School board candidate apologizes after calling politicians ‘retards’ and using ‘gay’ as slur

A school board candidate has apologized after social media posts containing slurs against people with disabilities and the LGBTQ+ community were linked to his account. The derogatory language was used to target politicians and others. The candidate expressed regret for the offensive remarks.
An account appearing to belong to him used slurs against people with disabilities and derogatory language toward members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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