*A Florida high school principal got his job snatched away after commenting online in support of McKinney, Texas police Corporal Eric Casebolt, the white cop who manhandled a 14-year-old girl and pulling his gun on other black teens attending a pool party.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools released a brief statement Wednesday indicating that North Miami Senior High School principal Alberto Iber had been removed. It added a replacement would be announced shortly.
The statement did not specify what prompted the move, but stated that district employees “are required to conduct themselves, both personally and professionally, in a manner that represents the school district’s core values.”
The Miami Herald on Wednesday reported that Iber had posted a comment on an article published on its website supportive of McKinney, Texas police Corporal Eric Casebolt.
“He did nothing wrong,” Iber wrote in a comment that displayed his Facebook picture, name, school and title, according to the newspaper. “He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions.”
Casebolt resigned Tuesday after the video showed him appearing to target black teens, an incident that has added to a national outcry against racial bias in U.S. policing.
Casebolt’s attorney, Jane Bishkin, said on Wednesday that the policeman was emotionally fraught at the time of the incident after having earlier responded to two suicide calls.
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