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Parents and community members demand accountability after board member reads racial slur aloud
Summary
Multiple patrons and educators told the Francis Howell board that Director Jane Pushkar read the n-word aloud at a prior meeting; callers urged censure, training, and content warnings for posted videos while board members debated free-speech and process limits.
A string of public commentators on Dec. 11 urged the Francis Howell School District Board of Education to take action after a board member read the racial slur commonly described in public testimony as the n-word during a previous meeting.
Harry Harris told trustees he "suddenly heard Director Pushkar utter the slur for black people..." and called the act "an irresponsible use treading on the bigoted history of our…
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