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Mon Oct 21, 2019, 08:32 PM Oct 2019

Union official: Fired Wisconsin school guard gets job back

Earlier report: Black West High staffer says he was fired for admonishing student who called him the N-word (Wisconsin State Journal)

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Source: Associated Press

Union official: Fired Wisconsin school guard gets job back

October 21, 2019

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school district is rehiring a black security guard after he was fired last week for repeating a racial slur while telling a student not to use it, a union official said Monday.

Doug Keillor, executive director of Madison Teachers Inc., said that the union was contacted by school officials Monday saying interim Superintendent Jane Belmore decided to rescind the firing of Marlon Anderson.

Anderson said in a Facebook post Monday afternoon, “I’m back!!” He said he learned of his rehiring while at his new job Monday.

“Thank you to the 1,000 plus students for allowing your voices to be heard and to all the people from across the globe for reaching out to my family,” Anderson said in his post.

Keillor said Anderson, 48, will be on paid leave as he works with the district on a transition plan back to the school.

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Union official: Fired Wisconsin school guard gets job back (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2019 OP
Thanks for some very good news! emmaverybo Oct 2019 #1
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