A school board in Oregon that recently banned teachers from displaying symbols including those supporting gay pride and Black Lives Matter has abruptly fired the superintendent, apparently for failing to enforce the new policy.
Superintendent Joe Morelock was fired in a 4-3 vote by the conservative majority of the Newberg School Board on Tuesday night, learning his fate during a public meeting over Zoom.
The conservatives who sealed Morelock's fate refused to comment on their vote. An earlier meeting had been held in private, but topics discussed have not been released.
Board member Rebecca Piros - one of three who opposed his firing - told Morelock she was sorry, choking up as she expressed her disappointment in the vote.
Morelock, who was paid $260,000-a-year, replied: 'Just remember that from the darkest dark comes the brightest light, so everything will work out eventually.' Piros broke down in tears when she heard those words.
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