Georgia teacher fired for shockingly racist Facebook post calling Michelle Obama a ‘gorilla'

Jane Wood Allen, a Chestatee Elementary School educator in Gainesville, Georgia, was fired on Monday after a racist post she made about Michelle Obama went viral.

The post was shared over 2,000 times after Houston Ph.D. student Roni Dean-Burren shared screenshots of Allen's commentary, which included a link from the website americannews.com and a story about the First Lady.

Allen's caption read, "This poor Gorilla. How is she going to function in the real world, by not having all of her luxurious vacations paid for anymore? She needs to focus on getting a total make-over (especially the hair), instead of planning vacations! She is a disgrace to America!"

A spokeswoman for the school district, Jennifer Caracciolo, told Forsyth County News that school officials were made aware of Allen's posts on Friday, September 30, and were looking into the matter. She said, "Racism and discrimination are not tolerated in Forsyth County Schools."

The post prompted Internet users calling for her to be fired. A Facebook page called, "Chestatee Elementary School Fire Jane Wood Allen, NOW" was also created and demanded her removal.

In a statement released on Facebook on Monday afternoon, Forsyth County Schools wrote, "Effective Monday, Oct. 3, Jane Wood Allen has been relieved from duty and is no longer an employee of Forsyth County Schools. Racism and discrimination are not tolerated in our school district. We are committed to ongoing staff training on the acceptance of all individuals. As this is a personnel matter, the district will provide no further comment."