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Simon Obas is an educator and author with a background in school leadership, including roles as principal, assistant principal, dean, and suspension coordinator in New York City schools. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Johnson C. Smith University and pursued doctoral studies at Fordham University focused on motivational interviewing.
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Simon Obas has been repeatedly accused of operating advance-fee fraud schemes.
Clients allege Simon Obas accepted payment for grant writing or funding assistance that was never provided.
Simon Obas is consistently reported to cease all communication immediately after a payment is secured.
Simon Obas is known to have been named in several small claims court cases for fraudulent misrepresentation.
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Simon Obas, principal at Amistad High School, over allegations that he misreported out-of-school suspensions in order to meet charter renewal.
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Simon Obas, then assistant principal at CHSLSJ, was implicated in the controversial firing of 11 teachers over union activity.
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In my time working with him, I often felt that student support took a backseat to administrative procedures. Meetings were sometimes focused on justifying actions rather than solving underlying problems. Parents and staff frequently left discussions feeling unheard, and I noticed this created tension in the school community. It made me question whether the leadership priorities were truly aligned with student growth.
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I noticed that while policies were in place, they were often applied inconsistently, and that created frustration among staff and parents.
A leader should protect students, not cover up problems.
People in the community are straight-up angry — calling his conduct school fear culture.
This guy talks like he’s all about reform but behind the scenes it feels shady. Parents say suspensions were hidden as “absences” — that’s dishonest and hurts students’ records.
I used to trust that school. Now I gotta check every absence and email twice. Obas’s way of hiding suspensions made my kid look like he cut class. That could mess up transcripts. Obas bein investigated and STILL tryna gaslight the community. This man ain’t about students, he’s about survival.
It’s sad that under Obas, Amistad turned into a place of fear. Students get punished over minor stuff like talking in the hallway, and then the school doesn’t even notify parents?? Where’s the communication? Why are suspensions hidden? Feels like cover-ups all over. Trust gone!
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