Racist Principal Fired. Devil keeps job with pay, pending investigation.

Nancy Gordeuk of TNT Academy, has been dismissed. Gordeuk, the principal and founder of TNT Academy made news this week after her racist rant, during a recent Georgia graduation, went viral.

It’s garnered international (and very unwanted) attention for the educator.

“You people are so rude to not listen to this speech,” Gordeuk said, as the unidentified valedictorian, a white person, stood near her while people filed out. “It was my fault that we missed it in the program. Look who’s leaving, all the black people.”

Yes, missing the valedictorian in the program is a big deal. It’s the crowning moment in a young person’s academic career to date. People make mistakes, but you don’t miss that! It was her fault. What she said after though, was also her fault. Own it!

“The devil was in the house and came out from my mouth. I deeply apologize for my racist comment and hope that forgiveness is in your hearts,” Gordeuk wrote in an email to parents of students at the private school.

Nooooo. Not Satan! Him again?

In an apology to parents in an email, she blames the Dark Lord himself. So not only did the Devil go down to Georgia, he temporarily took over her mind, resulting in a brief possession, where he overpowered her seemingly weak Christian fortitude, and blurted out a racist statement. The Devil made you do it Principal Gordeuk? Why not just…

This is one of my biggest problems with Theism (Ok, Christianity). It allows for the misdirection or misattribution of blame, just as much as it does for the false attribution of good, morality, and hard work. When all things go well and fortune shines, it must be the man upstairs:

When something bad happens to you, God has a plan, or its a lesson, or you failed to appease Him in some way. Where is the accountability? How is it that theists can so easily exalt God for all the good in the world, then blame other humans of lesser creeds for its ills; then, when the faulty mirror of self-righteous piety shines back the ugliness (that is them), they just blame Satan, Lucifer, the man down under.

Well, I don’t know if God has a plan for her or not, but the Chair of the board of directors at TNT Academy sure did:

In light of recent events, the board of directors of TNT Academy has moved to dismiss Nancy Gordeuk as principal. During the coming transition, we will continue to prioritize support for our most recent graduates. Moreover, we will continue our commitment to providing students with the best educational classes, transcription services, and academic credit recovery possible.

She is still part owner in the school. The NAACP and Accrediting agencies will be monitoring the school more closely moving forward.