Oak Park teacher who responded to blackface incident to be reinstated

Anthony Clark, a teacher at Oak Park River Forest High School, will be reinstated on Thursday after being suspended with pay nearly a week ago over his response to an incident involving a white student posing in blackface.

The problems started on Oct. 8, when a 17-year-old student posted a photo of himself on social media in blackface with a caption that read "Vote me for BLU president," referring to the school's Black Leaders Union.

Clark reposted the photo to his Suburban Unity Alliance Facebook page, but took it down when he learned the photo was of an Oak Park student.

Clark then met with the student and his mother, hoping to ease tensions.

Clark and the student were suspended last Thursday; a "voice for all march" was held last weekend to support Clark.

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