Exclusive | NYC teacher caught swearing at student in anti-Trump classroom meltdown wrote children’s book against prejudice

The Staten Island teacher who railed against President Trump in his classroom and screamed at a student who told him to calm down — calling the boy a “punk a–” — wrote a children’s book against prejudice, The Post has learned. 

Anthony Bilotti, 49, who taught Italian at elite Monsignor Farrell High School, was forced to resign last week after an audio of his ear-splitting tirade at a teen he accused of “disrespect” was leaked online.

The outburst belies the the messages in “You’re Different Than Me,” a book that Bilotti independently published in September among Amazon’s Children’s Books on Racism & Prejudice.

The book, written in rhymes and self-illustrated with crayons, is about a man’s encounter with an extraterrestrial who knocks at his door.

The man declares he doesn’t like the little green visitor:

“The reason I don’t? Well that’s simple to see. After all, you’re an alien, you’re different than me.”

The alien tells about himself and why he came to Earth, gaining the man’s acceptance. 

“Maybe they aren’t so different after all,” a summary of the story concludes.

Besides teaching and writing, Bilotti describes himself on Instagram as a singer/guitarist/lyricist who jams with a band, a skateboarder, husband, father and “happy guy.”

Bilotti obtained a provisional NY state license to teach Italian in grades 7 to 12 in 2003, but it expired in 2008, records show.  A Farrell HS spokesman refused to explain.

In a statement on the incident, the school did not name Bilotti.

“While we encourage open discussions and diverse perspectives, these conversations must always reflect mutual respect and our Catholic values,” it said.

In the nearly three-minute audio, Bilotti is first heard ranting against Trump and Republicans. When a student mutters, “Control yourself, man,” the teacher explodes, delivering a high-decibel verbal assault on the teen, including yelling that he would take back the letter of recommendation he wrote for the boy if he could.

“You got your letter, so now everything’s good, right?” he shouted. “ You got your high grade on the midterm, so everything’s good. Now you can treat me like that. After all I’ve stood up for you. You punk ass. You really gonna do that to me?”

Bilotti did not return calls for comment.