Lowell School Committee member resigns after using anti-Semitic slur on TV
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A Lowell School Committee member said Friday he was resigning his post effective immediately, and apologized for using an anti-Semitic slur on live cable television Wednesday.
Robert Hoey Jr., 66, a retired correctional officer, announced his resignation in a Facebook video, clad in an Army sweatshirt while standing between two slabs of rock, since, he said, he’s caught between “a rock and a hard place.”
“As of today, I’m resigning from the Lowell School Committee,” Hoey said, one day after telling the Globe he wouldn’t step down despite calls from local officials for him to resign. “Ooh, does that hurt. Because I love to advocate for teachers, students, families.”
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