Mississippi teacher suspended for racist Facebook post

A Mississippi teacher has been suspended after a racist comment appeared on her Facebook page, but she claims that her account was hacked. 

Cammie Rone, a second grade teacher at Batesville Intermediate School was placed on administrative leave Monday after a comment appeared on her Facebook page that urged unhappy black people to ‘pack up and move back to Africa,’ the Clarion Ledger reports. 

‘If blacks in this country are so offended no one is forcing them to stay here,’ A screenshot of the message, obtained by Fox13 in Memphis read.

‘Why don’t they pack up and move back to Africa where they will have to work for a living. I am sure our government will will pay for it! We pay for everything else.’

But the teacher denied posting the statement and wrote on Facebook on Monday that her account was hacked.

‘I think I have been hacked,’ the post read. ‘I keep getting messages about racist posts but when I go to my page I can’t see it. Someone screenshoted (sic) and sent me. If anyone knows me I post about cows recipes and home improvements stuff not racism. Please know I have not posted or made any kind of ractist (sic) comments.’ 

Jeff Eubanks, public information officer for the South Panola School District said:  ‘We are aware of the alleged Facebook comment involving one of our employees.

‘That employee has been placed on administrative leave as we continue our investigation into the matter.’ 

Mr Eubanks said the district was aware of Rone’s claim she had been hacked and said it would be looked into as ‘part of the investigation.’ 

Rone did not return requests for comment. Neither post is available to the public.

A Mississippi teacher has been suspended after a racist comment appeared on her Facebook page, but she claims that her account was hacked. Pictured: the Mississippi State Capitol