DES MOINES, IOWA – A shocking case at an Iowa high school has ignited public outrage after a long-time staffer was fired for repeating a racial slur used by a student — even though she only did so while reporting the student’s misconduct. Critics are calling it a case of “zero tolerance gone too far,” accusing the district of punishing the messenger while protecting the real offender.
The incident occurred at Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines, where Anne Eslinger, a study hall supervisor, found herself in the middle of an escalating situation involving a student shouting racial slurs at another student.
“I told him to stop,” Eslinger testified during a recent hearing. “He just kept saying it over and over.”…