Peggy Brown, library assistant Prosser school library assistant, suspended after anti-illegal-immigration Facebook post, returning to work 4 May 2017 Peggy Brown, library assistant: After more than two months of paid administrative leave, Peggy Brown is returning to work at the Prosser School District on Thursday. But she will be separated from children, said Superintendent Ray Tolcacher. The former Prosser Heights Elementary School library assistant will now work as an office assistant in the special services department. “We did an investigation. I had to take some kind of action,” Tolcacher said. “I did what was best for the school district and the kids and I felt the assignment was appropriate.” Tolcacher placed Brown on leave in February after the public reacted to her Facebook ... Cheriese Rhode, first grade teacher: Brown’s message became public days after an uproar over a Facebook post by Keene-Riverview Elementary teacher Cheriese Rhode. She suggested people call Immigrations and Customs Enforcement as a response to the protest. Rhode returned to the classroom in mid-March. Leo Perales, the vice chair of Consejo Latino, was one of the people asking for the school district to alleviate the fears of community members that their children wouldn’t be safe attending school. “I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we would like to see an explanation as to why she was reinstated,” he said. “They didn’t ... https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/e...cle_f7af5a8c-30cb-11e7-a760-57c72fb06d2e.html
