From a commenter: “So let me guess, this school is made up mostly of whites, and the taunting students were white, and the white parents went directly to the school board and superintendent and had her fired for? Because she said “shut up”. There would be no teachers in this country if saying shut up was a firable offense. And the brave school board ran out the back door, like rats off a sinking ship, man what a school district.”

“Board oficials with the Fountain Hills Unified School District voted to terminate Pam Aister after 25 years teaching in district from her position at Four Peaks Elementary School. The decision stemmed from a May 2013 incident during which she stepped in when a group of students allegedly surrounded and bullied the boy.
“He was called the n-word, ‘monkey’, and ‘coon,’ Aister told KNXV.
Ainster told KTAR-FM that she also said to the group, “If you’re picking on him, you’re picking on me. It’s not five against one, it’s five against two, and there will be no more taunting, teasing or racial names.”
But parents of the alleged offenders told the board that Aister behaved threateningly toward them, telling the group to “shut up” and making a remark about one of the students’ “ugly face.” (Raw Story)