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alp227

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Tue Nov 11, 2014, 02:03 PM Nov 2014

Duncanville teacher likely to lose job over tweets [View all]

DUNCANVILLE — Vinita Hegwood taught her students a lesson, but it probably wasn't the one she expected.

The second year Duncanville High School English teacher was suspended without pay Monday morning after school officials learned that she had posted racially charged tweets on Friday night.

The suspension followed a meeting with the superintendent and other school officials, who said Hegwood confirmed authorship of the tweets.

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It was a tweet that Hegwood posted Friday night that ultimately led to her suspension and will likely cost her job. It said:

"Who the (expletive) made you (expletive) crackers think I give a squat (expletive) about your opinions. #Ferguson Kill yourselves."

full: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/education/2014/11/10/duncanville-teacher-likely-to-lose-job-over-tweets/18832369/

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Wow! Completely speechless! yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #1
Unfortunately education does not kiva Nov 2014 #2
Should anybody who posted this be fired? immoderate Nov 2014 #3
I teach. kiva Nov 2014 #4
I teach too. And I acknowledge this was stupid... immoderate Nov 2014 #5
Yes AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #6
I've seen multiple stories of people held to these standards. kiva Nov 2014 #7
Best. Advice. Ever. n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #9
I agree with you, and generally recommend the same behaviors. immoderate Nov 2014 #11
I think any public employee should lose their job for something like this SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #8
Should it apply to the boss/owner? immoderate Nov 2014 #12
Personally I like it when they tweet or post stupid stuff, kiva Nov 2014 #15
Out of curiosity... Under which circumstances is it acceptable for a teacher throw out racist slurs. Oktober Nov 2014 #17
Acceptable? Can't think of any. immoderate Nov 2014 #19
That's my question... Oktober Nov 2014 #20
After following up ... immoderate Nov 2014 #23
Not trying to push it... Oktober Nov 2014 #24
Some context. What preceded this response. immoderate Nov 2014 #26
That's my point... Oktober Nov 2014 #27
we don't mercuryblues Nov 2014 #22
Reading the article SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #25
one teacher mercuryblues Nov 2014 #28
One admitted to it SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #29
First rule of social media: don't say anything that you'll regret later. Initech Nov 2014 #10
It kinda makes Twitter the bottle-of-tequila-at-Spring-Break of the internet. nt Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #14
It helps not to be a racist in the first place... Oktober Nov 2014 #18
Not going to argue with that one! Initech Nov 2014 #21
Good... Racist moron deserves it... Oktober Nov 2014 #13
How many souls shall Ferguson consume before the fires of rage burn themselves out? From KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #16
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