Principal whose Holocaust remarks went viral is fired

A high school principal in Florida who told a student’s mor “t everyone believes Holocaust happened” has been fired.

Palm Beach County school board voted 5-2 to fire William Latson on ground of “ethical misconduct” and “failure to carry out job responsibilities.” Latson was principal of Spanish River High School in Boca Raton.

Palm Beach Post reports official justification for Latson’s termination was failure to return messs from school district officials in days after his comments me international news.

Latson’s attorney has vowed to appeal decision in state ministrative court.

Several Spanish River teachers spoke on behalf of Latson Wednesday, describing him as a kind and tolerant ministrator whose words were twisted in a national media frenzy.

Latson has been with district for 26 years.