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A Texas teacher is facing termination of her employment in the Fort Worth Independent School District after she sent racially insensitive tweets about illegal immigration on the United States’ Southern border.
On Tuesday, the Fort Worth ISD school board voted “unanimously to terminate the employment of teacher Georgia Clark,” according to the school district’sFacebook page.
Clark’s tweets, which were posted on a now-deleted account with the handle @Rebecca1939, were racially charged and aimed at students from Mexico.
The next step of Clark’s termination is an “appeal phase” with the Texas Education Agency in which the English teacher has 15 days to file an appeal, according to theFort WorthStar-Telegram.
If Clark requests a due process hearing, then the education commissioner can appoint a hearing officer. A hearing would typically then occur within 60 days of the appeal, the outlet reported. The board will then conduct another vote, based on the officer’s recommendation.
She is currently on paid administrative leave, according to theStar-Telegram.
“Once the tweets came to light, so, too, did other allegations, and it was my professional judgment that it was in the best interest of the district,” Superintendent Kent P. Scribner told theStar-Telegramof the proposed termination after the vote this week.
“This board has a strong record of supporting students and their quest for success, college, career and community leadership,” he added. “Fort Worth serves 86,000 students, and it is our goal that we treat each one with dignity and respect, and based on the information that we have, we think this is the most responsible recommendation at this time.”
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Neither Clark nor her attorney immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
