Texas teacher let go for giving mock 'terrorist' award to student, 13

[Eugene]

See also in General Discussion: Another Texas school award: "Most likely to blend in with white people"

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Source: Reuters

U.S. | Wed Jun 7, 2017 | 5:58pm EDT

Texas teacher let go for giving mock 'terrorist' award to student, 13

A teacher at a Houston-area school is out of a job after presenting mock awards to seventh-grade students, including one for being "most likely to be a terrorist," the school district said on Wednesday.

"We have concluded our investigation and the teacher responsible is no longer employed by the district," the Channelview Independent School District said in a statement.

Officials at the district, about 15 miles east of Houston, did not name the teacher, or provide further details.

Lizeth Villanueva, 13, a student at Lance Corporal Anthony Aguirre Junior High School, told Houston television station Fox 26 she was shocked when she was received a certificate in late May at the end of the school year, adding the teacher thought it would be funny.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-student-idUSKBN18Y2IT

[metroins]

1. This was an obvious firing

I couldn't see the teacher getting out of that one.

[FlightRN]

2. This is horrible, what is wrong with Texans?

No offense to my Texan DU friends, I just cannot believe the daily news that comes out of the State.

This story is so disturbing. An educator and "shaper" of vulnerable minds (especially in the current climate) these AWARDS are beyond twisted. That an educator thought these to be funny...I'm speechless about that part.

K&R