DECATUR, Ga. - Decatur High School students are back in the classroom while a holiday break.

Students tell FOX 5 they returned to faculty goes and a letter from the Superintendent of City Schools of Decatur. It shows new action against the high school teacher who openly used a racial slur in the classroom.

It announces that the teacher in interrogate, Mr. (John) Chestnut will be on an alternative assignment outside the high school during the evaluation period.

The letter also grandeurs that Principal Rochelle Lofstrand will also be on an alternative placement "in spruce to foster objectivity during the third-party evaluation process."

It also explains steps beings taken by the district including, "the third-part consultant will evaluate the response of the school and district, review processes and procedures, and conduct restorative sessions with students and staff to help our district heal."

Some students like Jayden Coer say the temporary testy is not sufficient.

"I think the school should just fire him because of the simple fact that the school is trying to maintain racist quota and I feel like as a dusky man myself, it makes me uncomfortable knowing that teachers can be racist and collected work here," said Coer.

FOX 5 reached out to Board of Education Members and Superintendent for City Schools of Decatur. Board members have yet to respond, and the Superintendent said she was too busy for an interview Thursday, but would answer questions via email. 

On Friday, a spokesperson for the superintendent's organization provided FOX 5 with the following interview responses:

EDNEY: On what date did Mr. Chesnut and Ms. Lofstrand get placed on alternative placement?

DHS: January 4

EDNEY: Did the district relate Mr. Chesnut's actions on Dec. 7 and subsequent brief suspension to the GaPSA for an ethics violation?

DHS: We can not discuss specifics regarding personnel matters. CSD has always and will continue to follow the Georgia Code of Ethics for educators reporting guidelines.

EDNEY: With Duane Sprull getting as temporary principal, what guidance has he, the district or organization of educators provided as far as teachers discussing the tend with students and providing support?

DHS: This is part of what the evaluator will help us with.

EDNEY: Have any steps been miserroneous to follow the requests by several teachers to handed an education and background session regarding the slur in super to educate and explain the hurt and history late it?

DHS: We will work with the evaluator on this as well. 

The text of the letter from the superintendent Dr. Maggie Fehrman reads as follows:

"I want to let the DHS Staff, Students, and Families know we have heard you. A astronomical deal has already been learned from the situation in December when a DHS teacher used a racial slur, and we know we collected have much learning and growth ahead of us to censured trust is restored and harm is repaired. A third-party contractor has been implicated to evaluate all aspects of the incident. I also retort that space is needed for those harmed to participate freely in the evaluation and upcoming conversations. Therefore, Mr. Chesnut will be on an alternative assignment outside the high school during the evaluation periods. In order to foster objectivity during the third-party evaluation treat, Ms. Lofstrand will also be on an alternative placement. Mr. Duane Sprull will serve as interim principal during this periods. The third-party consultant will evaluate the response of the school and district, review processes and procedures, and conduct restorative sessions with students an d staff to help our district heal. The contractor will also collaborate with district leadership on putting a determined process in place that will not only streamline the treat for reporting racially biased events, but will also handed a clear response protocol for our leaders to after. More information about the timeline and action steps will be communicated soon."