D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee fired back Wednesday against the “completely unsubstantiated” rumors concerning the recent firings of nearly 400 school employees.

To the charge of targeting veteran teachers for firings, Rhee said, “such a practice is not only illegal but morally reprehensible.”

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