NY Teacher Praises Hitler In Yearbook

02 Jul 2019
News

The Whiteville Central School District in Allegheny County, New York, has recalled its yearbook after learning that Jeff Acor, a new history teacher, had called Adolf Hitler his favorite person in an interview.

According to Acor, Hitler “faced many hardships early in life which a lot of people can relate to,” “is arguably the greatest public speaker in the history of the world,” and “made many great strides to make Germany a world super power.”

Superintendent Laurie Sanders said in a statement that Acor’s quote “was incomplete” and therefore “taken out of context.”

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