Substitute teacher suspended for remarks supporting Putin's invasion of Ukraine
A Virginia public school district has reportedly suspended a substitute teacher after make comments in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
The Washington Post reported that Arlington Public Schools (APS) sent a letter to substitute teacher John Stanton on Tuesday notifying him that he was suspended due to "an allegation of comments made to students during instructional hours regarding sensitive world events with Russia and Ukraine."
APS wrote in its letter that Stanton can file a petition for his reinstatement within five days, But Stanton refused to do so, according to the Post.
Stanton reportedly made the remarks while he was teaching an eighth-grade Spanish class at Swanson Middle School on Friday.
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