A Racist New Jersey Gift Shop Worker Fired After Kicking Out Black Summer Camp Students

An employee at an aquarium gift shop has been fired after she was recorded telling a group of black school girls on summer camp they were 'not welcome' inside without adult supervision.

The incident happened at Jenkinson's Aquarium Gift Shop at Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on Friday when four girls from Princess to Queenz day camp in Paterson entered the store after touring the aquarium.

The girls, all of whom are aged 12 or 13, were promptly told they were not welcome inside without a chaperone.

When they returned with one of the chaperones from the camp, they say they were 'yelled at' while other white children in the store were allowed to browse without an adult. 

Jenkinson's spokesman Toby Wolf confirmed Tuesday the store worker has been terminated.

'This incident does not reflect the core values of the boardwalk,' Wolf said.

'In our 90-year history, Jenkinson’s has always been and will continue to be the place where people from all races, religions, ages, genders, and cultures are welcome.' 

The spokesman added that the shop is arranging a diversity training for the remainder of employees 'in the very near future.' 

Video taken by one of the camp organizers after the Friday incident has been viewed nearly 3million times since being uploaded to Facebook. 

Attiyya Barrett claims that when she took her cell phone out to record the exchange, the store worker, who was named only as Linda, said: 'You guys love to get your phone out to record.' 

In the video, Barrett is filmed questioning the worker who laughed and seemed to dismiss her complaint.

'She excused all of our girls, and what was your reason?' Barrett said from behind the camera. 

'Cause they didn't have a chaperone,' the store worker replied. And when they went and got their chaperone, what was your reason?' she carried on.

The store worker replied: 'I didn't think she was a chaperone.'  

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Nothing surprises me anymore. However, I am glad that racist are being punished for their actions especially for stuff like this. Now I did recently visit the original poster Facebook page and apparently she's receiving death threats. I hope for the best and these threats cease and nothing really become of them.