Duncanville Teacher Resigns Over Controversial Tweet
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DUNCANVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) - The day before a special meeting that would have determined the employment future of a Duncanville ISD teacher, she has decided to resign.
Vinita Hegwood was suspended without pay earlier this week, after a racially charged tweet she sent last Friday went viral. Hegwood has since deleted the tweet, but was facing termination at a meeting called by the Duncanville school board, which was scheduled for Friday morning.
Hegwood released the following statement through the Texas American Federation of Teachers Union:
"I wish to express my regret regarding the controversy over comments that I made on social media on Friday, November 7. I am deeply sorry for the offensive and unprofessional comments that I made on my personal Twitter account. In making those remarks, I was reacting to a series of threatening and racist attacks against me by strangers who disagreed with my expressed opinions on Ferguson, Missouri. I allowed myself to respond emotionally and impulsively. My reaction in no way reflects the standards to which I have held myself and my students for the last twenty years of teaching. I accept full responsibility for my actions, and I regret the embarrassment that it has caused the school district. I believe that it is in the best interests of the district that I resign my position at Duncanville ISD effective immediately."
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