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发帖数: 16484 | 1 DUNCANVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Dallas-area school board has fired a teacher
who posted racially charged tweets about the killing of a black 18-year-old
by a white police officer in Missouri.
Duncanville Independent School District trustees unanimously voted Friday to
terminate the contract of Vinita Hegwood (HEG'-wood).
The dismissal came a day after Hegwood, who is black, apologized for
comments on her Twitter account that were laced with expletives and
derogatory references to whites and blacks. Administrators called the
remarks "reprehensible."
Hegwood taught English at Duncanville High School. She'd been on unpaid
leave and submitted her resignation Thursday, but the school board rejected
it and instead fired her.
The tweets were related to Michael Brown, who was unarmed when fatally shot
Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Missouri. The shooting has led to ongoing community
unrest. |
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