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A school board official in the Chicago area has been under scrutiny ever since parents caught wind of a Facebook post that raised eyebrows and inspired allegations of racism. The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

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[Michael] Iniquez sits on the Morton High School District 201 school board. The district serves more than 8,000 students, mainly from Berwyn and Cicero.

The Sun-Times reported Wednesday that on Iniquezโ€™s Facebook wall was the post, โ€œITโ€™S FRIDAY NIโ€”Aโ€™S,โ€ next to a picture of a nearly naked black child dancing. The whole word โ€” a version of the n-word โ€” was spelled out on the wall of Iniquezโ€™s Facebook page. His entire Facebook page appears to have since been removed.

โ€œCertainly, if these allegations are true, he has no place on this school board,โ€ Berwyn CARES President Robert Pauly said โ€ฆ

In an interview earlier this week, Iniquez blamed the racist post on his 15-year-old son but acknowledged writing on his public Facebook page about getting drunk at a Cubs game and comparing the White Sox ballpark to a ghetto. He did not return a phone message Thursday.

To be fair, we're guessing that the posted image was part of this meme โ€” one that many people share lightheartedly with close friends, without any racist intent. But for a school board official who is held to a higher standard and more public scrutiny, may we suggest "TGIF!" โ€” ย sans dancing black baby โ€” for next Friday's status update?

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