Teacher Placed on Paid Leave for Mock Slave Auction and Using Racial Epithet: Unacceptable Actions Lead to Consequences
SOUTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – A fifth-grade teacher in Southborough, Massachusetts, has been placed on paid leave after conducting a mock slave auction and using a racial epithet during a history lesson. The incidents were brought to light by Gregory L. Martineau, superintendent of the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough, in a letter addressed to parents. The teacher at Margaret A. Neary Elementary School held the mock slave auction in January, portraying an incorrect demonstration of …