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Article: Firing possible in toilet incident; Eagan principal told boy, 6, to take out paper towels.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 17, 2009
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Byline: SARAH LEMAGIE; STAFF WRITER
An Eagan principal who allegedly made a kindergartner clear out a school toilet bowl bare-handed will be fired if the district's school board has its way, his attorney said Monday.
Rahn Elementary School Principal Doug Steele offered his side of the story through attorney Roger Aronson, saying that the toilet contained only water and paper towels and that he simply had the 6-year-old boy remove the towels and put them in a wastebasket.
Steele, who is entitled to a hearing, asked for one on Friday as part of a disciplinary process that can typically take two or three months, Aronson said.
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