A high school teacher in Fort Worth may face termination after failing to intervene when a student made multiple racial slurs during a classroom presentation. Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Parades Scribner is recommending that a Paschal High School teacher “no longer be employed” by the district after video of the incident was shared on social media. The video, which was first reported by WFAA-TV (Channel 8), shows a student using the slurs as he reads from a piece of paper in front of the class. In the video, a person believed to be a supervising teacher steps in to redirect the student — but does not stop him. “The point is not to be offended,” the adult tells the class at one point. “It’s his interpretation.” In a letter to Paschal families, school administrators called the language “inexcusable.” Scribner, in a statement, said he was “disgusted by the inexcusable behavior that took place in a Paschal High School classroom.” “There is no place for this kind of language in our society, much less in our schools,” he wrote. “I am appalled by the conduct of the adult in the room and saddened by the message that it sends to our students.” Two organizations — Ministers of Justice Coalition of Texas and Pastors for Progress — held a press conference Thursday to denounce the video and to call for further investigation into the district by the U.S. Department of Education. “This will not be tolerated any longer,” said Kyev Tatum, the coalition’s president and pastor of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth. The DMN Education Lab deepens the coverage and conversation about urgent education issues critical to the future of North Texas. The DMN Education Lab is a community-funded journalism initiative, with support from The Beck Group, Bobby and Lottye Lyle, Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Foundation, Dallas Regional Chamber, Deedie Rose, Garrett and Cecilia Boone, The Meadows Foundation, Solutions Journalism Network, Southern Methodist University, Todd A. Williams Family Foundation and the University of Texas at Dallas. The Dallas Morning News retains full editorial control of the Education Lab’s journalism. Local News Student uses racial slur during class in video from Fort Worth high school By Alexis Wainwright April 27, 2022 / 10:05 PM / CBS DFW FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A disturbing video is making the rounds after it was recorded inside a classroom of a Fort Worth ISD high school classroom. The cellphone video shows more than three minutes of a student who appears to read a piece of paper in front of a room full of students at Paschal High School. Over the course of the video, the student uses a racial slur seven times. "It really hurt me to see that," student Lorenzo Roach said. "It seems like it's not exactly the type of thing that should be in a public education system, it's kind of a place for cultural diversity," 12th grader David Garcia said. A person believed to be the teacher tells the class, "The point is not to be offensive, it's his interpretation." After using the slur multiple times, the student is stopped and the person believed to be the teacher says, "We're not trying to set this in pre-Civil war, we're trying to stay as true to the original text as possible, go ahead." The student then continues to read and uses another offensive word. At one point, the students start to laugh. "Unbelievable," Roach said. "I mean most of people are just laughing and it's whatever, they're kids they're immature, it's what happens," Garcia said. "But I mean as for teachers and stuff like that, I would say it's pretty unacceptable for staff." School officials sent a letter to parents, which read:
The students we spoke to say this is outrageous. "I am surprised is that a teacher would condone that, especially for so long or they would allow it to happen more than one time," Garcia said. Fort Worth ISD told CBS 11 in a statement, "We are aware of the incident and we are conducting a thorough investigation. Please know the Fort Worth ISD is committed to preserving an environment where all students feel respected and safe." Alexis Wainwright
Alexis Wainwright is an Emmy Award-winning journalist. Before moving to the Lone Star State, she was a reporter and performed some anchor duties at KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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