CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio teacher has been fired after a black student who said he wanted to become president claimed the teacher told him the nation didn't need another black commander in chief.
The Fairfield Board of Education voted 4-0 on Thursday night to fire science teacher Gil Voigt from Fairfield Freshman School, according toThe Cincinnati Enquirer.
"The district felt that the evidence was sufficient to support the termination of Mr. Voigt's employment," Superintendent Paul Otten said in statement.
Voigt did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday but has said the student misquoted him.
Voigt, who is white, told school officials that what he actually told the teen was that he doesn't think the nation can afford another president like Barack Obama, "whether he's black or white."
A state referee investigating Voigt found that explanation was not credible.
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King’s comments came after Toure asked if the Democratic Party has done enough to justify the overwhelming support it sees from the black community.
“The party does not do enough,” King replied.
He also said blacks are not a “monolithic people” and they should feel free to be Democrats, Republicans or independents. Further, it’s important that blacks “be engaged with the Tea Party” as well, King added.
“Why would it be important for us to be engaged with the tea party?” Toure replied, with a look of total confusion on his face.
“Because the only way you change is that you have to be at least communicating. If there’s no communication, then you can’t just let someone have an agenda,” King said. He also explained that his father, Martin Luther King Jr., would often meet with whites who were against equal rights for blacks to make sure there was a dialogue.
Predictably, another MSNBC host then asked if the Tea Party’s problem with Obama is based on his policies or “something else about him,” clearly suggesting his race.
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