Evening News Brief: 'I teach with my heart': Teacher pushes back amid slavery lesson firestorm

'I teach with my heart': Teacher pushes back amid slavery lesson firestorm   A Westchester private school teacher who made international headlines after being accused of taking a lesson on slavery too far is defending herself, and she contends the controversy stems from a false accusation.

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