The school board for the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools recently voted to retain a black teacher with a history of misconduct — because he’s black.
Dance teacher Damon Keller repeatedly was cited for calling out sick from school when he actually was giving private lessons, the Daily Mail reports.
Keller also went to North Carolina to judge a dance contest despite his travel request being turned down by the district.
The Oregonian notes Keller “has also been dogged by disciplinary issues in the past seven years” including “physical misconduct involving students.” The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission put him on a two-year probation in 2021.