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Residents urge immediate firing after teacher allegedly celebrated killing of public figure; board receives public comment
Summary
Residents urged the Battle Ground School District Board on Sept. 22 to immediately terminate a teacher who, they said, celebrated the death of a public figure; the board took no employment action at the meeting.
Dozens of community members addressed the Battle Ground School District Board of Directors on Sept. 22 to demand immediate action after a teacher allegedly celebrated the killing of a public figure. Speakers from the public comment period called the conduct "cruel" and "incomprehensible," said it violated district policies and urged the board to terminate the teacher rather than pause pending investigation.
The first speaker on the topic, John O'Haver, told the board: "We are calling for the immediate termination of this teacher." (John O'Haver, Sept. 22). Throughout the public-comment period, multiple speakers addressed the board in similar terms, saying suspension was insufficient and that retaining the…
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