The Texas teacher at the center of a firestorm of backlash over a controversial tweet about the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri was fired on Friday.

Brown's death ignited a string of protests and national debate about race relations after the unarmed African-American teenager was shot and killed by the white cop on Aug. 9. Several eye witnesses testify that the 18-year-old was shot execution style while he was surrendering with his hands in the air. However, Police Officer Wilson stated that Brown was the aggressor and that he reached for his weapon.

On Nov. 7, Duncanville teacher Vinita Hegwood tweeted a profanity-laced message that many people called racist. She then resigned less than a week later.

"Who the (expletive) made you dumb (expletive) crackers think I give a squat (expletive) about your opinions. #Ferguson Kill yourselves," read the tweet.

Later that evening, the African-American educator also wrote, "You exhibit ni--a behavior, I'm a call you a ni--a. You acting crackerish, I'm a call you a cracker," reports CNN.

However, instead of accepting her resignation, the Duncanville Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to terminate the 20-year veteran.

"Our focus at Duncanville ISD is educating our more than 13,000 students. Our 794 teachers have been and will continue to engage in the business of educating our students." the trustees said in a statement, reports USA Today.

District spokeswoman Lari Barager called Hegwood's comments egregious and said that the school was left with "no other option" then to terminate her contract.

In the statement, the English teacher said her tweet was a reaction to "a series of threatening and racist attacks" made against her on Twitter when she "expressed opinions on Ferguson, Missouri" during a debate.

"My reaction in no way reflects the standards to which I have held myself and my students for the last 20 years of teaching," she wrote. "I accept full responsibility for my actions, and I regret the embarrassment that it has caused the school district."

Hegwood, an English teacher, was in her second year at Duncanville High School near Dallas.