CORONADO (CNS) - The wife of a Coronado city official has been fired from her job at a private school in Riverside County following allegations that she and her husband made racist statements toward Asians, it was announced today.
The allegations surfaced following the release of a video in which Roger Miller, the city's director of recreation and golf services, and his wife, Sandra Miller, are seen in a parking structure walking away from the person recording the video.
The video's poster, who said the incident occurred this weekend in Newport Beach, alleged that prior to filming, the couple made racist comments, including statements about Chinese people spreading COVID-19.
The woman in the video is heard saying "I love that we are not in their country.
I love that we are not communism. I love that very much." Later she says to the person filming, "America is a free country. Go back to China."
In a statement posted online Monday morning, Linfield Christian School, a K-12 school in Temecula, stated that the school "is aware of the video involving Ms. Sandra Miller. After speaking with Ms. Miller regarding the incident, Linfield has terminated her employment immediately. The statements made by Ms. Miller do not reflect the beliefs of Linfield, are inconsistent with Linfield's mission statement and fail to meet the behavior Linfield expects employees to model for its students.
On Sunday, Coronado City Manager Tina Friend issued a statement in which she said the city "took immediate action" once it became aware of the video.
Friend's statement does not name Miller and it is unclear what action was taken by the city.
"As this is a personnel matter, I cannot discuss specifics at this point," Friend's statement read. "This is a serious matter and I am taking appropriate action. The City of Coronado is a welcoming place for all."
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