Sandy Hook denier is fired

Florida Atlantic University has fired the professor who attracted national publicity by claiming the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax and then publicly feuding with the parents of one of the victims.

The university sent a letter Tuesday to James Tracy, a tenured associate professor of communications, announcing the action. His last day will be Friday, the university said.

Tracy’s claim, first raised on a blog shortly after the December 2012 massacre, received renewed attention three weeks ago after Lenny and Veronique Pozner, whose son, Noah, died at Sandy Hook, accused him of harassment.

When the parents took steps to prevent their son’s photo from being used on conspiracy websites, Tracy sent them a certified letter demanding proof they were Noah’s parents and that their son ever lived, the family said.