Teacher put on leave following controversial message about Confederate flag

HEPHZIBAH, GA (WRDW/WAGT) -- A Hephzibah High School teacher was placed on paid administrative leave after sharing a controversial message with the Confederate flag Monday.

Melissa Fuller's daughter is a student at Hephzibah High School. She said her daughter's teacher put a picture of a Confederate flag on the board with text reading, "A sticker you put on the back of your pickup truck to announce that you intend to marry your sister. Think of it like a white trash 'Save the Date' card."

"She found it offensive, so she sent it to me and asked me what I thought," said Fuller.

She posted it to Facebook, which brought in more than 150 comments from fellow parents and community members. She said a lot of the comments were from people who shared her concern.

"A lot of is that it's not morally correct. It's unethical," she said. "It's just something you don't want to discuss today in today's world and especially inside of a classroom."

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