# How a lunatic ex-cop accused of killing an NYC jogger could get to work at a public school despite a ‘robust’ background check

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-a-lunatic-ex-cop-accused-of-killing-an-nyc-jogger-could-get-to-work-at-a-public-school-despite-a-robust-background-check/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:08:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:21:33+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/how-lunatic-ex-cop-accused-of-killing-nyc-jogger-could-work-at-public-school-despite-robust-doe-background-check/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Officials say Mohassib passed a fingerprint-supported background check.
- His reported history has raised questions about the hiring process.
- A councilman plans to propose changes to school staff checks.

## Summary

New York City education officials say they carried out a “robust” background check before hiring Sayed Mohassib as a paraprofessional at a Brooklyn primary school. The claim has prompted questions about how he was cleared, given reports of earlier concerns during his brief periods with the NYPD and Marines and a 2024 police call to his family home.

Mohassib, 27, is accused of killing jogger Katie Suarez on 30 October and was arrested on Saturday; the article does not report a conviction. The education department says applicants undergo fingerprint-supported checks and must disclose past criminal history and adverse employment or military service, but it did not say how it verifies questionnaire answers. A former deputy chancellor and parents questioned the hiring process, while councilman Frank Morano said he plans to propose legislation and wants to establish whether existing rules are adequate.

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