Identities

Teacher Who Held Mock Slave Auction and Used N-Word Placed on Leave, District Says

‘UNACCEPTABLE’

The teacher allegedly singled out two students of color to stand in as enslaved people during a fifth-grade history lesson.

Amanda Yen
Amanda Yen 

Breaking News Intern

Books are piled up in the classroom for students taking AP African-American Studies at Overland High School on November 1, 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.
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Amanda Yen

Amanda Yen

Breaking News Intern

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