Missouri teacher suspended after student dresses as Klansman - Daily News
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Missouri,teacher,suspended,student,dresses,Klansman A southern Missouri school district has suspended a history teacher who oversaw a class presentation in which a ninth-grader dressed as a Ku Klux Klan member.Poplar Bluff district superintendent Scott Dill visited the American History class Monday to read the suspended teacher's letter of apology.The student who dressed as a Klansman Friday was among a group assigned to study the 15th Amendment, which awarded voting rights to black men. Share this article Share During their presentation, they discussed organizations that engaged in voter suppression, reported the Springfield News-Leader. and initially sent out on Snapchat.'How in the actual f**k is this okay??' the Poplar Bluff High alum wondered in a post. 'There's no excuse for this kind of ignorance. I'm so ashamed of this and I'm not even a student there anymore.' It's unclear if the teacher directed the student to dress as a Klansman. The district says it doesn't believe the ninth-grader who put on the offensive costume was acting with discriminatory intent. 'There’s no context for this,' Dr Dill, the superintendent, said of the costume choice in an interview with KFVS12. 'There’s no point at which anyone in our public school system is going to say that this is okay. 'It is very obvious that this can’t happen in any setting anywhere, and so we will do our best to ensure that we do what we do best, which is education.' In the apology letter addressed to students, parents staff and the town's community, the unnamed history teacher at the center of the firestorm expressed regret 'for the pain and negative attention' caused by what the educator described as a 'lapse in judgement.''I made a mistake on Friday during our skit assignment,' the missive stated. 'I let a student wear an inappropriate costume that was unacceptable and hurt many people's feelings.'As the professional in the room, I should have known better. I am sorry.'According to records, 85 per cent of Poplar Bluff High School's student population is white. Just under 11 per cent of the 1,480 students enrolled at the school are African-American and 2.5 per cent are Hispanic.
