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Wisconsin school district releases tape of Black superintendent’s comments that led to resignation

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay school district on Wednesday released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district’s principals. Claude Tiller Jr. resigned on Saturday after a closed-door meeting with school board members. On the …

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Utah governor approves censure of school board member who questioned a student’s gender

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday signed legislation censuring a conservative member of the state Board of Education whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player triggered threats against the girl and led state officials to call for the board member’s resignation. Both legislative chambers had swiftly passed a resolution …

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