Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Miami Principal Fired After Facebook Post Defending McKinney Pool Party Cop

“[The police officer] did nothing wrong,” Principal Alberto Iber wrote, referencing a Texas police officer’s use of force on teens. “He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions.”

A Miami principal was fired Wednesday after posting on Facebook in support of McKinney, Texas police officer Cpl. Eric Casebolt, who was filmed last week wrestling a black teenage girl to the ground and waving his gun at teens at a pool party.

A Miami principal was fired Wednesday after posting on Facebook in support of McKinney, Texas police officer Cpl. Eric Casebolt, who was filmed last week wrestling a black teenage girl to the ground and waving his gun at teens at a pool party.

Alberto Iber, seated at center.

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Alberto Iber, who had been principal of North Miami Senior High School, was dismissed from his job after commenting on a Miami Herald article covering the McKinney pool party incident.

"[Casebolt] did nothing wrong," Iber wrote in the newspaper comment's section using his Facebook account. "He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions."

"[Casebolt] did nothing wrong," Iber wrote in the newspaper comment's section using his Facebook account. "He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions."

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Casebolt resigned Tuesday, with the local chief of police describing his actions as "indefensible" and "out of control."

In a statement, the Miami-Dade County school district said its employees are "held to a higher standard, and by School Board policy, are required to conduct themselves, both personally and professionally, in a manner that represents the school district's core values."

Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said Iber's post was unacceptable. "Judgment is the currency of honesty," Carvalho said. "Insensitivity – intentional or perceived – is both unacceptable and inconsistent with our policies, but more importantly with our expectation of common sense behavior that elevates the dignity and humanity of all, beginning with children."


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