A principal and an Assistant Principal, both black - were having a heated conversation with a white teacher and in the middle of the argument she stated that “she hated all black folks.” Her statement had spread throughout the school; all her co-workers had adverse reactions thinking that her ability of being a teacher would interfere due to her racial comment. Her principal decided that it would be better to have her dismissed. According to ACLU – American Civil Liberty Union of Washington State, a tenured teacher in my understanding should not be fired for a comment like that. Rather have a disciplinary action, such us be sent to a sensitive seminar or class. She shall be shown that her comment was not acceptable. She can have her opinion, but she need to keep it to herself. “On-Campus Conversations with Colleagues “School administrators cannot impose overbroad or viewpoint-based rules that restrict how teachers speak with each other during breaks or during casual conversation, unless it can be clearly shown that the speech would be harmful to workplace functioning.” https://aclu-wa.org/news/free-speech-rights-public-school-teachers On the case of Bob Grisham, a teacher and head football coach at Lauderdale County High School in Alabama made some Anti-Gay, Racist Comments in the classroom. He also made some comments about the First lady. If we are going to be politically correct, then why is the media able to ridicule? They have pictures of the First lady behind on this site down below. The comments he made, yes were very wrong, but I do not think that anyone should be fired because of what they might say at work. It is just matter of discipline to that individual so it doesn’t happen again. They do need to keep all opi... ... middle of paper ... ...e appeared in real court cases. One way to think of them is as "never-says", for they are things that an employer that wishes to stay out of court should never say either to or in the presence of an employee.” “http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/discrimination_never_says.html” Works Cited Kapp-Klote, H. (February 28, 2013). Scalia is Wrong: 10 Supreme Court Cases That Show How the Court Can Advance Racial Equality http://www.policymic.com/articles/28289/scalia-is-wrong-10-supreme-court-cases-that-show-how-the-court-can-advance-racial-equality https://aclu-wa.org/news/free-speech-rights-public-school-teachers Mehta, H. (February 1, 2013). Alabama Teacher Makes Anti-Gay, Racist Comments in Class. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/02/01/alabama-teacher-makes-anti-gay-racist-comments-in-class-and-a-student-recorded-the-whole-thing/
This case involved a public high school student, Matthew Fraser who gave a speech nominating another student for a student elective office. The speech was given at an assembly during school as a part of a school-sponsored educational program in self-government. While giving the speech, Fraser referred to his candidate in what the school board called "elaborate, graphic, and explicit metaphor." After his speech, the assistant principal told Fraser that the school considered the speech a violation of the school's "disruptive-conduct rule." This prohibited conduct that interfered with the educational process, including obscene, profane language or gestures. After Fraser admitted he intentionally had used sexual innuendo in the speech, he was told that he would be suspended from school for three days, and his name would be removed from the list of the speakers at the graduation exercises.
The court case of Plessy vs. Ferguson created nationwide controversy in the United States due to the fact that its outcome would ultimately affect every citizen of our country. On Tuesday, June 7th, 1892, Mr. Homer Plessy purchased a first class ticket on the East Louisiana Railroad for a trip from New Orleans to Covington. He then entered a passenger car and took a vacant seat in a coach where white passengers were also sitting. There was another coach assigned to people who weren’t of the white race, but this railroad was a common carrier and was not authorized to discriminate passengers based off of their race. (“Plessy vs. Ferguson, syllabus”).Mr. Plessy was a “Creole of Color”, a person who traces their heritage back to some of the Caribbean, French, and Spanish who settled into Louisiana before it was part of the US (“The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow”). Even though Plessy was only one eighth African American, and could pass for a full white man, still he was threatened to be penalized and ejected from the train if he did not vacate to the non-white coach (“Plessy vs. Ferguson, syllabus). In ...
"My Children are black. They don't look like your children. They know that they are black, and we want it recognized. It's a positive difference, an interesting difference, and a comfortable natural difference. At least it could be so, if you teachers learned to value difference more. What you value, you talk about.'" p.12
It ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional. This ruling overturned the 1896 plessy v. ferguson ruling. Institutional racism is probably the most well known form of racism because it 's the easiest form of racism to identify. Supreme court justices have ruled institutional racism unconstitutional and because of that people believe that racism has died out, but with there being so many different forms of racism saying racism doesn 't exist. Is not an accurate statement.
obscene language and actions that were not appropriate behavior for an adolescent. In 1960, a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was fired for
The next big step in the civil rights movement came in 1954, with the BROWN vs. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA case, where Thurgood Marshall, representing Brown, argued that segregation was against the 4th Amendment of the American constitution. The Supreme Court ruled, against President Eisenhower’s wishes, in favour of Brown, which set a precedent in education, that schools should no longer be segregated. This was the case which completely overturned the Jim Crow Laws by overturning Plessy vs. Ferguson.
