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Teacher from Texas fired for wearing Black Lives Matter mask
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-teacher-fired-after-refusing-to-stop-wearing-black-lives-matter-maskA former teacher in San Antonio says she was fired after she declined to stop wearing a Black Lives Matter face mask at the school.
Lillian White was a teacher at Great Hearts Western Hills, a charter school on the city's north side.
KENS reports that White began attending weekly in-person training sessions at Great Hearts Western Hills in July, wearing homemade masks printed with the phrases, "Black Lives Matter" and "Silence is Violence."
"For about a week and a half I was wearing these masks and no one said anything. A couple of the other teachers came up and asked for some if I had any extras and I made them some," White told KENS.
She says one Friday, she received a text message from the assistant principal, saying "we’d like you to stop wearing these masks anymore, parents will be coming around more and we don’t discuss the current political climate."
Even then, White says she continued to wear the mask, citing her commitment to what Black Lives Matter stands for.
"This is human rights and it should be something that is promoted at our school. It’s an excuse to not talk about it by saying this is politics, talk about it on your own time. It’s just an excuse because they’re uncomfortable with the conversation," White told KENS.
Lillian White was a teacher at Great Hearts Western Hills, a charter school on the city's north side.
KENS reports that White began attending weekly in-person training sessions at Great Hearts Western Hills in July, wearing homemade masks printed with the phrases, "Black Lives Matter" and "Silence is Violence."
"For about a week and a half I was wearing these masks and no one said anything. A couple of the other teachers came up and asked for some if I had any extras and I made them some," White told KENS.
She says one Friday, she received a text message from the assistant principal, saying "we’d like you to stop wearing these masks anymore, parents will be coming around more and we don’t discuss the current political climate."
Even then, White says she continued to wear the mask, citing her commitment to what Black Lives Matter stands for.
"This is human rights and it should be something that is promoted at our school. It’s an excuse to not talk about it by saying this is politics, talk about it on your own time. It’s just an excuse because they’re uncomfortable with the conversation," White told KENS.
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