#DOE to probe Staten Island assistant principal for racially charged Facebook post

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New Dorp High School assistant principal Deborah Morse-Cunningham

The city says it’s launching a probe into a Staten Island assistant principal after a racially charged screed against people who wear $200 sneakers while living on public assistance was posted to her Facebook page, The Post has learned.

New Dorp High School assistant principal Deborah Morse-Cunningham will be investigated for the racially charged comment that appeared on her social media account, asking “what is privilege?”

“Privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you’ve never had a job. Privilege is wearing $300 Beats headphones while living on public assistance,” read the post, which has since been removed.

“Privilege is living in public subsidized housing where you don’t have a water bill, where rising property taxes and rents and energy costs have absolutely no effect on the amount of food you can put on your table,” it adds.

A “concerned parent” saw the post and started an online petition to have Morse-Cunningham removed from her post, where, according to city records, she makes more than $130,000 a year.

“As someone responsible for the tutelage of our youth, this is especially troubling and problematic rhetoric to say the least,” the petition reads, calling the statement “anti-black.”

“This leads me to question what kind of practices she’s instilled in the culture at New Dorp High School, and what kind of environment our children are learning in, especially Black youth,” it adds.

The school’s minority enrollment is 49 percent, but 60 percent of its students are economically disadvantaged, according to U.S. News and World Report.

In a statement, the New York City DOE said the post was reported for investigation.

“The DOE stands against racism and schools must be safe and inclusive learning environments,” press secretary Miranda Barbot said.

“Teachers and staff have a responsibility to uphold those values, and the principal reported this incident for investigation,” Barbot added.

A woman who answered a call placed to a number listed as Morse-Cunningham’s said she didn’t know her.