Several public school teachers in Rochester, New York, were put on leave after exchanging text messages that made “racist and demeaning” references to students, officials say.
Several public school teachers in Rochester were put on leave after exchanging text messages that made “racist and demeaning” references to students, officials said Friday.Enrico Fermi School 17, which has a large percentage of Black and Latino students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
Students discovered a series of texts, including one containing an obscenity that wished one girl would beat another up. Another obscene text suggested an automated call that insulted children and their parents, according to the newspaper.
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