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DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A Dubuque Hempstead staff member is now on leave after a video of him using a racial slur to a student spread on social media.
The assistant principal released a statement addressed to families within the school saying the staff member is now on leave while the district investigates.
Robert Kimble, founder of the Dubuque Dream Center, says watching the video of a Dubuque Hempstead High School staff member using a racial slur towards a student left him surprised, and said the incident, while tough, is an opportunity. “Our school district is a great school district. It’s just important that if there are still people out there who think this way, and act this way, that we hold them accountable,” said Kimble.