{"id":66306,"date":"2025-06-28T16:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=66306"},"modified":"2025-06-28T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:08:15","slug":"a-teacher-spots-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=66306","title":{"rendered":"A Teacher Spots a."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-los2-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/508710296_1198130335660953_4913222348002428978_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=833d8c&amp;_nc_ohc=0mfIgO_2g5MQ7kNvwFmBbGA&amp;_nc_oc=AdkjAqla1Qy49NwiV3CJ6V1R2TU6IOAesA5TJpIFIbMvzwfSFjbkknhnYNsQQelPFzivNz4rFS9bfElnnjdUk9t_&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-los2-1.xx&amp;_nc_gid=F0VDWDQFlRcX3XJYEpARaQ&amp;oh=00_AfNAa5LLP-fPhVq45vwHPmHrhzFZU2XrcuOMZSqZJ2xmiQ&amp;oe=6865FA36\" alt=\"May be an image of text\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Utah vanity plate reading \u201cDEPORTM\u201d has triggered widespread outrage after high school teacher Matt Pacenza posted a photo of it on Twitter, questioning how it was ever approved. Many interpreted the plate as xenophobic, prompting fierce backlash and renewed scrutiny of state oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The Utah DMV confirmed the plate was issued in 2015, despite clear guidelines prohibiting derogatory or offensive language. Public information officer Tammy Kikuchi admitted it was a mistake, raising serious questions about how it slipped through the review process. Utah lawmakers, including Republican State Senator Daniel Thatcher and Democratic State Senator Luz Escamilla, quickly condemned the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Escamilla scheduled a legislative review to examine approval procedures and prevent similar incidents. Both parties agreed such messaging, especially on state-issued materials, is unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>The plate has likely been flagged for recall. Civil rights groups and community leaders are using the case to demand reform and greater transparency in how personalized plates are approved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a mistake\u2014it\u2019s a failure of the system,\u201d one activist noted. \u201cState-issued messages must reflect shared values, not promote hate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A Utah vanity plate reading \u201cDEPORTM\u201d has triggered widespread outrage after high school teacher Matt Pacenza posted a photo of it on Twitter, questioning&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66307,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66306\/revisions\/66307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}