Resurfaced footage shows school board member refusing to honor slain Nassau cop

Long Island school board leaders refused to honor a murdered cop with a moment of silence, claiming the memorials have “challenges of consistency and fairness,” a newly surfaced video shows. The footage from a Feb. 10 meeting shows Connetquot School Board President Marissol Mallon and Vice President April Iannitelli turn down a request from a colleague to honor Officer Patricia Espinosa, a Nassau County cop who was killed by an alleged drunk driver who blew through a red light and crashed into her Alfa Romero while she was on the way to work in January.