Teacher's Holocaust denial causes uproar

[tonysam]

A Northwest Career and Technical Academy teacher is accused of denying the Holocaust happened and telling students that the Nazis lacked the technology to kill so many Jews, one senior said.

Jewish students said the teacher's comments have circulated widely and have created a poisonous atmosphere at the public school, which has led other students to make anti-Semitic jokes and threats against them.

One such threat is being investigated by Clark County School District police as a possible hate crime, district officials and involved students and parents confirmed on Thursday.

The investigation involves a text message sent to multiple students that said: "Men are supposed to act like men and not be pansy asses ... only girls are allowed to be that way you slut(t)y Jews ... Please feel free to (forward message) or I will slit your throats personally ... And yes I'm related to Hitler."

Lori Sublette, the teacher accused of denying the Holocaust, has not apologized to students for her comments, said 17-year-old Katie Piranio, a student in Sublette's "advocacy class," a weekly course intended to prepare teens for life after high school.






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[rockymountaindem]

1. Ahhhh... feel the love

What an ass.

[virgogal]

2. This is utter stupidity but I hardly think it qualifies as a hate crime.

[MichaelHarris]

3. did you

read the comments? I need a bath bad after that

[tonysam]

5. The comments were absolutely appalling

I couldn't believe reading those.

[rockymountaindem]

9. I didn't until you suggested it

Nothing unusual, sadly.

[stopbush]

4. Sadly, what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas.

[applegrove]

6. I hope that teacher is fired.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Well she IS preparing them for life after high school

They are learning that the world is full of idiots like their teacher the Hocaust denier.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. oops

Holocaust.

[Jkid]

10. The Teacher should resign, immediately

Holocaust denial is historical denial of the highest order. Even though holocaust denial can't be illegal in the US, in my opinion there should a way to have people who deny the holocaust in public be sued in civil court.