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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Local teacher wears ‘I CAN’T BREATHE’ shirt, then gets threats online

    An English teacher at El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills has had to flee her house after receiving death threats.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 28, 2020 • 49m Listen

    An English teacher at El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills has had to flee her house after receiving death threats. It started after the father of one of her students complained online about her wearing a t-shirt that said “I CAN’T BREATHE.” That slogan has become a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter.

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