DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Ledford High School teacher has been suspended with pay after school officials said the teacher wrote a racial slur, the name of a hate group and a vulgar term on a whiteboard in the classroom.
Davidson County school leaders sent a voice message to parents saying that the behavior in class is unacceptable.
A 15-year-old student who goes to LHS says he was shocked on Monday to see a racial slur, the name of a hate group and profanity on the whiteboard.
“I walk into class … and I look at the whiteboard … I texted my mom … ‘I want to go home,” the student said.
The boy’s mom Brittany Puckett picked up her son up from school after he told her what he saw on the whiteboard.
“I’m upset … I just don’t think there’s an excuse for it,” Puckett said.
The Davidson County school released the following statement:
Today, we learned that a teacher at Ledford High School wrote a racial slur, the name of a hate group, and a vulgar term on a whiteboard in his classroom. Leadership in Davidson County Schools finds this abhorrent, appalling, and unacceptable in any of our classrooms. This is not reflective of the environment of respect and inclusiveness we expect for students and staff alike. The employee has been suspended with pay pending an investigation. Administration will conduct a thorough investigation and take steps to appropriately address the situation and to prevent future occurrences. We sincerely apologize to students, parents, staff, and community members.
FOX8 reached out to a district representative. A district spokesperson said this a “personnel matter.”
The district’s statement went on to say this incident does not reflect the school’s environment of respect and inclusivity.
