Florida high school principal removed
after defending Texas officer
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[June 11, 2015]
(Reuters) - A Florida high school
principal has been removed from his job after commenting online in
support of the Texas police officer who resigned after a video surfaced
showing him manhandling a black bikini-clad teenager and pulling his gun
on other black teens, according to officials and local media.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools said in a brief statement on
Wednesday 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 newspaper 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, who is white, resigned on Tuesday after being seen in a
video responding to a disturbance at a pool party last Friday where
he appeared to target black youths, an incident that has added to a
national outcry against racial bias in U.S. policing.
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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.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco)
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