Former Sampson G. Smith Teacher Loses Appeal Of Her Dismissal

June 4, 2014 School Board

A former teacher at Sampson G. Smith School who allegedly said a group of African-Amercian students were “acting like a bunch of monkeys” has lost an appeal of her 2012 dismissal on charges that her conduct toward her students was “unbecoming and violated the standards required by public school teachers.”

A 3-judge panel of the state Appellate Court found that the state Education Commissioner’s decision to call for the dismissal of former teacher Courtney Watson was warranted.

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Former Sampson G. Smith Teacher Loses Appeal Of Her Dismissal

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