Wilson / Jackson-Reed Teacher saying slurs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone here attacking the victim so as the reduce the responsibility of the aggressor. Nice.

The kid will get no consequences and will (might?) graduate one day into a world where people don’t have to and won’t put up with his sh!t. What will become of him then? The teacher will resign and get a job at a school where he doesn’t have to put up with it and DCPS will lose another good teacher. The system will not change. Because of attitudes like those on this thread.

I haven't seen one person in this thread attack the victim. Show me.

I think that person likely believes that questioning the teacher's response is an "attack." As in, anything other than full-throated support is "attacking."

That's a shame. None of the people who said the teacher was wrong for that word have expressed any desire to have him canceled or fired or even to have it held against him in any way. And nobody has said the teacher wasn't a victim or the teacher deserved any of that. He didn't, but saying that word was still wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid showed me the video. I’m disgusted by that students behavior. I’m sympathetic to the teacher but I do believe he was wrong for saying the word. if my kid ever acted that way his father would cave his chest in (not literally, just expressing the seriousness). - Black women wirh 2 sons, one who goes to this school. I’m embarrassed by that students behavior.

How was he wrong for saying it? The kid said “You’re an n-word.” He replied “I’m not an n-word.”

Because White people should never say that word. Ever. It does not matter the context.

This is a ridiculous take. 99.8% of the time that word should not come out of a white person’s mouth. But this teacher did nothing wrong here. And that student is a POS.

So like, your .2% of the time is when a child says it to get an adult riled up, the adult can then say it?

My .2% includes this bullshit situation and a white person explaining to their own kid that they can never say the word.

What a fun take. "The n word is always wrong, unless a kid uses it while making me mad."

It’s ridiculous that you think that a teacher CALLED A SLUR by a student was wrong to respond “I am not” that specific slur. Would the teacher also be wrong if he responded “I am not a f*g” or is he allowed to say that? Listen to how hypocritical you are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone here attacking the victim so as the reduce the responsibility of the aggressor. Nice.

The kid will get no consequences and will (might?) graduate one day into a world where people don’t have to and won’t put up with his sh!t. What will become of him then? The teacher will resign and get a job at a school where he doesn’t have to put up with it and DCPS will lose another good teacher. The system will not change. Because of attitudes like those on this thread.

I haven't seen one person in this thread attack the victim. Show me.

I think that person likely believes that questioning the teacher's response is an "attack." As in, anything other than full-throated support is "attacking."

That's a shame. None of the people who said the teacher was wrong for that word have expressed any desire to have him canceled or fired or even to have it held against him in any way. And nobody has said the teacher wasn't a victim or the teacher deserved any of that. He didn't, but saying that word was still wrong.

How is saying that word in a context where it clearly is NOT a slur wrong? When the word is used ALL the TIME in a non-slur context?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

Okay? Even leaving that out, it's still a better response than escalating the situation.

But absent kicking the kid out, the response would be equally likely to escalate the situation. I don't think he should have used the word in this reply and I'm sure he regrets doing so, but the idea that there was some magic response that would have deescalated things is insane. I bet the kid would have responded to the above by repeating the word over and over.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

I don't know what this means. My kid had some bad behavior in middle school and was kicked of class more than once for it. There weren't any cuss words or racial slurs, but there was talking back to the teacher and refusal to follow directions. The teacher made my kid leave. I had no problem with my kid being kicked out either. And there were more consequences at home. My friend works in a DCPS elementary school as a social worker; kids get kicked out and are sent to friends' office on a daily basis.

You think this kid would have just walked out and complied with the teacher's instructions? You are out of your mind.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

I don't know what this means. My kid had some bad behavior in middle school and was kicked of class more than once for it. There weren't any cuss words or racial slurs, but there was talking back to the teacher and refusal to follow directions. The teacher made my kid leave. I had no problem with my kid being kicked out either. And there were more consequences at home. My friend works in a DCPS elementary school as a social worker; kids get kicked out and are sent to friends' office on a daily basis.

You think this kid would have just walked out and complied with the teacher's instructions? You are out of your mind.

Nope, and that's not what the person I responded to was saying, unless I misunderstood. And my kid didn't just walk out either, he had to be escorted out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

I don't know what this means. My kid had some bad behavior in middle school and was kicked of class more than once for it. There weren't any cuss words or racial slurs, but there was talking back to the teacher and refusal to follow directions. The teacher made my kid leave. I had no problem with my kid being kicked out either. And there were more consequences at home. My friend works in a DCPS elementary school as a social worker; kids get kicked out and are sent to friends' office on a daily basis.

