A white high school principal in Georgia was secretly recorded by a student on Friday using the N-word while comparing it to a slang term deemed offensive about white people, authorities say.
A white high school principal in Georgia was secretly recorded by a student Friday using the N-word while comparing it to a slang term deemed offensive about white people, authorities said.
“Cracker is slang for white and it’s the antonym to , which is a very offensive comment,” Cheney said, according to the district statement. The district also said: “Forsyth County Schools believes that at no time and in no context should any variation of the N word be used. Students and adults make mistakes; Forsyth County School believes that we all can learn from our mistakes.”
The goal of the meeting between Cheney and the student “was for the student to understand that we must all be sensitive and respectful to others,” the district said. “The student recorded the meeting without informing the three adults.”reported that several families at the high school expressed concern after they saw the video.
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