One of the issues that were brought up was an upset parent who mentioned that his child suffers from narcolepsy. He was addressing that he wants the school board to help him because he feels as if the principal is penalizing his daughter. He mentioned that the principal mentioned that he will penalize the girl because of her lateness. He also mentioned that the principal refused to acknowledge his daughter’s sickness and how the principal bullied him. Following this one of the members from the board address this issue by mentioning that this issue that the parent has addressed is a personal issue that really should not be mentioned in this meeting. The school board member also mentioned that this should not be acceptable from a principal to be uninvolved. And how no child should be treated like this. He would also mention that this issue will be
...ks and racial slurs in the workplace, we can somewhat satisfy those who clamor for an outright ban on racism. By not allowing this type of speech to be criminalized, we stand by our First Amendment rights and continue to allow freedom of expression. By offering each side this compromised solution we can not only help to phase racism out of our society, but also protect our unalienable rights.
The Supreme Court was known for some of the most notorious decisions made in history, many in which included the cases, Marbury v. Madison, Scott v. Sandford, and United States v. Cruikshank. Despite these cases, the court did turn around and change their perspective and helped minorities achieve their civil rights. In 1915, the case of Guinn and Beal v. United States helped African Americans reassure their right to vote. In this case the Supreme Court considered the grandfather clause to be unconstitutional. The grandfather clause was a mechanism t...
Unlike many other countries America has freedom of speech. Even in other countries in Europe people are not allowed to use “hate speech” and they can be sent to prison for it. Fortunately, the American constitution defends people’s freedom of speech, no matter how controversial it is. Political correctness diminishes people’s free speech. It may not be direct but even indirectly the knowledge that someone might have adverse consequences; such as losing a job as a result of their speech is unacceptable. People have the right to state their opinions without others infringing on them, it was the principle in which America was founded. The first amendment of the constitution of the United States declares that: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” (US Const. amend. I, sec. i). While the first amendment only affects congress’s control over free speech, it indicates that free speech is a right that people must have. Some people are of the opinion that if something can be found offensive
Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member in this school better touch a student when they
Another similar case was the Dred Scott Decision. Dred Scott, being a black man during the 1820's, was yet again considered inferior to bring his case to the court. From a reader's point of view, Dred Scott's case was very legit. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 made Scott a free man. All of the blacks going through the 35'36 altitude/latitude line were said to be free men. When Dred Scott entered Illinois, he entered thinking he was a free man, until his owner assaulted him upon the return. Dred Scott did his best to bring not one but three assault cases to the court against his "owner", John F. A. Sanford; however, the court dismissed him as inferior to take any participation or even demand a fair trial. The court also called upon the Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional because of deprivation of personal property, which in this case was Dred Scott - a property of John Sanford. Eventually the sons of Sanford purchased Scott and his wife, and set them free. Scott died just a year after that.
...rch 17, 1954 the Supreme Court overturned the “separate but equal” that was implied by Plessy v. Ferguson. The brown decision inspired many civil rights movements and marches throughout the 1950’s and 60’s. It also opened the doors to many great civil right activist such as Rosa Parks, and MLK to continue to fight for equality for all regardless of skin color. As the years pass, desegregation continued and improved many public school systems. In our recent cases of segregation, many people would argue for another Brown case. Black students today are slowly closing the achievement gap and are receiving better employment and career options. Many would say that we as a society are still separate, and unequal. Overall, the Brown decision teaches us that the struggle for equality is never over. It teaches that as society we must continue to guard our freedoms every day.
My reasoning for disagreeing with the All Color Day correlated with recent events that occurred at the school. Within the first week of school 3 students were identified as being members of 3 different rival gangs in South Raleigh. These students were identified at first with certain symbols and number that were written on their class work. Hence, from further investigation, it was found that these students had prior history in their community. Taking this information into account if All Color Day was allowed these students, in addition to others would use this time to express their gang affiliation through their colors. The principal agreed that she did not think about that therefore was grateful that I spoke up on the issue. Mr. Daniel also agreed and required Student
A significant problem of practice in education is teacher bias. Teacher bias has implications around race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and socioeconomic status. Teachers must be willing to examine their beliefs, acknowledge and overcome their biases. Teachers need to evaluate their practices in relation to their ideals as well as recognize and assess the position of power they hold in their classrooms in order to be true Social Justice Educators (Cooper, 2003).