Jewish Privilege: Rehired Florida Principal fired again by overwhelming demand of Jewish community

By Carolyn Yeager

IT WAS ONLY A MONTH AGO that I posted the “heartwarming” story of William Latson (left), Principal of Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, Fla. and his rehiring with back pay after he was fired for a 'politically incorrect' exchange with a parent about the school's “Holocaust” instruction.

It seems logical to deduce that the parent was Jewish, but she has never been named.

The Palm Beach County School Board fired Latson over the incident, using “failure to carry out job responsibilities” as the legal reason. Latson appealed the decision and the arbitration judge agreed with him, recommending Latson be transferred to an another administrative position within the district at the same pay level. Thus just last month he was rehired with back pay of $152,000 by a 4-3 vote of the board.

As to be expected, the substantial Jewish community in the district did not accept this outcome. They demanded full victory over the heretic. They organized (as only they can organize) a campaign that included 1300 voicemails left on the school board office phone over a single weekend, demanding Latson's termination. All four members who had voted to reinstate the principal caved to the pressure without argument. The board met yesterday, Nov. 2, 2020 and voted unanimously, 7-0, to fire Latson once again.

One board member, Barbara McQuinn, is quoted as saying right before Monday's meeting, “I am so at peace that I am going to rescind my vote from the October 7 meeting.”  

A formal rejection of the recommendation to rehire Latson is expected to come via a 'final order' in a separate school board vote November 10, according to the Palm Beach Post newspaper. It wasn't yet clear on Monday whether he would have to return his back pay.