Hoover school Superintendent Kathy Murphy confirmed on Wednesday that school officials are investigating an alleged incident of a white teacher using the n-word on Tuesday when talking with African American students at Spain Park High School.

The teacher was allegedly sent home for the day by administrators. Students confirmed she is not in class today.

"This alleged matter is being investigated," Murphy said in a brief statement to AL.com. Students told AL.com they were stunned to learn of the alleged incident.

Tuesday was supposed to be a day of dialogue at Spain Park High. The school was dealing with the fallout of a video that surfaced last weekend showing Spain Park and Hoover High school students using hate speech, including anti-Semitic and racial slurs.

“F--- n------'s, f--- Jews,” one boy says. “Jews are fine because they’re white,” a girl says in the video, posted on multiple social media platforms. “We just need the n----'s gone.” Other derogatory remarks about African Americans and Jewish people are heard throughout the 1-minute video.

The outrage on social media has been swift and far-reaching, and the video has been viewed nearly two million times on Twitter. Because the incident took place off campus, district officials are still investigating whether any action can be taken by the school.

On Tuesday, Spain Park students spent the day in assemblies and in small group discussion about the video.

A student told Al.com that the Spain Park teacher told her class that everyone uses the n-word, so she could use it, too.

Just last year, a Hoover High School teacher resigned after using a racial slur to describe a student’s music choice during school.

Spain Park and Hoover High are both in the Hoover City school system, a majority white system in the suburbs south of Birmingham.

School officials at Spain Park are being praised for holding assemblies about the video, while students and parents at Hoover High School, where three of the students in the video attend, wait for officials to address the video.

Students and alumni of Hoover High School have written a letter to Principal John Montgomery asking what action will be taken. Ali Massoud, who graduated from Hoover High in 2011, posted the letter on his Facebook page.

"Some of us were shocked and appalled that this language was coming from Hoover High School Students. Others were not surprised because we had heard similar comments during our time there. This is not an isolated incident. It has been happening and will continue to happen unless we address the issue."

In the letter, Massoud asks for school and district leaders to create a plan of action "to address racism."

The letter continues:

"We have the chance to lead the way and serve as an example of how to respond to ignorance with wisdom, humility, and empathy. Please do not wait for this to blow over, because it may very well blow up. Capitalize on it and use it as a learning opportunity to teach students an important lesson that cannot be found in their textbooks."

District spokesperson Jason Gaston told AL.com on Tuesday that the district will continue working with school officials to address student concerns.