Ark. Teacher Resigns After Racist Social Media Posts About Obamas

An Arkansas educator turned in his resignation after the deplorable comments he made about the Obamas on social media were brought to his employers attention, according to USA Today.

#BREAKING— Malvern High School teacher resigns after racist comments on THV11's facebook pagehttps://t.co/65p1huZGDq

— THV11 (@THV11) December 30, 2016

Trent Bennett, a teacher at Malvern High School in Little Rock, took to KTHV-TV’s Facebook page on Christmas Eve to unleash a series of racist remarks about President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

In the post, Bennett referred to Michelle Obama as “Michelle Obummer… America’s First Chimp.” He continued saying he will be overjoyed to see “that nasty chimp and her spider monkey hubby gone for good.”

The former teacher also drummed up birther sentiment by claiming that the President was born in Kenya, although it has been proven on numerous occasions he was born in Hawaii.

Malvern High School denounced the comments in a Facebook post, calling Bennett’s rhetoric, “inappropriate,” “insensitive” and “racially charged.”

Bennett offered an apology and acknowledged his statements were “disrespectful and offensive.”

On Thursday during a special school board meeting, board members voted 6-0 to accept Bennett’s resignation, which was made effective immediately, USA Today reports.

Bennett also told KTHV-TV that he deleted all of his social media accounts as the second step in his apology tour.

SOURCE: USA Today

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Sound The Alarm: Donald Trump Is President And Twitter Is In Full Meltdown

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Sound The Alarm: Donald Trump Is President And Twitter Is In Full Meltdown

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If you wanna cry watch Van Jones give the first cognizant minority understanding of the election on CNN tonight. He just made it real.
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RT if you've been discriminated against b/c of the color of your skin, religion, sexuality, etc & then tell me this election doesn't matter.
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I'm watching these election results with a lesbian Iraq veteran and I'm ashamed that this is the country she is being given.
— Eric Powell (@goonguy) November 9, 2016

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In 2020, Kanye West is going to run against Donald Trump in the election.

This is the world we live in.
— Shayne Topp (@supershayne) November 9, 2016

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Remember folks, no matter who wins the election here in the U.S., we all live in the same country. Be kind to one another. #ElectionNight
— Christopher Paolini (@paolini) November 9, 2016

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CNN commentator calling the election results "whitelash"
— Saba Hamedy👩🏽‍💻 (@saba_h) November 9, 2016

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Seriously, don't start complaining about the outcome of this election when earlier you bragged about how you didn't vote... Now look.
— Des (@Desisbae) November 9, 2016

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Imagine having the Democratic establishment basically laying out an election for you and then still losing to Donald Trump...
— Zoé Samudzi (@ztsamudzi) November 9, 2016

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To oversimplify: This election was a repudiation of the media, of being told what you need to believe and how you must act. Right or wrong.
— Tim Cowlishaw (@TimCowlishaw) November 9, 2016

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Chants of "LOCK HER UP, LOCK HER UP" at Trump HQ. These are the actions of a dictator, imprisoning political opponents post election.
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I just put miniWHEAT to bed, he was in tears. This election he educated himself and made his own decisions. My 11 year old is crushed.
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If you're feeling bad about the election results remember we're also killing off all the bees so we'll probably all be dead soon
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THE SUICIDE PREVENTION LINE IS FUCKING BUSY DO YOU REALIZE HOW BAD THAT IS PEOPLE WANTS TO DIE BC OF THIS ELECTION LET THAT FUCKING SINK IN
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was this election really about the better candidate? did people REALLY look at Trump and say 'He's better' or 'She needs to LOSE.'? I just..
— Sky Williams (@SkyWilliams) November 9, 2016

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I don't want to hear, from anyone, that millennials, minorities, or immigrants are to blame for this election. White people over 40 did this
— Amanda Timpson (@amandarin) November 9, 2016

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"This election is an attack on minorities"
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*turns off election results*
*turns on Netflix*
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I never seen my mom this scared about an election. 😪😣😥😓
— Jocie (@_xojocie) November 9, 2016

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I love my country too much to be mad about some election results... You take the wins and losses and keep building your life people.
— The Serial CEO (@mipirtle) November 9, 2016

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I don't care if a republican wins the election. I care if a bigot, sexist and someone who ignores BASIC human rights wins.
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This election literally just shows how bigoted our country still truly is. How little progress we have made over the decades.
— ❤️Bec❤️ (@pocKingSehun) November 9, 2016

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okay. if trump does win this election, please all non-white americans be EXTRA careful about where you are & who you're with
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this was NOT the election to try and make a point with 3rd party voting. yea you totally boned the DNC!!! and LITERALLY EVERY MINORITY GROUP
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