Racist Arizona Substitute Teacher Choked Wife, Abused Children & Family Dog

Anthony Hill, the racist substitute teacher who claimed his eighth grade class was filled with Latino students who only wanted to be gangbangers, is surprisingly a troubled individual. Excellent reporting by Paul Rubin at The Phoenix New Times found that Hill, among other things: choked his wife, verbally abused his 8 children and even hurt the family dog.

First, a rehash. There was a lot more juicy stuff in his letter, we published here. Specifically, this is what Hill wrote:

I have found that substitute teaching in these areas most of the Hispanic students do not want to be educated but rather be gang members and gangsters. They hate America and are determined to reclaim this area for Mexico.

Anyways, here’s an excerpt from Rubin’s report:

Records show that Hill, a father of eight, has been embroiled for years in an ugly Family Court dispute with his wife (they are legally separated).

A few years ago, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Susanna Pineda awarded the wife sole custody of the minor children (that’s unusual), writing, “Father has a history of exploding by verbally calling the minor children vulgar names and using intimidating gestures towards Mother and the children…Father choked Mother at one point and physically abused the family pet in front of the children…”

Judge Pineda concluded that the custody arrangement “is reasonable given Father’s mental health and anger management issues…[his] erratic and violent behavior, [and his] long history of domestic violence against Mother and the children.”

The court file notes that Hill was suspended in 2006 from his job at a supermarket “because of his irrational behavior,” and was hospitalized for a time for depression and possible suicidal thoughts.

So this is the guy who is able to give us a fair and accurate picture of what Latino students in Arizona are “really” like, even after only one day of exposure? Seems to me this guy has anger issues all over the place, and if it weren’t Latino students who would be the target, it would be someone else, like Fido. Thanks to Lalo Alcaraz for the tip.

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