A NEW York City school principal accused of performing religious rituals with chicken blood, incense and candles in an attempt to cleanse the school of negative energy will be fired, education authorities said today.
Maritza Tamayo paid a woman to lead several Santeria rituals during midwinter break in 2006, when students were not at the Unity Centre for Urban Technologies, according to Richard Condon, the special commissioner of investigation for city schools.
Tamayo coerced staff members to participate in and help pay for the cost of the ceremonies, investigators said.
Santeria is a blend of traditional African religions and Catholicism and first was practiced in the Caribbean by slaves who were prohibited from worshipping in other religions.
The problem was not that Tamayo was performing bizarre religious rituals but that she was coercing her staff to participate, Condon said. MagazineLane.com - 3 Hour Diet at Home/Purfoods
Maritza Tamayo paid a woman to lead several Santeria rituals during midwinter break in 2006, when students were not at the Unity Centre for Urban Technologies, according to Richard Condon, the special commissioner of investigation for city schools.
Tamayo coerced staff members to participate in and help pay for the cost of the ceremonies, investigators said.
Santeria is a blend of traditional African religions and Catholicism and first was practiced in the Caribbean by slaves who were prohibited from worshipping in other religions.
The problem was not that Tamayo was performing bizarre religious rituals but that she was coercing her staff to participate, Condon said. MagazineLane.com - 3 Hour Diet at Home/Purfoods