You think this kid would have just walked out and complied with the teacher's instructions? You are out of your mind.

Nope, and that's not what the person I responded to was saying, unless I misunderstood. And my kid didn't just walk out either, he had to be escorted out.

If the teacher had sent a student to the office to get an escort for this kid to have them leave the classroom, it would have escalated the situation further. Additionally, the kid likely would have been returned to the classroom several minutes later as this would absolutely not get you suspended at J-R.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid showed me the video. I’m disgusted by that students behavior. I’m sympathetic to the teacher but I do believe he was wrong for saying the word. if my kid ever acted that way his father would cave his chest in (not literally, just expressing the seriousness). - Black women wirh 2 sons, one who goes to this school. I’m embarrassed by that students behavior.

How was he wrong for saying it? The kid said “You’re an n-word.” He replied “I’m not an n-word.”

Because White people should never say that word. Ever. It does not matter the context.

This is a ridiculous take. 99.8% of the time that word should not come out of a white person’s mouth. But this teacher did nothing wrong here. And that student is a POS.

So like, your .2% of the time is when a child says it to get an adult riled up, the adult can then say it?

My .2% includes this bullshit situation and a white person explaining to their own kid that they can never say the word.

What a fun take. "The n word is always wrong, unless a kid uses it while making me mad."

It’s ridiculous that you think that a teacher CALLED A SLUR by a student was wrong to respond “I am not” that specific slur. Would the teacher also be wrong if he responded “I am not a f*g” or is he allowed to say that? Listen to how hypocritical you are.

The entire dialogue just underscores why a Black kid would hurl that epithet at a White teacher.

This is why teachers are leaving in droves. They are tired of being expected to put up with this garbage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

I don't know what this means. My kid had some bad behavior in middle school and was kicked of class more than once for it. There weren't any cuss words or racial slurs, but there was talking back to the teacher and refusal to follow directions. The teacher made my kid leave. I had no problem with my kid being kicked out either. And there were more consequences at home. My friend works in a DCPS elementary school as a social worker; kids get kicked out and are sent to friends' office on a daily basis.

I was taught that if a kid has an IEP or 501 or whatever the current lingo is, you cannot kick them out. Like if they are oppositional defiant and throwing chairs, you must lead the class out and leave them in the room.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid showed me the video. I’m disgusted by that students behavior. I’m sympathetic to the teacher but I do believe he was wrong for saying the word. if my kid ever acted that way his father would cave his chest in (not literally, just expressing the seriousness). - Black women wirh 2 sons, one who goes to this school. I’m embarrassed by that students behavior.

How was he wrong for saying it? The kid said “You’re an n-word.” He replied “I’m not an n-word.”

Because White people should never say that word. Ever. It does not matter the context.

This is a ridiculous take. 99.8% of the time that word should not come out of a white person’s mouth. But this teacher did nothing wrong here. And that student is a POS.

So like, your .2% of the time is when a child says it to get an adult riled up, the adult can then say it?

My .2% includes this bullshit situation and a white person explaining to their own kid that they can never say the word.

What a fun take. "The n word is always wrong, unless a kid uses it while making me mad."

It’s ridiculous that you think that a teacher CALLED A SLUR by a student was wrong to respond “I am not” that specific slur. Would the teacher also be wrong if he responded “I am not a f*g” or is he allowed to say that? Listen to how hypocritical you are.

If it's so fine to say it in response to an attack, why don't you go ahead and use it? Go ahead, put your money where your mouth is.

[Anonymous]

The teacher denied that he was a n**. He did not call the kid that. Why should he not use the word to deny what he was called?

So some people on here are saying that no white person should say the word no matter what the context is, such as in this situation, but anybody black can say it whenever they want, in whatever context they want to whoever they want……..Got it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

I don't know what this means. My kid had some bad behavior in middle school and was kicked of class more than once for it. There weren't any cuss words or racial slurs, but there was talking back to the teacher and refusal to follow directions. The teacher made my kid leave. I had no problem with my kid being kicked out either. And there were more consequences at home. My friend works in a DCPS elementary school as a social worker; kids get kicked out and are sent to friends' office on a daily basis.

