She posted to her Facebook page, "If wanting to get rid of something qualifies you to run it, I want to be Secretary of White Men." according to screenshots by the Daily Caller. Tone deleted her posts Wednesday morning and wrote, "hey internet — upon reading my mentions, it occurs to me that my tweet about white men earlier today was in poor taste. My apologies," and subsequently set all of her social media pages to private.
Tone’s Twitter profile clarifies that her "views do not represent DCPS."
The school district disassociated itself from Tone’s remarks in a statement saying, "The social media posts were said on an employee's personal social media accounts and do not reflect the views of DC Public Schools, which prides itself on being an inclusive organization regardless of race, ethnic background, religion, sex, language, family's income level, or immigration status."
It is not clear whether Tone will face disciplinary action from DCPS as a result of her posts. A separate school district spokesman said that the statement would be the only response to the incident by the DCPS.
