Updated: 2:38 PM EDT May 14, 2021 A Mauldin police officer has been fired after he was accused of using a racial slur with a former student while working at a football game, according to the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. According to a statement in Anthony Koutsos' file, on or around Oct. 30, 2019, Officer Koutsos "used a racial slur during communication with a former MHS student while working the Mauldin/Hillcrest football game."READ THE FULL PERSONNEL FILE HERE.The report indicates that even though the officer and former student "were/are good friends and may consider language of this type as non-offensive, it must be recognized that others around them could likely be offended by the language used."Records show Koutosos was removed from the Mauldin Police Department on May 7 for a policy violation. The records do not say what the violation was. Earlier this month more than a dozen community activists, some with the South Eastern New Black Panther Party, gathered outside Mauldin City Hall to call for the removal of Koutsos. “What’s wrong, Mauldin? Are you saying that you believe that it’s OK to be-to use racial, offensive language?" said Bruce Wilson, community activist with Black Lives Matter, "So I’m hoping that they understand that they need to do the right thing. Once again we’re not gonna lollygag and play with this issue.”Koutsos' personnel file was obtained through a Freedom of Information Request by Greenville Black Lives Matter, which sent the documents to WYFF4. READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE. Greenville County Schools filed their own FOIA. “As soon as we were alerted to the allegations against Mr. Koutsos stemming from his alleged racially-insensitive comments, we submitted a FOIA request to the Mauldin Police Department. Based on information contained in the report, we discontinued our relationship with Koutsos as an adjunct coach and notified the Mauldin City Administration to remove him from the pool of police officers eligible for our zone patrol or to serve as security at athletic events.” wrote Tim Waller, spokesman for Greenville County Schools.