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Public commenters clash over teacher social media, doxxing and discipline; speakers cite staff-ethics policy
Summary
During public comment speakers urged the board both to hold staff accountable for social-media posts and to protect staff from threats and doxxing; commenters cited Board policy 7-300 and the state code of ethics while some speakers warned against punitive responses that could violate First Amendment rights.
A series of public commenters at the Sept. 16 Wake County Board of Education meeting addressed teacher conduct and the district’s response to employees’ off-duty speech, prompting competing calls for discipline and for protecting staff First Amendment rights.
Diane Chadler and other speakers alleged inappropriate and racially offensive social-media posts by a Millbrook High School staff member they identified as Abdul Aziz, calling on the board to remove the employee from the classroom. Chadler read portions of a public post she said was…
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