Texas Teacher Fired After Requesting Trump ‘Remove the Illegals’ From School
Written by SOURCE on June 6, 2019
Fort Worth, Texas high school English teacher Georgia Clark has been fired from her job after sending out tweets asking for Donald Trump to aid in “investigating and removing the illegals,” BuzzFeed News reports. She was fired on Tuesday after the board of the Fort Worth Independent School District unanimously voted to terminate Clark’s contract.
A Texas high school teacher who thought she was private messaging anti-immigration tweets to President Trump has been fired for asking the President to deport undocumented students https://t.co/32c7WwKxay
— CNN (@CNN) June 5, 2019
“We wish to ensure these students that all children and their parents and/or guardians, that all children are welcome in Fort Worth ISD,” Jacinto Ramos Jr., school board President, said.
Clark says that she thought the tweets, which she sent out last month, were private.
“Mr. President, Fort Worth Independent School District is loaded with illegal students from Mexico,” Clark wrote in one of the tweets. The account from which Clark sent out the tweets has since been deleted.
BREAKING: FWISD Board votes unanimously to terminate the contract of teacher Georgia Clark following tweets about immigration. @fox4 pic.twitter.com/wzXBjeSeGn
— Blake Hanson (@BlakeFox4News) June 5, 2019
“I do not know what to do,” Clark wrote in another tweet, allegedly thinking it was some sort of direct and private line to Trump. “Anything you can do to remove the illegals from Fort Worth would be greatly appreciated.” Clark then proceeded to give out two of her phone numbers as well as her actual name.
Buzz Feed News points out that in 1982 the Supreme Court ruled that children who fall under undocumented status have the right to go to public schools.
*Long sigh*… A Texas teacher, Georgia Clark, tweeted to the President, “anything you can do to remove the illegals from Fort Worth would be greatly appreciated.”
I’m so tired.https://t.co/EZvGjmPvx6
— nate bowling (@nate_bowling) June 4, 2019
Clark reportedly plans on contesting the decision, the New York Times reports.
