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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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