Officials with the Pickens County School District are internally dealing with a recent social media post by a teacher during non-classroom time that many residents have deemed to be insensitive to immigrants.
The school system posted on its social media page Wednesday that the matter at hand is a personnel matter, and cannot be discussed publicly.
A statement from Superintendent Dr. Travis Thomas to Pickens County School District parents through their Infinite Campus Messenger this week appeared on the Pickens County Schools – GA Facebook page and said, “Pickens County School District is aware of a social media post by a district employee. that has caused concern in our community. Because this involves a personnel issue, we are limited in what we can share publicly, but please know that we take this situation seriously, and are addressing this through our internal processes.”…