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Parents, civil-rights attorney press Columbus County board over alleged slur at Williams Township School
Summary
Several parents and an attorney urged the Columbus County Board of Education on May 12 to take further action after they say a substitute teacher at Williams Township School used racially offensive language in a classroom.
Several parents and an attorney urged the Columbus County Board of Education on May 12 to take further action after they say a substitute teacher at Williams Township School used racially offensive language in a classroom. Speakers said district responses so far — including reassigning one child to another school and arranging counseling — fall short and that families are pursuing legal remedies.
Morgan Cribb, identified at the meeting as president of the Williams Township PTO, said she spoke “as a voice for the 765 small hearts and minds that deserve safety.” She defended the school staff and said the teacher involved, “Miss Iris,” worked under an on‑call contract and “has not been suspended or terminated,” and that she had personal ties to many students at the school. Cribb…
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