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Residents and district retirees urge board to investigate alleged staff racial remark and retaliation
Summary
Public commenters told the board that a district employee was called “here comes the roach,” alleged a Title VII protected-class slur and subsequent retaliation that forced an employee to choose resignation or termination; callers urged an objective investigation before any employment action.
Public commenters at the Georgetown County School District meeting on Tuesday urged the board to investigate allegations that a staff member was subjected to a racial slur and retaliated against after reporting it.
Kim Smith, introduced by the chair as a public commenter, told the board an employee "was called, 'here comes the roach,'" and said that remark targeted a protected class under Title VII. Smith said the employee who reported the incident faced what she described as retaliation and later was given the choice to resign or be terminated.
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