Houston teacher caught on camera hurling racist slurs against Hispanic couple, gets fired
A teacher in Houston was fired after she let loose a racist rant at a Hispanic couple after they met with a minor traffic accident. 27-year-old Tiffany Scott was in an accident with an engaged couple, Kimberly Lopez and Jose Sanchez, on October 9 which led to the black teacher being caught on camera yelling at them for the accident. Scott is heard saying in the video: "You swam here with the rest of your family." Lopez's Facebook account is listed as Kimberly Sanchez, and she uploaded the video to her social media page. Soon after she was reported, Scott was fired from KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls.
The Houston Chronicle reported that Scott was also arrested on a charge of assault after she allegedly swatted the phone out of the woman's hand, which she says was her response to a similar act from the woman. Scott, however, admitted that she was wrong about making the racial comment and also apologized but insisted that she was provoked by the couple who she alleges first hurled the racial slur. She said: "They asked me if I swam from Africa to Houston," and added: "My intention was never to bring any other race down, so I want to go ahead and apologize for that."