Idaho teacher no longer employed after racially charged, sexual comment about Boise mayor
The teacher who made a racially charged, sexual comment about Boise Mayor Lauren McLean is no longer employed by the West Ada School District.
Rita Soltesz was a music teacher at the Idaho Fine Arts Academy and Eagle Middle School. Friday was her last day, according to district spokesperson Eric Exline.
He said the Board of Trustees made a decision July 24 during a special meeting. Exline did not specify whether she was terminated or resigned voluntarily.
Soltesz came under review after she posted a Facebook comment that grabbed the attention of parents and the school district. The comment was made after McLean publicly condemned white supremacists who attended a Black Lives Matter rally in Boise, assaulting some people in attendance.
“Her white supremacist hater (a--) needs to get laid! ... by BLM members. Should be a group activity ... and make it go viral! ... I’m still deciding if they should wear masks during the activity,” Soltesz posted in the Facebook comment.
The comment was posted in response to an article on mediarightnews.com, which details how a petition is in the works to recall McLean after she criticized white supremacists who disrupted the protest in Boise.
This story was originally published July 29, 2020 at 1:31 PM.
