A theology teacher at Bishop Ready High School on Columbus Hilltop neighborhood has been placed on administrative leave after saying during a virtual class Wednesday that it’s disputed whether George Floyd could breathe while a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd s neck May 25.
Deborah DelPrince, who has been a teacher at the Catholic high school since 1999, responded on camera during a virtual class to a student s screen showing LeBron James wearing a shirt that says I can t breathe in reference to Floyd s death: “That’s not necessarily true, but it perpetuates a myth against police.”
The Catholic Diocese of Columbus released a statement Thursday saying a Bishop Ready instructor “made unsupported personal assertions and opinions” during a virtual class on Wednesday.