Teacher accused of calling black students ‘rats’ resigns

A Florida elementary school teacher resigned this week after she was accused of calling black students “rats,” reports said.

Jordan Cataldo left her third-grade teaching job Monday after allegedly making offensive remarks about students at Carter G. Woodson Elementary School in Jacksonville, news station WJAX reported.

The teacher reportedly referred to black students in May as “rats” who could “infest the class.”

Parent Tiera Ross claimed that Cataldo’s inappropriate comments didn’t stop there.

“[She said] they’re only going to amount to be a bunch of ratchet Walmart workers, and also saying that that’s why their race is either dead or in jail,” Ross told WJAX.

Cataldo’s resignation comes after Duval County Public School launched an investigation into her alleged conduct.

The district said that Cataldo admitted to saying that black students were contagious rats, WJAX reported.

“There was enough evidence reviewed by the district that substantiates further action,” district officials said prior to Cataldo’s resignation.