Haitian Student Said Teacher Called Him 'Chocolate Boy'

(NewsCore) - A high school teacher in Florida is facing possible suspension after a student of Haitian descent claimed she called him "little chocolate boy."

Leslie Rainer, who teaches reading at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Fla., is accused of making the comment in May 2011, and also of calling the student "chocolate that nobody wanted," the Miami Herald reported.

The boy reportedly captured some of her comments with a cell phone video camera.

A complaint filed in January says Rainer, 46, "has had a history of inappropriate conduct towards her part-Haitian, minority descent students."

She allegedly told one Haitian student, "I wish they would put you in a boat and send you back where you came from," and ordered another to stand near a garbage can because "that's where he belongs."

The Broward County School Board will vote Feb. 7 on whether Rainer will face a three-day suspension without pay. School district officials have recommended that she complete diversity training, according to the Miami Herald.

She was previously accused in May 2010 of pretending to sprinkle holy water on an atheist faculty member in front of students.

Read more: Miami Herald