Principal who used N-word repeatedly says the slur ‘was used in context’ during anti-racism discussions
used N-word repeatedly says the slur ‘was used in context’ during anti-racism discussions
A high school principal who uttered the N-word on multiple occasions insists he used it in the context of antiracism discussions.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Doug Leist, the principal of Kings High School first used the N-word in January during a staff meeting.
Days after a basketball team that included King students wore jerseys bearing racial slurs. In a discussion about countering racism, Leist was heard using the word.
Then, in September, the principal reportedly repeated it to a black student who wanted to play a pep rally song that contained the N-word.
In that discussion, Leist reportedly used the word three different times to convey why it was inappropriate.
“He could’ve easily said ‘the N-word’ or ‘inappropriate language’ and I would have got the point,” the student said, according to the Enquirer. “I was extremely uncomfortable.”