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TexasTowelie

(111,289 posts)
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 05:34 PM Jul 2020

Swanton employees resign after Confederate flag mask controversy

SWANTON — Officials are promising reforms after a town employee wore a mask bearing a Confederate Flag to a public meeting.

The employee, Derick Billado, the animal control officer and first constable, resigned this month after wearing the mask to a June selectboard meeting, which triggered a slew of citizen complaints. In protest and solidarity, Billado’s parents, who also worked for the town, stepped down.

In a sharply worded letter to the Town of Swanton selectboard, Billado’s parents cited “personal attacks” on their family and decried the impact of “transients” in the community.

Selectboard members told a packed meeting July 21 that they would enhance educational and training opportunities for employees and also were looking into instituting policies around their use of social media.

Read more: https://vtdigger.org/2020/07/30/swanton-employees-resign-after-confederate-flag-mask-controversy/

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Swanton employees resign after Confederate flag mask controversy (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2020 OP
Family wears confederate flag masks to Vermont town meeting and are outraged when people get mad. Squinch Jul 2020 #1
Well said, Squinch! SheltieLover Jul 2020 #2
Exactly. Jirel Jul 2020 #3
"transients"? How long has their family lived in VT? keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #4

Squinch

(50,773 posts)
1. Family wears confederate flag masks to Vermont town meeting and are outraged when people get mad.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 05:37 PM
Jul 2020

A) Who gives a shit if they resign? Saves the town the trouble of firing them.

B) Assholes.

Jirel

(1,989 posts)
3. Exactly.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 07:15 PM
Jul 2020

Thanks for taking out the trash! Do you think anyone is going to miss you or come to your defense?

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
4. "transients"? How long has their family lived in VT?
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 12:32 AM
Aug 2020

“transients”?

How long has their family lived in VT?

Did their family fight for the south?

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