A special education staff member at an Oregon elementary school was placed on administrative leave after showing up to work in blackface, saying she was Rosa Parks and protesting the district's vaccine mandate for teachers. Identified by another staff member at Mabel Rush Elementary School, Lauren Pefferle defended her decision to show up to work in blackface before being removed from school grounds, KOIN reported .  The local outlet reported that the staff member used iodine to darken her face on Friday. The incident happened on Friday. The school district released a statement in response to the incident. "The administration of Newberg Public Schools condemns all expressions of racism," its statement read. "It is important to remember how Blackface has been used to misrepresent Black communities and do harm. We acknowledge the violence this represents and the trauma it evokes regardless of intention." “Each incident report is always taken seriously as we diligently follow our...