An anonymous flyer decried the teacher’s actions, but said he did not deserve termination, as the incident came after a student allegedly used a racial slur to refer to him.
The school became the center of attention when a video emerged Monday night showing the teacher putting his hands on a student and throwing him to the ground earlier Monday. The teacher has not been identified publicly.
“The West Contra Costa Unified School District is aware of an incident between a student and a substitute teacher that occurred at Richmond High,” district spokesperson Liz Sanders said in the statement. “The student is safe with family, and our school district are fully investigating the incident. The district has taken swift action, and the staff member has been released from employment with WCCUSD.
The school’s black student union, in a statement obtained by the Bay Area News Group, said the teacher was involved in the football program and that he reacted after the slur. The statement said the slur came from a Hispanic student.
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