An Avon Highschool teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a history lesson that many are calling racist and disrespectful.

Yesterday, a Facebook post went viral showing a “this day in history” lesson in an Avon Highschool classroom. The slide goes on to summarize the 1992 Mike Tyson rape trial that took place in Indianapolis.

The woman who posted the image stated her niece took the photo during class, and expressed disappointment that such a “lesson” would take place during black history month.

The post went on to be shared nearly 2,000 times, with many others having the sentiment that the lesson was racist and inappropriate, specifically for taking place during Black History Month.

“We find these old news items to be of no educational value and totally inappropriate for our students. In addition, the posters on the whiteboard (behind the screen) were from a separate assignment regarding WWII propaganda.” Avon Highschool to WTHR regarding suspension of teacher.

This evening Avon Highschool announced that the unnamed teacher in question has been put on administrative leave. The school stopped short of condemning the seemingly racist nature of the incident, and simply stated that “old news” was of “no educational value” and “inappropriate for students”

At the time of this story, no further information regarding the length of the teacher’s suspension or any additional consequences have been released by Avon High School.

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