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tulipsandroses

(8,298 posts)
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 07:14 PM Nov 2020

Teacher tells students she has a right to dislike blacks during Zoom Class -

Why hasn't she been fired? She has been reassigned with no contact with students pending an investigation, but what is there to investigate? Its on tape. Not only is she racist, her hostility and disrespect to this student clearly demonstrate that she is unfit for the job.


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Teacher tells students she has a right to dislike blacks during Zoom Class - (Original Post) tulipsandroses Nov 2020 OP
Reassigment ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #1
Sorry, no. Not if you are an agent of the state acting within your official capacity. Laelth Nov 2020 #2
Her 'official job duties' are likely to soon be something along the lines of mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #3
What? Blue Owl Nov 2020 #4

ProfessorGAC

(77,277 posts)
1. Reassigment
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 07:20 PM
Nov 2020

That's a temporary status due to the union contract. She's history.
She's temporarily reassigned. She'll be permanently terminated. A parent objected, and there's a viral video.
She's toast as it clearly constitutes cause.
They'll come up with an excuse, (she was using it as a demonstration and teaching moment) but I don't see it flying.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
2. Sorry, no. Not if you are an agent of the state acting within your official capacity.
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 07:20 PM
Nov 2020

If you’re employed by the State and doing your job (teaching, presumably), then the 14th Amendment (Equal Protection Under the Law) applies to you.

I think that this teacher needs further education in her official job duties.

In a sense, she’s right. As an individual citizen, she is free to hate “blacks” all she wants, she just can’t do that or say that as an agent of the state, i.e. a public school teacher.

-Laelth

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Her 'official job duties' are likely to soon be something along the lines of
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 07:36 PM
Nov 2020

asking "would you like fries with that?"

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