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Westchester Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return To Mount Vernon Westchester Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return To Mount Vernon
Westchester Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return To Mount Vernon The Mount Vernon School District is hitting the brakes after coming under fire for hiring a teacher who was fired earlier this year for holding a mock slave auction with students. The district is reversing course after hiring Rebecca Antinozzi, a former fifth-grade teacher at the Chapel School in Bronxville who was fired after a parent accused her of staging mock slave auctions. The parent alleged that African-American students were placed in imaginary chains and were bid on by other students. Antinozzi was reportedly hired last week to teach at the Cecil H. Parker Elementary School with …

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Teacher In Westchester Fired For Mock Slave Auction Hired In Mount Vernon Teacher In Westchester Fired For Mock Slave Auction Hired In Mount Vernon
Teacher In Westchester Fired For Mock Slave Auction Hired In Mount Vernon Click here for an updated story: Westchester Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return To Mount Vernon The Westchester teacher who was fired earlier this year after holding a mock slave auction with students in a private school in Bronxville has reportedly been hired to teach in Mount Vernon. Rebecca Antinozzi, a former fifth-grade teacher at the Chapel School in Bronxville, made national headlines earlier this year when a parent accused her of staging mock slave auctions. The parent alleged that African-American students were placed in imaginary chains and were bid on by ot…

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Westchester School Reaches Agreement With AG After Mock 'Slave Auctions' Westchester School Reaches Agreement With AG After Mock 'Slave Auctions'
Westchester School Reaches Agreement With AG After Mock 'Slave Auctions' A settlement has been reached between the New York State Attorney General and a Westchester school following a teacher’s mock “slave auction.” New York AG Letitia James announced on Wednesday, May 29 that the state has reached an agreement with The Chapel School in Bronxville to “ensure equal educational access for students regardless of race and to provide all students at the school an environment free of harassment and discrimination.” The settlement comes after Rebecca Antinozzi, a former fifth-grade teacher at the school who has since been fired, was accused of staging mock slave aucti…

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Teacher In Westchester Fired For Allegedly Holding Mock Slave Auction Teacher In Westchester Fired For Allegedly Holding Mock Slave Auction
Teacher In Westchester Fired For Allegedly Holding Mock Slave Auction A teacher has been fired after she was placed on leave for allegedly holding a mock slave auction with her students in the classroom of a private school in Westchester. Rebecca Antinozzi, a fifth-grade teacher at the Chapel School in Bronxville, made national headlines earlier this month when a parent accused her of staging mock slave auctions. The parent reportedly alleges that African-American students were placed in imaginary chains and were bid on by other students. Following the accusations, Antinozzi has repeatedly vehemently denied holding the auction in her class, and insists that s…

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