A third-grade substitute teacher was fired after a Vermont school district superintendent said she admitted to leading students in a Nazi salute and the infamous phrase, "Heil Hitler." (Image source: YouTube screenshot)
Substitute teacher allegedly leads third-graders in Nazi salute. Things don't end well for her.
A parent saw a substitute teacher lead third-graders in a Nazi salute at Georgia (Vermont) Elementary School last week, the Milton Independent reported, citing school officials.
The salute occurred outside the school cafeteria, and the parent witnessed the incident from the parking lot, the paper said.
“The children were standing with their arms out in front of them, and the teacher was modeling the position,” the witness told school officials, according to a letter to parents of children directly affected, the Independent reported. “She then raised her arm slightly and said, ‘and now we say, Heil Hitler.’”
Franklin West Supervisory Union Superintendent Ned Kirsch told the paper that the veteran substitute teacher admitted to the act when confronted by school officials.
“She was immediately relieved of her position as a long-term sub and will not be returning to our school in any capacity,” Kirsch said in the letter to parents, the Independent said.
When asked if he knew the teacher's intent, Kirsch told WCIX-TV that he couldn't answer.
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