# DoE insiders lash out after cop-turned-teacher’s aide nabbed in brutal jogger killing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/doe-insiders-lash-out-after-cop-turned-teachers-aide-nabbed-in-brutal-jogger-killing/
- Published: 2026-11-07T22:27:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T23:35:47+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/us-news/doe-insiders-sound-the-alarm-about-broken-vetting-system-after-teachers-aide-arrested-in-brutal-murder/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Teacher’s aide charged with killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez.
- Insiders say gaps and delays weaken DOE hiring checks.
- Mohassib had been discharged from the Marines as psychologically unfit.

## Summary

A New York City teacher’s aide has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of jogger Katie Suarez in Brooklyn. The arrest has prompted Department of Education insiders to criticise the city’s hiring checks, arguing that delays and gaps may leave schools employing unsuitable staff.

Sayed Mohassib, 27, worked as a paraprofessional at PS 200 in Bath Beach and was paid $182 a day. He had been discharged from the Marines in 2022 as psychologically unfit and spent six weeks with the NYPD before leaving; a former education official said an FBI check should have flagged his military discharge, though a treatment-related exception may have allowed him to be hired. The DOE says Mohassib has been suspended and that it is supporting the school community.

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