South Florida teacher punished for comments on immigrants

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – A former South Florida middle school teacher is banned from teaching in the state until at least next summer after being accused of making disparaging and anti-immigrant comments to students.

The Education Practices Commission suspended the license of 54-year-old Susan Oyer last week for remarks she made to students at Boca Raton Middle School.

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She’s accused of telling students she was going to “call immigration on you.”

If she wants to teach again, she’ll have to pay a $1,000 fine and complete a course on classroom management.

Palm Beach school district officials began investigating last year after parents and students complained about Oyer’s comments.