District Moves To Terminate Sacramento Teacher Recorded Using Racist Language In Class
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A teacher who was recorded allegedly using derogatory language in front of students at a Sacramento school has been fired.
The Sacramento City Unified School District confirmed on Thursday that they have moved to terminate Kit Carson International Academy teacher Katherine Sanders.
Update on a story we broke seven months ago: The Sacramento City Unified School District @officialSCUSD has moved to terminate Kit Carson Spanish teacher Katherine Sanders. We received audio in June of Sanders using racist language in class. @CBSSacramento https://t.co/p0ikdnbOjk
— Laura Haefeli (@LauraHaefeli) January 27, 2022
Audio of the incident, which happened on graduation day back in June 2021 as the class was discussing language, captured a teacher using the f-word and n-word several times.
District officials addressed the incident and apologized to students in the classroom who may have heard the language.
The name of the teacher reportedly captured in the audio was never released.
However, on Thursday, the district confirmed that Sanders was served charges of termination and immediate unpaid suspension for using derogatory language in class.
Sanders has requested a hearing, the district says.