A middle school social studies teacher in Rhode Island was placed on leave after he was charged with defacing a statue of Christopher Columbus.
Jenks Middle School teacher Derrick Garforth was arrested Saturday for throwing objects at a statue of Columbus in Providence, which police officers had been surveilling in case of vandalism. The objects thrown caused paint to splatter across the statue, according to police.
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