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3 L.A. teachers suspended over Black History Month celebration of Simpson, Rodman, RuPaul
- 03-04-2010
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Blog by Alexandra Zavis/Los Angeles Times
Three teachers at a South Los Angeles elementary school have been suspended for allegedly encouraging students to celebrate O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul for Black History Month, officials said Wednesday. Children at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School were carrying pictures of the men at a parade Friday on the school playground, said Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Gayle Pollard-Terry. She said Supt. Ramon C. Cortines learned about the incident Tuesday and had the teachers, who are white, pulled from their classrooms pending an investigation. The suspension is without pay for the first three days. “The superintendent believes there are better choices,” she said. (more...)
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