PLUM, Pa. — A Plum School Board member has resigned after a post he shared on Facebook drew criticism from residents and the NAACP.
Brian Wisniewski initially said he unintentionally shared a post about Muslim people to his personal Facebook page. But in his letter Friday he said he reposted it "in a moment of frivolity."
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"That kind of language and rhetoric has no place anywhere for anyone," Kenneth L. Houston with the NAACP Allegheny East told Channekl 11 earlier this week. "You are an elected school official. you serve a multitude of different cultures in you school district."
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In Wisniewski's resignation letter Friday, he apologized for the post and submitted his resignation.
"I feel it is in everyone’s best interests to refocus on the education and safety of our students and mending the divide within the community. It is my hope that my resignation will help lead to that end," he said.
A special school board meeting was scheduled for Saturday and Wisniewski's resignation was accepted.
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