Gregory Salcido

His derogatory comments about members of the United States armed forces, captured on video by one of his students, went viral in January 2018, leading to calls for his eventual dismissal as both teacher and city councilman in March 2018.

"[4][6] In May 2012, Salcido was placed on administrative leave after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department received a complaint that he had struck an Anglo-American student.

[7] The child, named David, also alleged that Salcido bullied him in a sexually derisive and dismissive manner based on the boy's weight and appearance, calling him "Chaz Bono".

Salcido's disparaging remarks about U.S. servicemen attracted widespread local, statewide and nationwide media attention.

The video, which was laced with profanity, caused a nationwide furor, with people across the country calling for Salcido's termination by the El Rancho Unified School District and removal from the Pico Rivera City Council.

[14] In April 2018, the El Rancho Unified School District released an official report on Salcido's tenure in the school district and found an ongoing history of questionable and abusive behavior towards students who were pro-military, Christian, LGBT, Anglo-American, and Asian-American.

The report also stated that Salcido had used his district-owned computer to save nude images of women; a violation of the district's technology use policies, used corporal punishment in the classroom, used racial slurs, refused to follow district policies and repeatedly lied during the investigation.

[18] In 2002, while serving as mayor of Pico Rivera, Salcido ran for California's 38th congressional district and raised $62,000, but lost in the Democratic primary to Grace Napolitano.

A Pico Rivera eatery, Zapien's Salsa Grill, removed a popular lunch special named after Salcido after the video surfaced.

The lunch special, called "The Mayor," was a common dish consisting of two enchiladas frequently ordered by Salcido, a regular at the restaurant.

The event caused explosive cheering when the results of an investigation was announced to the general public at a school board meeting.