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Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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In a TikTok, a Houston middle school teacher is seen breathing on a student without her mask on.

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‘I don’t care’: Unmasked middle school teacher intentionally breathes on student

A TikToker wrote an essay about her maternal grandmother's life as a slave, and her white teacher left a racist comment on the essay

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‘Girl you are about to get free tuition’: Teacher allegedly writes racist comment on TikToker’s essay about her grandmother being a slave

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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Video: Substitute teacher freaks out after Black student criticizes her for writing ‘all lives matter’ on whiteboard

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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‘Are those your mulatto kids?’: Karen filmed calling kids ‘half-breeds’ identified as a teacher (updated)

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

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Teacher resigns after Twitter thread accuses him of being a Nazi

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Teacher accidentally murders magical elf, ruins Christmas for 20 first-graders

Jaya Saxena is a lifestyle writer and editor whose work focuses primarily on women&#8217;s issues and web culture. Her writing has appeared in GQ, ELLE, the Toast, the New Yorker, Tthe Hairpin, BuzzFeed, Racked, Eater, Catapult, and others. She is the co-author of &#8216;Dad Magazine,&#8217; the author of &#8216;The Book Of Lost Recipes,&#8217; and the co-author of &#8216;Basic Witches.&#8217;

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Woman known as ‘teacher bae’ sparks online debate about appropriate workwear

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