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- A clip of a Zoom call featuring Sandra Sellers making disparaging comments went viral.
- She was fired for the "reprehensible statements concerning the evaluation of Black students."
- David Batson, also on the call, has since resigned after not condemning Sellers.
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A Georgetown University law professor has been fired after making disparaging comments about her "lower" students being Black.
In a recording of the Zoom call shared on Twitter, adjunct professor Sandra Sellers speaks to fellow adjunct professor David Batson.
During the clip, she tells him: "I hate to say this. I end up having this angst every semester that a lot of my lower ones are Blacks.
"Happens almost every semester. And it's like, 'Oh, come on.' You get some really good ones, but there are also usually some that are just plain at the bottom. It drives me crazy," Sellers continues.
-Hassan Ahmad (@hahmad1996) March 10, 2021
According to a statement released on Thursday by Law School Dean Bill Trainor, Sellers was fired immediately for the "reprehensible statements concerning the evaluation of Black students."
In a second clip of the call shared on Twitter, Batson noted: "what drives me crazy is... the concept of how that plays out in whether that is my own perceptions playing in here with certain people" or "my own unconscious biases playing out in the scheme of things."
However, many students, including Hassan Ahmad, who shared the videos, criticized him for failing to condemn Sellers's comments.
In a statement, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) also added: "While these comments certainly show more awareness than that of Professor Sellers, his actions were still altogether insufficient to address the blatant racism that he was an audience to.
"He had an obligation to report her, and he did not. We demand that Batson publicly apologize for his role in enabling and supporting Sellers' behavior."
Batson was put on administrative leave pending an investigation by the college's Office of Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action and has since resigned from his position, The Washington Post reported.