SANTEE, Calif. (KGTV) — A Carlton Hills School teacher who was placed on administrative leave last month for accidentally showing "inappropriate" videos to elementary-aged students has been fired.
According to the Santee School District, the decision to terminate the teacher came after they completed an internal investigation.
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"Our students’ well-being and education are of the utmost priority. District administration acted swiftly in filling the teacher’s role while on leave to minimize disruption to learning, and a recruitment for a permanent replacement for the affected classes is underway," the school district said in a released statement Tuesday morning.
On Thursday, October 27, it was reported to the administration that in an attempt to show a science-related video in class, the teacher accidentally displayed two videos for a short period of time.
District officials said that while age-appropriately, the videos were not pornographic and did not show nudity; however, they did contain content that was not appropriate for students.
As a result of the incident, the teacher was placed on administrative leave pending the investigation until it was closed. Due to Human Resources policies and the teacher’s privacy, their name has not been released to the public.
