A 63-year-old art teacher in Hillsborough County, Florida, is fired after students reported that she hanged a black baby doll with a cord around its neck in a classroom. According to reports, a student recorded the incident and said the teacher presented it as a joke. The West Australian and Daily Mail both describe the act as involving the doll being suspended using a cord and taking place in the classroom in Barrington Middle School. The accounts also say that when students objected and called out what they were seeing, the teacher laughed and treated it as humor rather than addressing concerns. Following the incident, the teacher is removed from her position. The reports do not provide further details on any school district investigation findings beyond the firing, nor do they include statements from the teacher in the provided material. The core points across the sources are the location, the teacher’s role, the students’ report and recording, the teacher’s stated “joke” explanation, and the subsequent termination.