Missouri and Michigan Teachers Face Consequences for Using Racial Slurs in Classroom

A 15-year-old student at Glendale High School in Missouri filmed her geometry teacher using the n-word twice in class and was subsequently suspended for three days for recording without prior approval. The student and her mother are challenging the punishment, arguing that she was acting as a whistleblower. The teacher has been fired, and officials maintain that while the teacher's actions were inexcusable, students are prohibited from recording in class without prior approval. The student handbook prohibits using cellphones to record faculty, staffers, or other students on campus without prior approval.