DeKalb County Teacher Resigns After Disturbing Social Media Post

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — A special education teacher teacher has resigned after making a disturbing social media post earlier this week, according to the DeKalb County School District.

"DeKalb County School District administrators were made aware of the disturbing social media posts on July 22, 2020," district officials said in a Facebook post Friday morning. "The teacher is no longer employed with DCSD. Again, there is no place for racism or abuse in our school district."

The teacher, identified as Brian Papin, worked at Cedar Grove High School, The Champion Newspaper reported.

Complaints poured in from parents in DeKalb County a few days ago after the teacher commented on a social media post that showed a man kneeling on the neck of a 2-year-old white child with the caption "BLM [Black Lives Matter] now MF." The post appeared to be in reference to the death of George Floyd in late May after a police officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck.

Under the image, the DeKalb County teacher commented, "Again! You’re doing it wrong! One knee on center of the back one on the neck and lean into it until death! You saw the video! Get it right or stop F*****G around.”

The man in the photo kneeling on the toddler's neck was identified by law enforcement as Isaiah Jackson, 20, of Ohio, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

"The child [in the photo] was taken to the local hospital for examination, where he was found to have no injuries related to the incident. Subsequent interview with the mother revealed that she was unaware of the photo having been taken, or its contents," the sheriff's office said.

After announcing the teacher's resignation, parents flocked to the DeKalb County School District's Facebook page to criticize district officials.

"Resigning and being fired are so different. His choice to leave means he could be rehired by another school. Unacceptable," one person commented.

"He should never had received the option to resign. That is the superintendent's way of protecting the guys career. The superintendent should go as well," another person commented.