4 Teachers Suspended For Homophobic Comments About Lesbian Coworker
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Four high school teachers caught by a student making homophobic comments in a Zoom call last month were suspended with pay for their actions on Thursday. According to
NorthJersey.com, the four unnamed educators all teach at Dumont High School in Dumont, New Jersey, and were screenshotted making disturbing comments about the school’s lesbian gym teacher and her child on Wednesday, November 25. While the punishment amounts to little more than a paid vacation, the school district claimed state law prevents the suspension of teachers without pay.
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Wrote one of the teachers: “Why is that kid with the gay gym teacher?”
Another teacher replied: “Is that her adopted kid? Who is gonna be all f ked up growing up watching 2 chicks kissing and calling them both mom.”
NorthJersey.com reports: “The suspension was announced in front of a sparse crowd during the Dumont Board of Education meeting held in-person Thursday night in the high school auditorium. The district’s business administrator, Kevin Cartotto, said during the meeting the teachers were suspended pending the completion of an investigation and possible disciplinary action. He added that state law does not allow school boards to suspend teachers without pay except as part of the tenure charge filing process.”
Four New Jersey high school teachers suspended over anti-gay remarks on Zoom chat Michael Sheridan
Four New Jersey high school teachers have been suspended over anti-gay remarks they made during a Zoom class last month, school officials said.
A Dumont High School student took a screenshot of the Nov. 25 chat which was then shared online by former student Matthew DeMarco, NorthJersey.com reported.
The offensive remarks were part of a conversation between teachers that students were “inadvertently” able to view, according to the school district’s business administrator Kevin Cartotto.
“Why is that kid with the gay gym teacher?” one teacher wrote, according to the screenshot.
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