First Published: 10:54 AM PDT, May 1, 2021
Timmia Williams, a student, recorded the rant and contacted school officials. When they didn’t respond, she contacted the news.
Howard Zlotkin, a white science teacher at William L. Dickinson High School In New Jersey, has been suspended with pay after going on a racist rant where he called George Floyd a criminal. According to the New York Times, his students were on a Google Meet call expecting to hear about climate change, but Zlotkin’s attention shifted.
“He’s not a hero; he’s like a criminal,” he yelled in a video shared with the outlet. He then chastised students for making criminals into heroes “because they’re Black or because they got a bad story.”
New Jersey Teacher Removed From Class After Telling Black Student She s Full of Sh
On 4/30/21 at 12:52 PM EDT
A New Jersey high school teacher has been removed from classrooms while the school investigates him for allegedly using vulgar and racist language.
Teacher Howard Zlotkin s alleged expletive-filled rant reportedly occurred during a Zoom class with students at Jersey City s William L. Dickinson High School. Some of his offensive language was said to be directed at Black students. He can be heard on video, apparently captured from the Zoom session, calling George Floyd a f king criminal.
A stock photo of a laptop and a book in a classroom. A teacher in New Jersey is under investigation by school officials for allegedly using racist and vulgar language during a Zoom class.