Teacher quits; student says he called her ‘dumbest girl I have ever met’

GREENSBORO, Ga. – School officials say a Georgia teacher has resigned after a high school student said she recorded him calling her “the dumbest girl I have ever met.”

Greene County School System Superintendent Chris Houston tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that teacher Cory Hunter resigned at a school board meeting Monday night.

Houston said the teacher apologized for any “disruption” caused by the ordeal.

WSB-TV reports that junior Shaniaya Hunter, 16, who is not related to the teacher, says she was trying to catch up before a test in December and asked the teacher a question.

She says Hunter replied, “I have been around for 37 years and clearly you are the dumbest girl I have ever met.”

She says he also told her that her purpose in life should be to have sex and have babies.

Shaniaya Hunter was recording the lesson on a school-issued iPad.

This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 9:01 AM with the headline "Teacher quits; student says he called her ‘dumbest girl I have ever met’."