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St. Paul Teacher Accused Of Discrimination Resigns, District Says

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The St. Paul School District says Tim Olmstead, the teacher who allegedly discriminated against black students in his sixth grade classroom, resigned.

WCCO-TV first reported on Olmstead’s alleged discrimination in January, after he was accused of calling black students “fat, black and stupid” and making them sit in the back of the class.

Olmstead has been on paid leave since Jan. 12. The district says he will not face disciplinary actions since he resigned.

The district accepted his resignation letter on March 20.

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  • Grynch

    He probably got a quarter of a million in severance pay.

  • J D FROM ALA

    No, he was a classroom teacher who wanted the kids to stop reenforcing the sterotype, not an administrator of something or other.

  • J D FROM ALA

    stereotype, sorry.

  • Honkey tonk

    I guess the truth hurts sometimes. But kudos to him for being honest.

    • lana

      Kudos? really ! Someone needs to give you a dose of this medicine

  • Kevin

    If Obama had a child…….he would look like Tim……..

  • See BS

    They created Teacher Tenure to allow teachers and professors to stop them from being let go for being contraversal.

    It appears he was pressured to resign for engaging in blasphemy and not respecting an establishment of religion.

  • pink

    It’s nice to see a follow-up report.

  • lana

    He was let go because he is a racial bigot, sexual pervert.. Read all the articles. He should never be anywhere near children!

    • See BS

      using “Sex Pervert” propaganda is corny — shave your moustache and pluck your unibrow lady!

      Dr Phil had statistics on his show backing up some of the statements he made in class.

  • Gregory

    He’s accuse of talking about castration in front of the class. Sounds like maybe a run of the mill, garden variety sociopath was in their midst.

  • Dale Gribble

    Another patriotic White Christian American has had his career destroyed by the PC atheist secular humanist liberal agenda. When will we stand up for our Freedom and Liberty and destroy the criminal DFL and all of their DemocRAT allies?

  • Cathryn McLennon

    No offense, (although in this day and age the offensive are easily offended) but if you are going to post about an educator, please use spell check. Poor spelling and grammar really serve to invalidate ones opinion. You really are taken more seriously when you spell words correctly. Just a little reality check.

    • See BS

      By any chance? Do you look in the toilet before flushing too?

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