A Montgomery County, Maryland, teacher is on administrative leave after she was accused of posting messages on Facebook that were 鈥渁ntisemitic in nature.鈥�
The teacher, Sabrina Khan-Williams, teaches world studies at Tilden Middle School in Rockville. Khan-Williams also teaches diversity, equity and inclusion classes.
鈥淭he nature of the alleged messaging is hurtful and antisemitic in nature. As a school community, we must condemn statements demeaning individuals or groups,鈥� Christopher Cram, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Schools, told 海角社区app.
The school system would not go into details about the posts, but Emily Proffitt, a parent of a sixth-grader at the school, said screenshots of the Facebook posts allegedly made by the teacher were shared in a group chat among parents.
鈥淪he鈥檚 posting things that are akin to the Holocaust deniers. She鈥檚 posting denial of a massacre that occurred on Oct. 7,鈥� Proffitt said.
The messages then made their way to the school鈥檚 principal, Sapna Hopkins, who, in a letter to the school community, said she reported the incident to the 鈥渁ppropriate MCPS department, which is responsible for initiating an investigation.鈥�
Hopkins said because this is a personnel issue, the school system cannot provide more information on the posts.
鈥淭hese social media posts have undermined our school鈥檚 values of respect and belonging,鈥� Hopkins wrote.
While Proffitt said she appreciated the letter to the school community, she said she wishes the school system would have revealed more details about the posts, which she called 鈥渧ery disturbing鈥� and which she said left her 鈥渟cared and angry.鈥�
海角社区app鈥檚 Kate Ryan contributed to this report.
