Catholic HS Fires Alt-Right Teacher, Kensington MD
- Maryland Catholic Girls High School Fires Teacher Who Works for 'Alt-Right': Head of School, NBC News4, Jan. 5, 2018
A Catholic all-girls high school in Maryland fired a substitute teacher and coach after learning he is a member of the so-called "alt-right" movement, the head of school told News4.
Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington sent parents and guardians a letter after learning students were finding out about Greg Conte through social media.
Head of School Kathleen Prebble held a meeting with students about Conte Friday.
"This was not about politics," she told News4. "I told the students this is about extremism and hate."
Prebble said she received an anonymous tip about Conte in October. He admitted working for the "alt-right" movement -- an offshoot of conservatism mixing racism, white nationalism, anti-Semitism and populism -- when she confronted him, and she fired him. "My gut was very clear his belief system is entirely in opposition to ours," Prebble said.
Before he was fired, Conte used the fake name Greg Ritter to work with the "alt-right," Prebble said. He never lied to the school about his real name.
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