Article June 26, 1989 Issue

Second Thought

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"Black Students Forgive Teacher's Mistaken Slur"

"A racial slur uttered by [a school librarian] to her black students threatened to end her 27-year career in education until black students stepped in and saved her job.

"'We were ready to forgive and go on,' said a 17-year-old senior, ... one of six students who initiated, typed and distributed petitions in support of [the] librarian who is white. 'Anybody ought to get a second chance.'

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