PICO RIVERA, Calif.—A history teacher who was videotaped telling his students that only dumb people join the U.S. military has been fired by the suburban Southern California school district where he has taught for more than 15 years. El Rancho Unified School District President Aurora R. Villon announced Gregory Salcido’s dismissal at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. He grew up in Pico Rivera himself, a city of about 63,000 residents, 90 per cent of them Hispanic and located a dozen miles east of Los Angeles. Since his remarks went viral he has rejected fellow council members’ demands that he resign. Salcido told the City Council last month his remarks were taken out of context, adding he was attempting to motivate an apathetic student.

Source: thestar March 21, 2018 22:09 UTC