A New Jersey school board candidate called black people "monkeys," "animals," "useless wastes of life" and advocates "it's time to start firing bullets" to kill them, in a series of racist Facebook posts.

Richard Jankowski is seen in an undated Facebook photo. (Facebook)

Richard Jankowski, 51, of Williamstown, is running for a seat on the Monroe Township Board of Education.

The posts were made from 2013 through 2016. Their existence was first reported by the New Jersey Globe, which included screenshots of Jankowski's Facebook comments before they were removed from his profile page.

Jankowski's posts appeared to be his commentary on the Black Lives Matter protests and citizen reaction to, among other things, the 2013 non-guilty verdict for George Zimmerman, who was charged in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. He also referred to the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

"Hope the NFL suspends all of their jackass players for their tweets on the Zimmerman verdict ... when blacks make up 13% of the population and commit 75% of crime, it is NEVER about racial profiling, it's about the facts. ... I work with many black people who are great, hard workers and are living the American dream and have yet to hear them b---- about how blacks are categorised (sic). This bulls--- about being oppressed and being owed something has to end," he wrote in a post on July 14, 2013, according to a screenshot on the New Jersey Globe.

"Hats off to the residents of Ferguson, Missouri ... once again you animals showed your stupidity and ignorance by looting and burning businesses in your own town because a shoplifting kid who assaulted a cop was shot ... act like a law abiding citizen and this crap never happens!," he wrote in a Aug. 15, 2014, post.

On Aug. 18, 2014, came a Facebook post: "I'm sorry but I can't stay quiet any longer ... you god--- animals in Missouri make me sick! Another black criminal gets killed after assaulting a white cop and you pieces of s--- want justice? You are not Americans, you are animals who disgust me. ... Get a f------ job and contribute you useless wastes of life instead of constantly committing crimes and protesting when you get what you deserve. ... you think you would have learned after Trayvon that if you don't commit a crime you might be alive ..."

"So now I watch videos of the 'protesters' throwing trash cans and any other items at any white person they see ... time to start firing bullets into these f------ monkeys and send them to their graves," he wrote April 27, 2015.

Numerous attempts to reach Jankowski, both through telephone calls and social media, have been unsuccessful.

A Facebook page seen Thursday under his name contained none of the social media rants. That page appeared to have been deleted later Thursday.

School officials in Gloucester County's Monroe Township who were aware of the report on the posts distanced themselves from candidate Jankowski.

"That doesn't pertain to any school business," said Monroe Township Board of Education President George Caruso. "That's between that gentleman and the rest of the community. He's not on the school board."

Caruso declined further comment.

Board Vice President James Henderson said Jankowski has been "vocal" when speaking about issues during school board meetings.

Henderson, however, said he had not seen the social media posts.

"The voters are going to have to decide whether he's a member of the school board," Henderson said when told they contained racist content.

Jankowski is one of six candidates running for three open seats on the nine-member board of education in the Gloucester County community.

He submitted his petition, obtained by NJ Advance Media, on July 24. It was signed by 26 Monroe residents, including his wife.

Another of Jankowski's posts from July 2014, apparently aimed at then-President Barack Obama, said the "idiot in Chief" had suggested non-violent offenders be released from jails to save money. "I wish a non violent offender gets behind the wheel stoned and runs his a--over."

African-Americans weren't the only targets. Gays and those with disabilities were also mocked.

On Aug. 27, 2015, Jankowski shared a post from a site called the Right Wing News.

It shows a photo of the rainbow flag, which is used by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as a show of pride. Words over the picture read "Gay Black Man Kills 2 Straight White Reporters. Time to Ban This Flag!"

Another post shows a photo of a Wheaties cereal box with Bruce Jenner on the front. Next to it is a box of Fruity Pebbles with a superimposed photo of Caitlyn Jenner.

Gregory Cappella, the assistant superintendent of Monroe schools, said the district had no comment.

The school board election is Nov. 6.

Bill Gallo Jr. may be reached at bgallo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow Bill Gallo Jr. on Twitter @bgallojr. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us. nj.com/tips