Providence Schools Superintendent Harrison Peters. The Rhode Island Department of Education says that Commissioner Angélica Infante Green was “not aware” of now-former Providence schools official Olayinka Alege’s controversial past in Florida — prior to his hiring in Rhode Island. Alege who was arrested this week for “forcibly rubbing a stranger’s foot” — and subsequently resigned — was known in Florida for “toe-popping” students as a form of punishment. Peters had faced serious criticism for his handling of a separate sex incident in Florida, as GoLocal reported. Alege's Behavior “Five boys told deputies that King High assistant principal Olayinka Alege asked them on numerous occasions to take off a shoe and sock behind closed doors, and allow him to 'pop' their toes. They said it didn't hurt, but they didn't like it, either,” reported the Florida Sun-Sentinel in July 2009.