A Pflugerville (Texas) high school fired one of its teachers for making racist comments during a conversation with his students. In a video posted on social media, the professor can be heard saying, "deep down in my heart, I am ethnocentric, which means I think that my race is the superior one. I think everyone thinks that, they're just not honest about it."
A teacher in Texas is on administrative leave after telling students "deep down in my heart, I am ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one"https://t.co/gBPu96uYB4 pic.twitter.com/FLXgEwVsXk
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"Now there is no more respect."
In this same video, which shows students of different races, one of the students can be heard saying "I am not a racist" and another responding to the teacher that "I actually respected you for a while, but now there is no more respect."
The events occurred on November 11. Three days later, city superintendent Douglas Killian confirmed that this teacher is no longer part of the Pflugerville Independent School District (Pflugerville ISD):
Last Friday, Nov. 11, Pflugerville ISD officials were made aware of an inappropriate conversation a teacher at Bohls Middle School had with students during an advisory class. As of Monday morning, Nov. 14, the teacher in question is no longer employed by Pflugerville ISD and we are actively looking for a replacement.
In addition, Killian apologized for the teacher's comments and added his rejection of racism:
We want to reiterate that this conversation does not align with our core beliefs and is not a reflection of our district or our culture at Bohls Middle School. Pflugerville ISD and Bohls MS staff work together to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all of our students. The advisory discussion was inappropriate, inaccurate, and unacceptable; and this type of interaction will not be tolerated in any PfISD schools.
