'Cross-Eyed,' 'Pimp Walk': California Teacher on Leave After Openly Mocking Students of Color on Biology Exam with Racist Questions Mentioning Physical and Ethnic Traits

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'Cross-Eyed,' 'Pimp Walk': California Teacher on Leave After Openly Mocking Students of Color on Biology Exam with Racist Questions Mentioning Physical and Ethnic Traits

A high school biology teacher in California is on the receiving end of backlash from the school community after he wrote a series of questionable, […]

'Cross-Eyed,' 'Pimp Walk': California Teacher on Leave After Openly Mocking Students of Color on Biology Exam with Racist Questions Mentioning Physical and Ethnic Traits

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