Idaho teachers suspended for border wall, Mexican Halloween costumes

Photos of the group wearing stereotypical U.S. and Mexican costumes appeared this week on the Idaho school district’s Facebook page, drawing complaints from parents, civil rights groups and members of the state’s large Hispanic population. One photo showed seven staff from the Middleton Heights Elementary School dressed as characters, including the Statue of Liberty and an American eagle, holding a cardboard wall with “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” on it. The incident came at a time of heightened tensions over immigration in the United States as President Donald Trump seeks to use the issue to boost Republican support ahead of congressional elections on Tuesday.