FL school principal who couldn't say if Holocaust 'is factual' "reassigned"

The dullard high school principal, William Latson, in Boca Raton, FL who told a parent "Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened," has been removed by the school district administration. He said that not everybody has "the same beliefs" about the Holocaust, possibly referring to former Iran PM Ahmed Ahmadinejad's identical claim.

Upon hearing the anti-Semitic trope, about 10,000 people signed a petition calling for his resignation. I would have signed for his deportation to Iran.

The controversy, first reported by The Palm Beach Post, exploded after the Jewish mother of a student at Spanish River High School asked how the Holocaust was being taught there.

In an email reply, Latson told her that the school has “a variety of activities” for Holocaust education, but that the lessons are “not forced upon individuals as we all have the same rights but not all the same beliefs.”

“The Holocaust is a factual, historical event,” the mother correctly had to explain to the "educator" according to the report. “It is not a right or a belief,” she insisted.

“Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened,” Latson stupidly replied. “And you have your thoughts, but we are a public school and not all of our parents have the same beliefs.”

“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee,” Latson, a clear Holocaust denier said.

This is precisely why General Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote about this in his book, "Crusade in Europe."

Eisenhower wrote:

“The same day [April 12, 1945] I saw my first horror camp. It was near the town of Gotha. I have never felt able to describe my emotional reactions when I first came face to face with indisputable evidence of Nazi brutality and ruthless disregard of every shred of decency. Up to that time I had known about it only generally or through secondary sources. I am certain, however that I have never at any other time experienced an equal sense of shock.

“I visited every nook and cranny of the camp because I felt it my duty to be in a position from then on to testify at first hand about these things in case there ever grew up at home the belief or assumption that `the stories of Nazi brutality were just propaganda.’ Some members of the visiting party were unable to through the ordeal. I not only did so but as soon as I returned to Patton’s headquarters that evening I sent communications to both Washington and London, urging the two governments to send instantly to Germany a random group of newspaper editors and representative groups from the national legislatures. I felt that the evidence should be immediately placed before the American and British publics in a fashion that would leave no room for cynical doubt.”

Several years ago, this writer included some historical photos of the concentration camps and the emaciated, starving Jews within. The blog was cited by Google for posting the photos. I believe I was told they were inappropriate and offensive and I took them down, but I'll try again because we must learn from history of be doomed to repeat it. Yes, this is offensive, but the truth needs to come out into the light of day.

“The School District of Palm Beach County is, and always has been, working diligently to be a leader in mandatory Holocaust education for students in grades K-12. The District’s curriculum is based on historical fact,” the district administration said in a statement relayed through local media.

“It is out of an abundance of concern and respect for the students and staff of Spanish River Community High School that School District Administration has decided to reassign Principal William Latson effective immediately,” it said.

“Mr. Latson made a grave error in judgment in the verbiage he wrote in an email stating, ‘I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee.’ In addition to being offensive, the principal’s statement is not supported by either the School District Administration or the School Board,” the statement continued.

It is also not supported by the facts.

“Spanish River High, a 2,500-student campus west of Boca Raton, is said to have one of the county’s largest Jewish student populations,” says The Palm Beach Post.

Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were not available for comment.

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