Falls teacher fired after inappropriate joke

District placed teacher on administrative leave for telling inappropriate joke
The teacher placed on leave for making an inappropriate joke has been relieved of duties according to the superintendent.
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Niagara Falls, NY (WBEN) The teacher placed on leave for making an inappropriate joke has been relieved of duties according to the superintendent.

The teacher had been placed on leave for what was described as a racist joke at Gasport Prep Friday. Superintendent Mark Laurrie tells WBEN the teacher was a second year science teacher who had not earned tenure.

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