A white Alabama high school teacher has been placed on leave after using a racist slur to tell a student to turn off her music during class.

After video from Snapchat surfaced, the Hoover High School teacher at the center of the controversy, Teddie Butcher, was reprimanded. It all started last Friday, Jan. 19 when Butcher returned to her food and nutrition class. She came in and over her music according to Al.com, and told Shenita Morrow's daughter to "Turn the n****r tunes off."

The student, who is black, said that students are allowed to play music during class and that the song she played, "Dear Mama" by Tupac, had no profanity as the teacher claimed it had.

Hoover school superintendent Dr. Kathy Murphy confirmed that Butcher did fess up to using the slur. The problem for Murphy is that the teacher was comfortable saying that word in a group of students. School officials confirmed that Butcher apologized to the class on Monday.

Murphy said that this incident is unusual because the school system "respect[s] and appreciate[s] the diversity that we have."

Hoover High School is the largest high school in the state. According to student data, it may be the most diverse as well with 28 percent of the student body is black, seven percent are Hispanic, six percent are Asian and 55 percent are white.

Video of the incident has been deleted according to the Al.com. Another student, Romel Williams' daughter, told her mother about the incident Friday afternoon after seeing a video of the incident on Snapchat, Williams said. This student just so happens to be a friend of Morrow's daughter.

Williams' daughters both said an assistant principal made students delete the video on Monday. Now, there is a thorough investigation underway but Murphy is awaiting the results to punish the teacher further.

"It is my expectation as a superintendent that we'll treat all students with significant respect, that we'll conduct ourselves as professionals, and the things that come out of our mouths are to be respectful and professional," Murphy said. "When we fail to do that, it's certainly not acceptable."

"I don't think she belongs at Hoover High school anymore," Williams said her daughter was upset by the incident and she wants her children to feel safe at school.

"That would set the record straight that this behavior isn't acceptable," Williams added.

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