You think this kid would have just walked out and complied with the teacher's instructions? You are out of your mind.

Nope, and that's not what the person I responded to was saying, unless I misunderstood. And my kid didn't just walk out either, he had to be escorted out.

If the teacher had sent a student to the office to get an escort for this kid to have them leave the classroom, it would have escalated the situation further. Additionally, the kid likely would have been returned to the classroom several minutes later as this would absolutely not get you suspended at J-R.

But the White teacher using the N word in front of a class of teenagers wouldn't escalate the situation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid showed me the video. I’m disgusted by that students behavior. I’m sympathetic to the teacher but I do believe he was wrong for saying the word. if my kid ever acted that way his father would cave his chest in (not literally, just expressing the seriousness). - Black women wirh 2 sons, one who goes to this school. I’m embarrassed by that students behavior.

How was he wrong for saying it? The kid said “You’re an n-word.” He replied “I’m not an n-word.”

Because White people should never say that word. Ever. It does not matter the context.

This is a ridiculous take. 99.8% of the time that word should not come out of a white person’s mouth. But this teacher did nothing wrong here. And that student is a POS.

So like, your .2% of the time is when a child says it to get an adult riled up, the adult can then say it?

My .2% includes this bullshit situation and a white person explaining to their own kid that they can never say the word.

What a fun take. "The n word is always wrong, unless a kid uses it while making me mad."

It’s ridiculous that you think that a teacher CALLED A SLUR by a student was wrong to respond “I am not” that specific slur. Would the teacher also be wrong if he responded “I am not a f*g” or is he allowed to say that? Listen to how hypocritical you are.

If it's so fine to say it in response to an attack, why don't you go ahead and use it? Go ahead, put your money where your mouth is.

Not PP but if someone black called me a n***, I have no problem saying “I’m not a n****.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

I don't know what this means. My kid had some bad behavior in middle school and was kicked of class more than once for it. There weren't any cuss words or racial slurs, but there was talking back to the teacher and refusal to follow directions. The teacher made my kid leave. I had no problem with my kid being kicked out either. And there were more consequences at home. My friend works in a DCPS elementary school as a social worker; kids get kicked out and are sent to friends' office on a daily basis.

You think this kid would have just walked out and complied with the teacher's instructions? You are out of your mind.

Nope, and that's not what the person I responded to was saying, unless I misunderstood. And my kid didn't just walk out either, he had to be escorted out.

If the teacher had sent a student to the office to get an escort for this kid to have them leave the classroom, it would have escalated the situation further. Additionally, the kid likely would have been returned to the classroom several minutes later as this would absolutely not get you suspended at J-R.

But the White teacher using the N word in front of a class of teenagers wouldn't escalate the situation?

How would he escalate the problem by denying that he was a n****?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This teacher has been verbally abused all year by the student and when the student called the teacher the n word, he denied it. He did not say you are a n**
I don’t understand how people on here are saying the teacher is in the wrong in some way.

He could have said - "I will not use the word that you used - it is horrible that you are using it outside this class - but especially horrible to use it in this class. The other words you have used are horrible and destructive. Leave the classroom now."

+1 a mature response.

When my kid first said "f%&" to me, I didn't yell back "We do not say f^&*!" I said "do not use that word with me."

You are very out of touch with the rights that teachers have and don't have if you think it's that easy for a teacher to kick a kid out of his classroom.

I don't know what this means. My kid had some bad behavior in middle school and was kicked of class more than once for it. There weren't any cuss words or racial slurs, but there was talking back to the teacher and refusal to follow directions. The teacher made my kid leave. I had no problem with my kid being kicked out either. And there were more consequences at home. My friend works in a DCPS elementary school as a social worker; kids get kicked out and are sent to friends' office on a daily basis.

You think this kid would have just walked out and complied with the teacher's instructions? You are out of your mind.

Nope, and that's not what the person I responded to was saying, unless I misunderstood. And my kid didn't just walk out either, he had to be escorted out.

If the teacher had sent a student to the office to get an escort for this kid to have them leave the classroom, it would have escalated the situation further. Additionally, the kid likely would have been returned to the classroom several minutes later as this would absolutely not get you suspended at J-R.

But the White teacher using the N word in front of a class of teenagers wouldn't escalate the situation?

Right? It's weird. This isn't like an either/or situation. The set of choices is not [send kid to office, repeat slur to child]