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Florida University Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theorist Professor May be Fired

Florida Atlantic University Professor James Tracy may be fired soon.

Florida Atlantic University Professor and Sandy Hook shooting denier James Tracy may be out of a job soon.

The school served him with a notice of proposed discipline calling for termination. Tracy has 10 days to respond to the notice and go through a grievance process, according to a statement from the university.

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“In accordance with university practice regarding personnel issues, the university will make no further comment for the time being,” the university said in a statement.

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Tracy was called out recently in an open letter written by By Lenny and Veronique Pozner, who lost their son in the 2012 shooting that left 20 children and six educators dead.

The parents called on the university to distance itself from Tracy, who has been outspoken about his belief that the Sandy Hook shooting was a government conspiracy.

“Tracy even sent us a certified letter demanding proof that Noah once lived, that we were his parents, and that we were the rightful owner of his photographic image,” the parents wrote. “We found this so outrageous and unsettling that we filed a police report for harassment.”

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