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In Florida, school principals were fired for denying the Holocaust

The school principal in Boca Raton, Fla. Was strongly criticized and fired for denying the historical authenticity of the Holocaust. He writes about it Daily Beast.

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William Latson, director of the Spanish River Community High School, was dismissed after writing to an adult’s parents in an e-mail message that he could not claim that the Holocaust was a reliable historical fact.

“Out of great concern and respect for the students and staff of Spanish River Community High School, school district officials have decided to terminate William Latson's employment effective immediately,” the Palm Beach School District said in a statement.

Latson apologized, saying that he regretted the statements he used in the e-mail, and that they "did not accurately reflect his professional and personal point of view about teaching students about the Holocaust."

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The county authorities said in a statement that “the director of Latson had serious consequences for the school.

“The former principal’s statement is not supported by the administration or the school board,” the statement said.

The e-mail correspondence that was compromised by the director occurred in 2018, when the mother of one of the schoolchildren decided to find out how the children at the school were informed about the Holocaust, because she believed that this topic should be a priority.

Latson replied that "not everyone believes that the Holocaust really took place," and that he "cannot say that the Holocaust is a reliable historical fact."

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He also added: “You have your own thoughts about this, but we are a public school, and not all our parents have the same convictions.”

After these emails surfaced, several politicians publicly outraged Lutson’s act, including Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott, who tweeted that “the fact that someone who teaches children cannot definitely talk about the realities and horrors of the Holocaust, incredibly crying. "

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“Our children and community deserve better,” he added. “There is no justification for anti-Semitism in any form.”

The online petition demanding Latson’s resignation collected signatures about 7500 and was transmitted to the media.

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