Decatur Schools employee scrutinized for allegedly wearing keffiyeh on Oct. 7 anniversary

A rectangular building with large windows and a white, modern exterior. There are bars over the windows on the top floor.
Elizabeth Wilson School Support Center, City Schools of Decatur. (Dean Hesse/Decaturish)

City Schools of Decatur employee Anthony Downer is again under scrutiny.

Previously, the district investigated Downer for how he expressed his views on the Israel-Hamas War while working as equity coordinator. While the investigation recommended he be “released from his current position” as equity coordinator, he continued working for the district.

On Oct. 7, he allegedly wore a keffiyeh, a kind of scarf associated with support for Palestinians, while working at Decatur High School.