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Several teachers at a South Carolina elementary school have been fired for dressing up as Border Patrol agents to represent Mexico as part of an ‘Olympic parade’ event at the school.
Royall Elementary School in Florence faced backlash for staffers dressing up in the ‘offensive’ garb as part of celebrations for the first week of school.
Images from the professional development event show two staff members sporting T-shirts that read ‘U.S. Border Patrol’ and posing in front of a fake brick wall.
A letter to parents from schools Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley said multiple teachers had been fired, WMBF reported.
‘Due to the serious nature of this incident, several employees are no longer employed by the district or have been placed on leave by the district’s administration,’ O’Malley wrote.