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Central Mass Teacher On Leave After Holding Slave Auction With Black Students, Using Slur Central Mass Teacher On Leave After Holding Slave Auction With Black Students, Using Slur
Central Mass Teacher On Leave After Holding Slave Auction With Black Students, Using Slur A fifth-grade teacher in Worcester County was placed on administrative leave after officials learned they held an "impromptu slave auction" during a lesson on the economy of the Southern states and later used a racial slur during a discussion on a book, school district leaders said in a letter to parents.  Northborough and Southborough Superintendent of Schools Gregory Martineau wrote that the two incidents happened in January and April. He said he did not learn about them until parents brought them to his attention on April 24.  An investigation found that during a history d…

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