GMIT was forced to apologize after two teachers heard offensive language used about students

One of the best universities in the country was forced to apologize after two professors were heard using offensive language about students.

The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology apologized to the tutors who forgot to turn off their cameras after watching virtual presentations.

In a video shared on social media, they can be heard using offensive and insulting language to ridicule the work the students had submitted online.

Some undergraduate students took to social media today to call for the dismissal of both employees involved.

Business students, who had just made presentations online, were able to listen to professors discuss their work and assign grades while their news remained live.

One of the speakers said, “I thought I fucking [Name]I thought I never – and he’s sick, that boy – I didn’t like
and I finally said I had to do something, and he still hasn’t stopped. “

The other replied: “I couldn’t take many more anyway, I was exhausted. [Name] It wasn’t that bad, I thought it was interesting, I was looking at the camera.

“But the other boy [student’s name], I thought I would have to get a drill and start drilling my teeth, they were so painful
be listening. “

At one point, the tutors appeared to speculate whether a student
a disability.

One of them asked: “Do you have [student’s name] something wrong with them? “

The other replied: “It’s funny, I was thinking that.

“I was saying that before I made a decision about voice and body language, they spoke so slowly that I wondered… I thought the exact same thing, I thought I’d better check Access to see if they were on the list. place for something. “

The conversation, which appears to have been recorded by one of the students, is understood to have taken place last week.

GMIT President Dr. Orla Flynn said “apologies will be sent to students directly concerned.”

He added, “I would like to wholeheartedly apologize to our students for the data breach that has caused such deep pain and dismay. GMIT is known as a student-centered institute and some of the comments made by our staff do not reflect the values ​​we aspire to.

“We are taking violations of GMIT policies and data protection legislation very seriously.”

GMIT Student Union President Victor O’Loughlin said the student body is investigating the incident.

He described it as “disappointing” but declined to comment further.

Meanwhile, it has emerged that one of the tutors was working today.

One student stated, “Absolutely surprised to hear that one of the GMIT speakers involved in those shocking videos was still able to give a lecture today.[lunes]as if nothing had happened.[Monday}asifnothingeverhappened[Monday}asifnothingeverhappened

“It is much more than a simple” data breach. ” It is a complete violation of people’s trust and privacy, a total disrespect for us as GMIT students, to say horrible things like that so casually in a Teams meeting. Absolutely disgusted with all this. “

Another tweeted: “One more ‘data breach’ like openly insulting students.”