A Broward County highschool trainer has been faraway from the classroom whereas officers examine allegations that he made racially charged feedback throughout a lesson earlier this month.
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Steven Babice, a 66-year-old social sciences trainer at Everglades Excessive College in Miramar, was positioned on administrative reassignment after a Sept. 11 incident that was reportedly recorded and shared with college directors, in line with an announcement from Broward County Public Colleges (BCPS).
A 17-year-old scholar instructed the Miami New Instances that Babice slammed his fists on a desk, kicked a closet door, and later referred to a scholar he had faraway from the classroom as “that ignorant Black child.” The coed additionally alleged that Babice questioned his class with feedback similar to, “Black individuals are taught to hate white folks, so who’s the racist?” and claimed that extra white individuals are killed by police than Black folks.
“Broward County Public Colleges is dedicated to upholding the very best requirements of professionalism and moral conduct,” district spokeswoman Keyla Concepción stated in an announcement. “We take all allegations severely and can totally examine to make sure our studying environments stay secure, respectful, and inclusive for each scholar and household.”
Babice will stay on administrative reassignment pending the result of an expert practices investigation.
