A public school clerk in Connecticut has resigned after a video surfaced of her spitting at an African-American man and repeatedly referring to him using a racial slur, officials said.
"Someone who will use that sort of language in any setting, whether public or private, is not someone we want anywhere near our children," the school district said in a statement.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A public school clerk in Connecticut has resigned after a video surfaced of her spitting at an African-American man and repeatedly referring to him using a racial slur on Friday night, officials said.
Because her children were present, the district said it filed a Department of Children and Families report."The language the employee used in the video is in conflict with the values of the Hamden Public School System," the district said."Someone who will use that sort of language in any setting, whether public or private, is not someone we want anywhere near our children."
East Haven Police Lt. Joseph Murgo told NBC News on Sunday that the agency is looking to speak to the recipient of the"racist rant."
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