A Houston-area school district says it no longer employs a teacher who gave a student a mock award naming her “most likely to become a terrorist.”
The Channelview Independent School District disclosed in a statement issued Tuesday that it had parted with the junior high school teacher who gave the award to a 13-year-old girl and other mock awards to other students.
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The tersely worded statement said simply, “We have concluded our investigation and the teacher responsible is no longer employed by the district.”
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Previously, the district had apologized for the “insensitive and offensive fake mock awards” and said that several teachers had received undisclosed discipline.
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Channelview is 16 miles east of Houston.
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