Sacramento City Unified teacher recorded using racial slurs in class resigns, district says
The Kit Carson Elementary School Spanish teacher who was recorded using racial slurs in 2021 has officially resigned, the Sacramento City Unified School District announced Monday.
The teacher had been removed shortly following the incident in June 2021 and was placed on administrative leave during the investigation.
Officials with the district said the teacher involved chose to resign effective April 30 rather than continue with the “termination proceedings.”
“By taking swift and aggressive action in this case Sac City Unified sent a clear message that racist language by district employees will be addressed,” said SCUSD Board of Education President Christina Pritchett in a prepared statement.
District Superintendent Jorge Aguilar said the district has implemented anti-racism training for all staff.
“But the work cannot end there. We must continue to confront and interrupt racism so our schools can stay focused on creating equitable learning opportunities for all students,” he said.
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The recording of the seventh-grade teacher using the racial slur spread on social media shortly after the incident.
A student recorded the teacher saying, "… the 'f-word' is something we hear constantly. It used to be. It used to be a nasty ugly word and now it's like the word [expletive] which everybody says or [expletive] which used to be a horrible ugly word as well and it's not anymore somehow…"
One of the students who was in the classroom when the incident happened said the teacher apologized a week after, on the last day of the school year.
Following this and several other race-related incidents, the district hired attorney Mark T. Harris, the district’s race and equity liaison, to consult on investigations.
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