The principal suspects a dirty rat.
Ana De Jesus, principal of Queens HS for the Sciences at York College — one of the city’s nine, elite specialized high schools — has asked the Special Commissioner of Investigation to look into whether “someone” put a dead mouse next to the school secretary’s computer mouse, staffers told The Post.
In a May 22 email to the QHSS staff, De Jesus said the secretary found the lifeless rodent on her mousepad that morning:
“I even saw it myself when I came into work,” the principal said, forwarding a photo of the ill-fated critter atop the desk.
Not mentioned in the principal’s email, another bloody mouse was found lying on the keyboard, school insiders said.
It may not be an accident, according to De Jesus.
“There is a possibility that the mouse could have been placed by someone,” she wrote. “I have reported this incident to SCI for further investigation.”
The incident “may constitute harassment and the creation of a hostile environment,” De Jesus said.
It’s unclear whether the office charged with probing DOE employee misconduct will dive into “Mousegate.”
“SCI has received this complaint, and we are currently evaluating the matter to determine next steps,” a spokesperson said Friday. .