The furor over what took place at a pool party in McKinney, Texas has found its way to the other side of the country.

A principal in Miami was recently demoted for comments he made about the incident in which a McKinney police officer was captured on video manhandling a 15-year old girl in a bathing suit and drawing his gun on other black teens.

The video went viral and within days, officer David Eric Casebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department.

A story about the incident was published on on the Miami Herald’s Facebook page and North Miami Senior High School principal Alberto Iber added a comment.

“He did nothing wrong. He was afraid for his life,” Iber posted in response to the story. “I commend him for his actions.”

Officials for the Miami-Dade Schools district were not happy with Iber’s comments and wasted little time in removing him from his position as principal.

“Miami-Dade County Public Schools employees are held to a higher standard, and by School Board policy, are required to conduct themselves, both personally and professionally, in a manner that represents the school district’s core values,” the district said in a statement released Wednesday.

Iber is still employed with the school district and will be reassigned.

“I support law enforcement, and also the community and students that I serve as the proud principal of North Miami Senior High,’’ Iber told the Miami Herald. “The comment I posted was simply made as the result of a short video that I watched and my personal opinion. I regret that I posted the comment as it apparently became newsworthy and has apparently upset people. That was not my intention in any way.”

However, according to Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho, Iber made a poor decision.

“Judgment is the currency of honesty,” Carvalho said in a statement. “Insensitivity — intentional or perceived — is both unacceptable and inconsistent with our policies, but more importantly with our expectation of common sense behavior that elevates the dignity and humanity of all, beginning with children.”