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Watch: Kindergarten Teacher On Paid Leave After Giving Parent Middle Finger During Zoom Call Watch: Kindergarten Teacher On Paid Leave After Giving Parent Middle Finger During Zoom Call
Watch: Kindergarten Teacher On Paid Leave After Giving Parent Middle Finger During Zoom Call A kindergarten teacher was on paid leave after she gave the middle finger to a parent during what she calls a “communication mistake” on a Zoom call. The video shows the teacher, Linda Brajer, of Roxbury Schools in Morris County, giving the gesture in response to a parent who had asked her and another aide to discuss their concerns about distracted students off-camera. One parent apparently began recording the conversation when things turned sour. The incident went viral on Twitter. In a letter sent to parents, Brajer apologized and chalked the late February incident up to a “co…

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Teacher In Hudson Valley Fired For Allegedly Holding Mock Slave Auction Teacher In Hudson Valley Fired For Allegedly Holding Mock Slave Auction
Teacher In Hudson Valley 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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by Zak Failla