ELK CITY — School board President Brandon Storm called Larry Long an icon in the community, but joined the rest of his fellow board members in voting to remove the retired teacher's name from the school's agriculture building two weeks after Long drew criticism for his presentation of a Klan robe to a black teacher.

While speaking to a crowd at the Oklahoma Career and Technology Education Summer Conference on Aug. 2 in Oklahoma City, Long gave a robe meant to resemble one used by the Ku Klux Klan to a black teacher he asked to join him on stage, according to CareerTech officials.

Long later apologized for the incident and said he was trying to make a joke. But the incident drew criticism from CareerTech leaders and lawmakers.

Two months ago, the Elk City School Board renamed the high school's agriculture building after Long, who had just retired after a 49-year career as an agriculture teacher. Wednesday, the board voted to remove Long's name from the building.