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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of the NAACP Ogden branch says he's troubled by a white teacher's recent use of a racially charged word in his junior high class.
Rev. Stanley Ellington said Tuesday his organization is investigating whether this was an isolated incident or part of a pattern of behavior. Ellington says he may file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education depending on what he learns.
Weber School District officials and history teacher Douglas Barker were not immediately available for comment.
Weber Superintendent Jeff Stephens told the Standard-Examiner that Barker was put on paid administrative leave for three days and told his use of the N-word before showing his class the Civil War movie "Glory" was inappropriate and unnecessary.
But, Stephens said Barker's actions didn't warrant firing or probation.
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This story has been corrected to show that Ellington spoke with the AP on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
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