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Anthony Weiner Scheduled to Share Wisdom at High School Graduation

By Carla Zanoni | June 15, 2011 7:00am | Updated on June 15, 2011 6:42am
Sources said the former mayoral front-runner would be
Sources said the former mayoral front-runner would be "out of rehab” in time to participate in Brooklyn Tech High School's graduation ceremonies.
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By Carla Zanoni

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — Disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner's recent sexting antics have been decried by everyone from President Obama to his constituents, but he's still scheduled to share his wisdom with this year’s graduating class at Brooklyn Tech High School.

School sources said the former mayoral front-runner hasn't been uninvited from his alma mater's speaker list because he's expected to be "out of rehab" in time to participate at the Ft. Greene school's ceremony.

Weiner has been bombarded with calls to step down in the wake of revelations of his penchant for sending graphic photos of himself, including several of his crotch, to women he met online.

Those photos, along with a host of sexually explicit internet and phone exchanges, first came to light over Memorial Day weekend. 

Weiner initially denied that he had sent the pictures, but later admitted during an emotional press conference that he lied out of embarrassment. His wife, longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, is pregnant with the couple's first child, according to reports.

Calls for Weiner to step down have increased to a fever pitch, with President Barack Obama stating on national television Monday night that he would step down if ever caught in a similar scandal.

"I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign," he told Ann Curry on the Today Show Tuesday morning.

Mayor Bloomberg also took up the issue, saying Tuesday that the decision whether to step down is "up to Congressman Weiner.”

“I don’t think the president will ever be in that situation nor will I be in that situation," Bloomberg added.