Miami-Dade Principal Removed from Post After Commenting on Racially Charged National Debate

North Miami Senior High School principal Alberto Iber has been removed from his post, Miami-Dade County Public School spokeswoman Daisy Gonzalez-Diego said Wednesday.

Alberto Iber

The move comes after Iber engaged in a national debate over a Texas police officer who pulled a gun on black teenagers at a pool party over the weekend.

“He did nothing wrong. He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions,” Iber posted in the comment section of an article about the incident.

The post showed Iber’s Facebook picture and job title.

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A man also responded to the comment, which read in part, “Alberto Iber–as a principal at a school which is 99 percent minority (mostly black), and ranked near the bottom in national and state rankings (U.S. News & World Report rankings), such a comment reveals to me that you’re a serious part of the problem.”

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“Judgment is the currency of honesty,” Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said. “Insensitivity–intentional or perceived–is both unacceptable and inconsistent with our policies, but more importantly with our expectation of common sense behavior that elevates the dignity and humanity of all, beginning with children.”

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