Missouri high-schooler suspended for recording teacher using racial slur

Mary Walton told not to attend class for inappropriate use of electronic device while teacher put on administrative leave

A Missouri high school sophomore who recorded a teacher using a racial slur during class has been suspended for three days.

Mary Walton, a student at Glendale high school in Springfield, said that she was told on Friday to not return to school until Wednesday because she violated school district policy on inappropriate use of electronic devices, the Springfield News-Leader reported.