Chaplik on Pittinsky Affair
State Representative Joseph Chaplik (R-3) is calling for the resignation of Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) board member Matthew Pittinsky in the wake of a scandal involving underage drinking.
According to Arizona Free News, Pittinsky held a birthday party for his son on November 7th that quickly spiraled out of control, neighbors said. Police and medical responders arrived on the scene, and a girl was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning.
While Pittinsky hired security for the event to limit admission and said it was supposed to last until midnight, party invites said it would last from 8 pm to "GTFO" ('get the f*ck out') and encouraged those invited to "Bring Your Own Everything."
"There was an underage girl hauled away in an ambulance for alcohol poisoning from a rave party at Mr. Pittinsky's house," described a neighbor... READ MORE
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