Montreal teacher under investigation after using N-word in class

“He also said it with such confidence as if he knows none of his students would do anything about it,” says Marlyne Desir, who posted a video to social media of a high school teacher using the N-word in a virtual class and defending the term. Melina Giubilaro reports.

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