A California elementary school teacher is under fire after he reportedly shared an image in a group chat depicting a Black child wearing an ankle monitor.

John Solomon, a teacher at MacArthur Elementary School in Lakewood, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into an image he sent to a group chat with 11 other educators back in May.

The image shows a fake toy package titled “My First Ankle Monitor” with a young Black child wearing an ankle bracelet. Solomon sent the image with a message that read, “We need this for our runners!” Teachers familiar with the incident said the message was a derogatory reference to special education students who tend to wander off.

One of the group chat members reportedly replied, “That image is troublesome on many levels.” Solomon’s n

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