Gwinnett Teacher Reassigned After 'Inappropriate Comments'

SUGAR HILL, GA — A Gwinnett County teacher has been reassigned after making what school officials called "inappropriate comments" to students.

The employee, whom the school system has not identified, was a teacher at Lanier Middle School in Sugar Hill, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

She was placed under investigation last week.

According to a letter from Principal Todd Hamilton, she allegedly raised her voice at students before leading "a class discussion about the incident [and] making inappropriate comments," according to the AJC.

The Gwinnett Daily Post reported that the teacher "called black students disrespectful for leaving early."

A Gwinnett County Public Schools spokeswoman told the AJC that the teacher has been pulled from the classroom. She will remain employed by the school system, but in another position.

"Respect is one of our key mottos here at Lanier Middle," Principal Todd Hamilton wrote in a letter to parents last week. "And, just as we expect students to respect teachers, we expect our staff members to respect students."

To read the AJC's original report, click here.

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