A Pennsylvania man has stepped down from his position on a university advisory board after being caught on camera hurling racial slurs during a confrontation.
Penn State York announced Tuesday that Jonathan Spanos was “no longer a member of the Penn State York Advisory Board” after his bigoted roadside rant went viral.
Footage of Spanos spewing hateful rhetoric at two unidentified people was posted on X (formerly Twitter) o ver the weekend. He can be heard loudly shouting the N-word multiple times during his tirade.
The person recording can then be heard saying, “You said the N-word on camera, that’s gonna be great for you.”
Spanos doubles down, saying, “I am a racist.”
He then alleges that one of targets of his vitriol “popped” the “finger,” which may have been what sparked his rant.
Penn State York confirmed to HuffPost in an email that Spanos had resigned from his position on the board.
“This hateful language has no place in our community and is not reflective of the University’s values or our desire to foster an inclusive environment,” spokeswoman Lisa Powers said in an email.