School District Official Placed on Leave Over Video of Him Cursing at Police During BLM Protest

School District Official Placed on Leave Over Video of Him Cursing at Police During BLM Protest
Protesters face off with police in Rochester, New York on Sept. 5, 2020. Maranie R. Staab/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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A New York school district administrator who was seen on social media cursing at police during a Black Lives Matter protest has been placed on leave, following backlash from parents and community members.

Steve Lysenko, who serves as a ninth grade teacher and academy assistant principal at Spencerport Schools in Rochester, identified himself in a widely circulated Facebook Live video he recorded on the night of Sept. 4 during a protest outside Rochester Police Department.