A lawyer for New York Metropolis was fired after she crashed a information convention to confront the mayor, Eric Adams, in regards to the metropolis’s masks mandate for youngsters aged two to 4.
Daniela Jampel, who had labored for town regulation division since 2016, was fired afterward Monday, a division spokesperson mentioned.
Jampel was fired after she attended a Metropolis Corridor press convention and demanded Adams “unmask our toddlers”. The regulation division spokesperson mentioned she misrepresented herself as a journalist on the press convention.
The Democratic mayor introduced final Friday that a masks rule for youngsters underneath 5 in faculties and daycare facilities would stay in impact due to an increase in Covid-19 instances as a result of Omicron BA.2 variant of the virus.
Jampel has been a vocal advocate for retaining faculties open and for ending masks mandates through the coronavirus pandemic.
The regulation division spokesperson mentioned the choice to fireplace Jampel was made earlier than Monday due to “troubling claims” she made about her work for the division.
The spokesperson seemed to be referencing a tweet Jampel posted on Friday after which deleted that mentioned that as an legal professional for town she had “represented cops who lie in court docket, academics who molest youngsters, jail guards who beat inmates”.
The tweet continued: “It's a job I've carried out proudly. Till tonight. Combating to maintain masks on toddlers is shameful. I'm ashamed of my workplace.”
Jampel posted and deleted one other tweet after her firing saying she was retaining counsel. Messages asking for remark have been despatched to Jampel on Tuesday.
Jampel additionally advised followers: “It’s been a circus for the previous few hours however I'm listening to and seeing your entire supportive texts and [messages]. The combat continues.”
The comic Kathy Griffin replied: “I see that you simply comply with me, Daniela. So, I had half my lung eliminated as a result of I had most cancers and now I’m tremendous excessive danger. What if individuals like me want your children to put on masks (along with us sporting ours) as a result of there are such a lot of excessive danger individuals? Cmon. Whatdya [sic] say?”
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