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turning off
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Perhaps turning off the replies would have been the move, although that also would have drawn attention.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026 -
Texas teacher’s arrest exposes holes in do-not-hire checks An Elgin middle school teacher accused of molesting an eighth grader had previously resigned from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department after giving a shirtless youth a skin-to-skin back rub and turning off his body camera.—
JJ Velasquez,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 May 2026
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“Phasing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phasing%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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