CNN —A Massachusetts teacher who staged a mock slave auction and used the N-word in a 5th-grade class has been placed on leave, according to a letter sent to parents by the school’s superintendent.
The school district is about 30 miles west of Boston.
In January, the teacher – who is not named in the letter – held an “impromptu mock slave auction” during a lesson on the Atlantic triangle slave trade, during which slave auctions were discussed, the letter said.
“It was later brought to the District’s attention that the ‘N-word’ does not appear in the book,” Martineau said.
CNN has reached out to the school and to the school district for further comment.
Persons:
CNN —, Margaret, Gregory Martineau, –, ” Martineau, “, Martineau
Organizations:
CNN, Margaret Neary Elementary, WCVB, Public Schools of Northborough
Locations:
Massachusetts, Boston