A middle school teacher in Pflugerville, Texas, has been fired, district officials said Monday, after video was posted to social media showing the White teacher tell his students his race “is the superior one.”.
“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,” the statement said.
In one video, the teacher can be seen saying to his multi-racial class, “Deep down in my heart, I’m ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one,” as students audibly react both on- and off-camera.
CNN has not identified the person or people who filmed the videos circulating online and has not obtained the videos.
Students’ responses overlap, and the teacher continues, “It means that deep down in my heart, I think my race is the superior race.
The teacher in question has not been identified by PfISD, nor has the district provided any additional context surrounding the conversation.
The teacher, who was identified to CNN by the parent, did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. »
