Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 2/15/21 on page A2
Steven Lysenko, the Spencerport High School assistant principal who was suspended from work last summer for cursing the Rochester Police Department after they pepper-sprayed him during a Black Lives Matter rally, has been reinstated to a position in central administration, the district announced last week.
Lysenko had been on administrative leave since the incident on Sept. 4. He and some others were in downtown Rochester for a large march and protest about the death of Daniel Prude. Police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd, an action for which they were later harshly criticized. Lysenko posted a short video about what happened.