(CBN) – A principal in Boca Rotan, Florida was fired Wednesday after he refused to say definitively that the Holocaust is a historical event. William Latson, the former principal of Spanish River High School, made international headlines in April when he told a parent that Holocaust education is not required at his school because “not everyone believed the Holocaust happened.” “The curriculum is to be introduced but not forced upon individuals as we all have the same rights but not all the same beliefs,” Latson wrote in an email to the parent.
The Palm Beach County School Board voted 5-2 to terminate Latson’s employment effective Nov. 21. Previously, he had been reassigned to another position. The school district said Latson’s firing is due to ethical misconduct and failure to meet his job expectations. The district also rebuked Latson’s actions when his controversial statements about the Holocaust came to light. “While his email was receiving global news coverage, Mr. Latson failed to respond to communications from his supervisors and failed to assist the District in addressing the serious disruption caused by the aforementioned email and news coverage,” a statement from the school district said. READ MORE
