Hot mic audio of school superintendent is released after ouster as he calls principal 'b***h' in off-air rant with radio host

A hot mic audio of a school superintendent has been released after he was ousted for calling a principal a 'b***h* in an off-air rant with a radio host. 

Claude Tiller Jr., the former Superintendent for Green Bay Area Public School District announced his resignation on February 17 after his comments on the show were reviewed by the school board. 

Tiller appeared on WAOK and spoke with the host Dr. Adriene Harrison Berry on February 5 and discussed his role as superintendent. 

During a commercial breaks in the show, Tiller and Berry shared conversations that were captured on her Facebook Live recording. 

In one conversation, Tiller said that a high school principal in the district was 'coming after' a teacher who grew close to the former superintendent. 

He then referred to the principal as a 'wicked witch' that he had to protect the teacher from. 

'Absolutely, first thing they'll say is "Who me?" Well, b-i-t-c-h, of course it's you,' Tiller said. 

Claude Tiller Jr. resigned from his Superintendent position at Green Bay Area Public School District after a radio interview was released

During a commercial break, Tiller called a high school principal in the district a 'wicked witch' and a 'b-i-t-c-h.' The school board placed him on administrative leave for his comments 

'We're talking about you, yes, we're talking about you,' the host replied. 

It is unclear who the principal is that he spoke about.  

Once the school board saw video of the interview, they placed Tiller on administrative leave before he decided to resign from his position. 

'In the days subsequent to my appearance on the program, it was disheartening to learn that select comments in my two-hour long interview were interpreted in a manner that inadvertently caused offense with some in our school community,' Teller said in a statement following his resignation. 

'It’s important to emphasize that my comments were specifically directed toward the broader systemic issues within public education that contribute to ongoing challenges.' 

'My intention was to not call-out individuals but to highlight areas where our collective efforts can catalyze significant improvements in the learning experience for every child,' he added. 

More than 40 people were in attendance on Saturday at the district's office building to support Tiller as the school board accepted his resignation. He was the first black superintendent to serve in the school district. 

After the vote, resident Stephanie Guzman told school board members: 'I hope that you can sleep at night when our kids see that you didn’t defend Mr. Tiller, I hope that you remember that.' 

'If they're doing stuff like this to the superintendent, they're silencing the voices of the community,' Amanda Garcia the executive director of Casa ALBA Melanie, a resource center for Hispanic people told WFRV. 

Tiller later announced his resignation on February 17 and said that his comments were comments were 'specifically directed toward the broader systemic issues'

More than 40 people were in attendance on Saturday at the district's office building to support Tiller as the school board accepted his resignation. He was the first black superintendent to serve in the school district

While some people criticized the school board for their response to Tiller's comments, others supported their decision. 

'This man has a FRAGILE EGO, should have thought better of himself, no he pay,' one person said on Facebook. 

'Get rid of him,' another wrote. 

During the nearly two hour interview, Tiller, who was hired as the superintendent last summer, spoke about issues in the district and where he saw room for improvements. 

He specifically touched on the racial disparities that he's seen as he called the Wisconsin city 'lily on top of the lily white,' while on-air. 

'For the listeners out there, I’m a bald-headed man, and I wear bowties, so first off, they think that I’m a Muslim,' he said. 

'They think I like to fix bean pies, and that’s furthest from the truth, so I had to go debunk some micro-aggressions… They get my passion confused with being angry.'

During the nearly two hour interview Tiller specifically touched on the racial disparities that he's seen as he called the Wisconsin city 'lily on top of the lily white,' while on-air

Tiller also spoke about his goals to create an incentive to get more teachers to work for the district by raising their base salary to $50,000 and added that 'there is no sense of community'

He also mentioned that during his interview process, he and one other potential candidate, a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, were the two finalists for the superintendent position. 

'I just thought nothing of it. White, blonde hair, blue yes, a Barbie doll. I thought she was going to get that [job],' he said in the interview. 

Tiller also spoke about his goals to create an incentive to get more teachers to work for the district by raising their base salary to $50,000 and added that 'there is no sense of community.' 

The Green Bay Public School District went on to release the live recording of the interview, both on-air and off. 

The radio station has since deleted the live recording from their Facebook and has not responded to comments made under its promotional post for Tiller's interview. 

Green Bay is made up of about 100,000 residents, with 72 percent of the population being white, according to US Census data. 

Those who identify as black made up approximately 4.2 percent of the overall population.