The Connecticut Board of Mediation and Arbitration reversed a six-month suspension of Carole LaCroix of East Haven, according to a story on Newsday.com. Ms. LaCroix, who is a firefighter, was orginally suspended after she used a racial slur when introducing the United Negro College Fund.
The AP story quotes her attorney as saying, “She has a learning disability and people in the fire department leapt to conclusions and crucified her,” [Norman] Pattis said. “This clears her name and we are very happy.” It also quotes Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Greater New Haven NAACP, as saying, “The NAACP has been fighting prejudice for years. The only way to eradicate it is to fight it thoroughly and decisively and have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.”
The Connecticut Board of Mediation and Arbitration reversed a six-month suspension of Carole LaCroix of East Haven, according to a story on Newsday.com. Ms. LaCroix, who is a firefighter, was orginally suspended after she used a racial slur when introducing the United Negro College Fund.
The AP story quotes her attorney as saying, “She has a learning disability and people in the fire department leapt to conclusions and crucified her,” [Norman] Pattis said. “This clears her name and we are very happy.” It also quotes Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Greater New Haven NAACP, as saying, “The NAACP has been fighting prejudice for years. The only way to eradicate it is to fight it thoroughly and decisively and have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.”
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