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Fort Smith Northside teacher gets 90-day suspension for racial slur in test question

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FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Fort Smith teacher, who was initially placed on administrative leave, has been suspended for 90 days without pay after a racial slur was on a test he handed out to students in February. According to his attorney, Joey McCutchen, Robert Duff Taylor, an American Literature teacher at Northside High School, has worked at the school for years. Tuesday, McCutchen shared his thoughts on the board's decision in an inter…

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Fort Smith teacher avoids termination at school board meeting

Robert Taylor was facing termination after after a racial slur was used on a test administered to students.

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Teacher suspended for AI-written question that had racial slur, Arkansas school says

A teacher who was facing termination has been suspended after including a question with a racial slur in it on an English test at a school in Arkansas. Robert Taylor, an 11th grade teacher at Northside High School in Fort Smith, was teaching ...

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Fort Smith Northside teacher gets 90-day suspension for racial slur in test question

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Fort Smith teacher, who was initially placed on administrative leave, has been suspended for 90 days without pay after a racial slur was on a test he handed out to students in February. According to his attorney, Joey McCutchen, Robert Duff Taylor, an American Literature teacher at Northside High School, has worked at the school for years. Tuesday, McCutchen shared his thoughts on the board's decision in an inter…

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Fort Smith teacher placed on 90-day leave after "N-word" controversy in reading lesson

A Fort Smith teacher has been placed on a 90-day suspension without pay after a Monday hearing concerning the usage of the "N-word" in a classroom reading lesso

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KATV broke the news in Little Rock, United States on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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