Broward County Public Schools was investigating a public school teacher’s alleged misconduct in the classroom after right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Keyla Concepción, a BCPS spokeswoman, released a statement on Friday about Steven Babice, a social sciences teacher at Everglades High School in Miramar.
“He has been placed on administrative reassignment pending the outcome of an investigation by Professional Practices,” Concepción wrote.
A 17-year-old Everglades High School student told the Miami New Times Babice, 66, had slammed his fists on his desk and kicked a closet door during a discussion with a student, who he later kicked out of the classroom and said, “That ignorant Black kid.”
The alleged discussion was centered on whether or not Kirk had promoted racist beliefs during his public speaking engagements as the co-founder of Turning Point USA, an organization to engage conservative students in activism.
“Black people are taught to hate white people, so who’s the racist? Why do Black people hate white people? Because cops are killing Blacks, is that what’s going on? Are more whites getting shot by cops than Blacks? Somebody, say yes because that’s a fact,” Babice told his students, according to the Miami New Times.
The student shared the video she recorded of Babice on Sept. 11 with the Miami New Times after her mother filed a complaint with the school district.
Concepción said BCPS is committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct.
“We take all allegations seriously and will thoroughly investigate to ensure our learning environments remain safe, respectful, and inclusive for every student and family,” Concepción said.
The Miami New Times had reported on Babice before when he was under investigation over his Facebook posts in response to a former student on abortion in 2019 that included the “whore” insult.
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