00:59:16.540The defendant said that he had tried to deescalate the situation and claimed to be afraid of being attacked.
00:59:22.600He said, quote, during these months, there have been a lot of attacks on Sikhs, and a lot of them have been videoed as well by the attackers.
01:26:23.600Hillsborough County School Superintendent Van Aris condemned what happened and said Savage had been removed from campus pending the outcome of an investigation.
01:26:32.620By Wednesday, the school district announced that Savage had been fired and that her conduct had been reported to the Florida Department of Education's Office of Professional Practice Services.
01:26:43.940Quote, we want to reiterate that we do not tolerate conduct of this nature.
01:26:47.340we took immediate action and responded swiftly to ensure the situation was