MORROW, Ohio (WCMH) — A southwestern Ohio school board member resigned after social media posts in which he praised Nazis came to light.
Dan Smith was treasurer of the Little Miami Board of Education before he resigned last week over social media posts. Smith’s resignation comes within weeks of the board banning a poster that read “hate has no home here” from a district classroom.
In a statement obtained by NBC affiliate WLWT of Cincinnati, Smith said his posts were “wrong, inaccurate and written without the care and thought that someone serving in a public office should exercise.”
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The board of education met Friday to appoint an interim board treasurer and consider how to fill Smith’s seat. The board said Smith’s posts do not reflect the district’s beliefs, although the board also knew Smith said they did not reflect his own beliefs, too. The district and Smith both said he should step aside as to not distract from serving students and families…