Georgia parents of students at East Forsyth High School in Gainsville are outraged after the school’s principal was recorded saying the N-word during a meeting with a white student. During the meeting Principal Jeff Cheney and two staff members were trying to explain racially offensive words to a white student according to NBC News.

“The goal of the meeting was for the student to understand that we must all be sensitive and respectful to others,” officials said. Cheney wasn’t aware that during the meeting, the student was recording and later shared it.

According to NBC News:

“Cracker is slang for white and it’s the antonym to (full N word), which is a very offensive comment,” Cheney said, according to the district statement.

“He immediately recognized his mistakes in comparing the two words and using the full N word. Mr. Cheney contacted the district office and met with the parents of the student to disclose this information, apologize, and commit to rectifying these mistakes in the future.”

In a statement sent to WSB-TV 2 Atlanta, school officials stated, “Forsyth County Schools believes that at no time and in no context should any variation of the N-word be used. Students and adults make mistakes; Forsyth County School believes that we all can learn from our mistakes.” When parents were interviewed by the local news station they were shocked when they learned about what happened.

“Two wrongs don’t make a right,” Chris King said. “We teach our kids to be right and teach our kids to be respectful.” Another parent told  the Forsyth County News after her daughter showed her the video of the incident.

“My daughter is half Black, so it really upset her,” the parent said. “[I’m] angry that [Cheney] would feel comfortable enough to say that. Just outright say it without any hesitation right in front of a student. In front of anybody anyways, but at work and around children, and he outright just says the word. To me, that could have just as easily been my daughter that he did that to.”

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