article_snippet.sent: A teacher who was suspended for allowing Marilyn Zuniga class to write 'get well soon' letters to a convicted police killer claims the children wanted to send notes to a convicted police killer.
article_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga sparked outrage for allowing Marilyn Zuniga third grade class in Orange, New Jersey, to pen letters to murderer 
article_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga apologised after Marilyn Zuniga allowed Marilyn Zuniga students to write to convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal after Mumia Abu-Jamal became ill while serving a life sentence in prison, but said her students wanted to write to Mumia Abu-Jamal .
article_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga Marilyn Zuniga has apologised for publicising the efforts of Marilyn Zuniga pupils online, but said her students had wanted to write to Abu-Jamal, according to philly.com.
article_snippet.sent: Both Marilyn Zuniga pupils and high school students in the Philadelphia Student Union wrote to the killer.
article_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga Marilyn Zuniga spoke at the Orange school board after Marilyn Zuniga was suspended from Marilyn Zuniga position while officials investigate.
article_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga explained that Marilyn Zuniga had previously asked Marilyn Zuniga class to consider Abu-Jamal quote 'So long as one just person is silenced, there is no justice.'
article_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga said when Marilyn Zuniga told students the former Black Panther was ill, students had asked to write to the former Black Panther in prison.
article_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga Marilyn Zuniga told the board Marilyn Zuniga had made a mistake and was prepared to resign rather than be fired, to prevent damage to Marilyn Zuniga career.
highlights_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga allowed Marilyn Zuniga third grade pupils to write to killer Mumia Abu-Jamal .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Teacher apologised for actions but said her third grade pupils wanted to write to Mumia Abu-Jamal .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Marilyn Zuniga said pupils became interested in Mumia Abu-Jamal after learning about Mumia Abu-Jamal .