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Texas High School Teacher Fired After Defending Pedophiles

Texas High School Teacher Fired After Defending Pedophiles
A Texas teacher was fired after saying pedophiles shouldn't be judged for wanting to have sex with 5-year-olds. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Reporter
9/16/2022|Updated: 9/19/2022
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A Texas teacher in El Paso was fired after telling high school students not to judge pedophiles for wanting to have sex with kindergarten-age children.

In a special meeting Sept. 6, the El Paso ISD school board voted unanimously to terminate the teacher who taught English at Franklin High School.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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