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Catherine Massalha, a Henrico County Public Schools teacher, has been reassigned after an investigation found her comments about the Israel-Hamas war violated policy. In an audio recording made by a student in her Deep Run High School ninth grade class, Massalha is heard calling Hamas militants "resistance fighters" and accusing the United States of funding a genocide in Gaza. The school division determined that her remarks "contradicted guidance provided to all high school history departments" this year. The controversy has led to heated public comments at the school board meeting, with some speakers calling for Massalha s reinstatement and others urging her removal from Henrico County schools. ....

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