Palm Beach County School Board Member Edwin Ferguson Calls Charlie Kirk a Racist Bigot

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FERGUSON: “So my thought was, I looked at the statutes and the administrative rules that were referenced in this September 11th letter from DOE and I’m thinking, unless you as a parent, you as a teacher feel bad because I, as a teacher, don’t miss a racist, a racist bigot at that, I don’t see how you’re gonna be at risk of losing your teacher’s certificate. So, you know, when we talk about the Holocaust, I’ve yet to hear a person of the Jewish faith say that, 'I miss Adolf Hitler.' He said a lot of toxic things that were very undermining to the society at large, and we want to never forget that and we want to be better than that. The things that I’ve heard from this gentleman, Mr. Kirk, as it relates to the black experience here in the country, are definitely things that would make me say, 'Hey, I’m, sorry that he died, that he passed away, but he did not use his voice effectively.' So that’s my two cents on that. So, teachers, say what you need to say, but just be respectful and don’t say it in a discriminatory way against him or anyone else who might be offended. Thank you."