Mississippi substitute teacher fired on first day for recording, calling female student shorty in viral TikTok video
A Mississippi substitute teacher was fired on her first day for calling a female student “shorty” during a now-viral TikTok, which she created while inside the school.Miata Borders, 24, was canned by DeSoto County Schools days after she claimed she had a “new hustle in life” as a substitute teacher at Lake Cormorant High School, according to WREG.Borders, who boasted herself as a “content creator,” documented her first day on the job as part of her “day in the life” TikTok video on Oct.17.“Yeah, we got a new hustle in life, I’m a school teacher,” Borders narrated at the beginning of her video, which captured moments throughout her day.Five hours into her gig, Borders recorded an in-school pep rally parade that included students walking down the hallway with a band and cheerleaders, one of whom seemingly appeared to catch the sub’s attention.“Damn, shorty, sheesh,” Borders said, laughing.
“Man, I gotta get up after these school kids tryna take me down.”The controversial TikTok has been viewed over 2.2 million times.The comment quickly spread to school officials, who terminated contact with Borders after she posted the video to her social media page.Borders was employed by staffing company Kelly Services and will no longer be hired for positions within the school district.“District officials informed Kelly Services today that the person is no longer allowed to be a substitute teacher for DeSoto County Schools,” the school district told the outlet on Tuesday.The self-described “trend$etter and handmade CEO” claimed she was the victim after the firing.“It’s honestly so sad how sick the world is that you guys automatically mischaracterize me fully without further context,” Borders said in a follow-up video posted Thursday.“I’m a content creator, I record everything that I do, so it was typical for me,” Borders said as she sat inside a car.
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