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Delco Teacher's Racist Comments Caught On Video

The Upper Darby School District said the teacher has been placed on leave since the footage surfaced Thursday.

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UPPER DARBY, PA — An Upper Darby School District teacher is on leave after an apparent racist rant was caught on video and shared to social media.

The parent of a student at Drexel Hill Middle School posted a video of a teacher using racist language and tropes.

According to NBC10, the school district placed the teacher, whose identity has not been revealed, on leave and started an investigation into the incident, which is posted below.

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In the video, the teacher can be heard calling the parent a "n-----," said he was likely on welfare, and told him to go back to "Section 8" housing.

The teacher also was seen on video walking toward the parent saying "bring it on" before the video ends.

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NBC reports it all began when the parent and teacher were involved in a fender bender in the school's parking lot.

The parent said he met with the district superintendent and commended the district for taking action quickly.

"They are doing everything in their power to make sure people like this teacher become non-existent in any school," the parent said on Facebook. "After meeting with the superintendent of Upper Darby school district and his staff, I'm here to say they absolutely care about their community."

The video is posted below but it does contain harsh language.


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