Egg Harbor Twp. School District Looks Into Employee's Racist Post

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Egg Harbor Township School District is looking into an employee's Facebook post. In the same Wednesday announcement, the district said they don't tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind.

The social media post from a substitute school custodian compared people to a violent scene from "Planet of the Apes," according to The Press of Atlantic City. The post said "This is y'all look right rn (sic). Smh (shaking my head)" and included a YouTube video from the last scene of the 1972 film, according to The Press.

In the scene, Caesar, the leader of the apes, gives a speech about the rise of the apes and humanity's downfall. Then the apes beat to death the human who used to own Caesar.

Superintendent Kim Gruccio told The Press the district parted ways with the employee, whom she didn't identify. District administration didn't return comment to Patch.

The school district posted the following message on its social media pages:

"It has come to our attention that certain social media posts have been uploaded by a substitute school custodian. Rest assured that we are looking into each and every complaint and taking this situation very seriously. The Egg Harbor Township School District does not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind and will take every action necessary to ensure it is not promoted by anyone who represents the school district."

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