FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A Fayetteville teacher whose classroom comments about John McCain drew the ire of viewers who saw the remarks on YouTube says she has received a disciplinary letter.
The Fayetteville Observer reports that Diatha Harris also said an internal investigation cleared her of violating state law or Cumberland County Board of Education policy.
A Scandinavian film crew captured Harris leading a classroom discussion in May of the 2008 presidential election. Harris told the class that U.S. troops could stay in Iraq 100 years if McCain was president.
The video aired in a documentary on Finnish television in November, and parts of it were posted on YouTube. Superintendent Bill Harrison was deluged with calls for Harris to be fired.
Harris apologized to the student and her parents.
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Information from: The Fayetteville Observer, http://www.fayobserver.com
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