the-warning-signs-on-sayed-mohassib-wasnt-racist/

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Workers at PS 200 reported concerns about colleague Sayed Mohassib’s behavior and mental health issues, including threats of violence and bizarre social media content, only to be dismissed with accusations of racism. Mohassib had been removed from both the NYPD and Marines for psychiatric reasons but still obtained a New York State Teaching Assistant Certificate despite multiple red flags. The article questions why school officials did not act on these warnings and criticizes the United Federation of Teachers and Department of Education for failing to protect staff and students.
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DEI Instagram NYPD PS 200 the Department of Education

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Allah PERSON · 1× DEI ORG · 1× Donald J. Trump PERSON · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Mohassib PERSON · 1× Muhammad PERSON · 1× NYPD ORG · 1× PS 200 ORG · 1× Sayed Mohassib PERSON · 1× the Department of Education ORG · 1×

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Outrageous: Workers at PS 200 warned their superiors and union about a colleague’s creepy behavior, his open confession of suffering from mental illness and his social media display of his shirtless chest bizarrely tattooed “Allah,” “Muhammad,” “Donald J. Trump,” “The Antichrist” and “Death” — only to be told, “Stop being racist.”
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Of course they couldn’t know he’d wind up an accused killer, but they were right to worry.

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Outrageous: Workers at PS 200 warned their superiors and union about a colleague’s creepy behavior, his open confession of suffering from mental illness and his social media display of his shirtless chest bizarrely tattooed “Allah,” “Muhammad,” “Donald J. Trump,” “The Antichrist” and “Death” — only to be told, “Stop being racist.” asserted
Workers → warn → Allah
Oh, and “Stop looking at Instagram,” as if their nosiness were the problem. asserted
nosiness → stop → Instagram
In all, Sayed Mohassib was the subject of at least 10 behavioral complaints from colleagues frightened by his “blank stares” and his proclivity for showing students his necklace’s gun charm. asserted
Mohassib → frighten → charm
Of course they couldn’t know he’d wind up an accused killer, but they were right to worry. asserted
they → know → killer
And it’s despicable that the race card could shut them up, meaning DEI-think still rules the public schools. uncertain
think → ’ → schools
Who was protecting him? asserted
Who → protect → him
The outrage isn’t just that supervisors and union reps squelched the complainers, or that vetting of student-facing employees that the Department of Education insists is “robust” failed so obviously here, missing a forest of red flags. asserted
Department → squelch → flags
Mohassib was booted from the NYPD and the Marines for psychiatric causes and involuntarily hospitalized at least twice; he threatened family violence and believed he was the target of imaginary villains — yet still got a New York State Teaching Assistant Certificate. How many other lunatics make it through? asserted
lunatics → boot → it
One worse outrage is that people who likely knew of all the danger signs may have helped him get the job in the first place. uncertain
him → know → place
Post sources say his sister is also a PS 200 paraprofessional, while the siblings’ aunt is an assistant principal at another city school. asserted
aunt → say → school
We so far haven’t heard what got the United Federation of Teachers to ignore a danger to its members. Shame on the UFT, shame on the DOE, shame on the principal of PS 200. Mayor Zohran Mamdani promises a full review — he must hold to it. This is a story that should terrify every parent in the city. asserted
that → hear → city
New Yorkers demand answers. asserted
Yorkers → demand → answers
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