A Principal Was Removed, Faced Threats for Making Racist Comments. There’s Just One, Major Problem.
A black ex-employee allegedly used artificial intelligence to frame the white principal of a Baltimore-area high school as a racist and an antisemite, resulting in relentless threats, harassment, and the principal temporarily being removed from the school.
Dazhon “DJ” Darien is accused of impersonating Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert using AI-generated audio to mimic his voice and make racist, antisemitic statements on a simulated recording that was, then, widely circulated across social media.
“You know, I seriously don’t understand why I have to constantly put up with these dumbasses here every day,” a male voice, purportedly Eiswert’s, says in the 45-second tape. The speaker goes on to gripe about “ungrateful black kids who can’t test their way out of a paper bag” and how hard it is to make sure that these students meet their grade-level academic expectations.
Baltimore County Public Schools is investigating the principal at Pikesville High for alleged derogatory remarks about students and staff
A voice believed to be the principal can be heard ranting about Black students and Jewish families https://t.co/Nuxkgxwrte pic.twitter.com/Iv2yJvps6v
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 17, 2024
“And if I have to get one more complaint from one more Jew in this community, I’m going to join the other side,” the voice adds.
At one point, the speaker mentions Darien by his nickname, DJ, as an example of staff who “should never have been hired.” (Read more from “A Principal Was Removed, Faced Threats for Making Racist Comments. There’s Just One, Major Problem.” HERE)
