Wilson / Jackson-Reed Teacher saying slurs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Wild times.

You all are trying to make this white man a hero because he said N* to a black kid. It sounds like he is a wonderful teacher and has a huge impact at Wilson however what many of you are most proud of is he repeated the word back to the kid.

I fear for the life of my black son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Wild times.

You all are trying to make this white man a hero because he said N* to a black kid. It sounds like he is a wonderful teacher and has a huge impact at Wilson however what many of you are most proud of is he repeated the word back to the kid.

I fear for the life of my black son.

I’m not sure I totally understand. The student called him the n-word. The teacher replied “I am not an n-word.” The student then called him a fag. Why does this make you fear for your son’s life?

[Anonymous]

I fear for gay men/women who teach in schools and are subject to this abuse. No teacher at any time should be in an environment where this is allowed. What is scary is people feeling certain groups are entitled to egg shell walking while other marginalized groups can be spat at. Life doesn’t work that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Wild times.

You all are trying to make this white man a hero because he said N* to a black kid. It sounds like he is a wonderful teacher and has a huge impact at Wilson however what many of you are most proud of is he repeated the word back to the kid.

I fear for the life of my black son.

Bad take. Teacher isn’t a hero for parroting back the n-word when hurled at him, but he’s not the villain, either, and the effort by some students to turn him into one (and for some posters on this forum to indulge in similar nonsense, when this should 99% be about student misconduct) demonstrates just how effed up the priorities have become within DCPS.

I won’t tell you not to fear for the life of your son, but I will say that fear ought to be grounded in something other than people having the back of a teacher who is one of the good guys. I fear for the livelihood of White teachers who do their best to serve kids from a diverse set of backgrounds and then get treated like cannon fodder all because their response to an obnoxious teenager - after apparently months of disrespect and poor behavior - doesn’t quite align with the de-escalation instructions in Section 2.5.4.3 of some DCPS manual written by some clown who probably hasn’t been in a classroom for 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If an adult man said this to the teacher on the street, do you think he would have responded with the same words?

And your point?

almost certainly he would not have

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Wild times.

You all are trying to make this white man a hero because he said N* to a black kid. It sounds like he is a wonderful teacher and has a huge impact at Wilson however what many of you are most proud of is he repeated the word back to the kid.

I fear for the life of my black son.

Bad take. Teacher isn’t a hero for parroting back the n-word when hurled at him, but he’s not the villain, either, and the effort by some students to turn him into one (and for some posters on this forum to indulge in similar nonsense, when this should 99% be about student misconduct) demonstrates just how effed up the priorities have become within DCPS.

I won’t tell you not to fear for the life of your son, but I will say that fear ought to be grounded in something other than people having the back of a teacher who is one of the good guys. I fear for the livelihood of White teachers who do their best to serve kids from a diverse set of backgrounds and then get treated like cannon fodder all because their response to an obnoxious teenager - after apparently months of disrespect and poor behavior - doesn’t quite align with the de-escalation instructions in Section 2.5.4.3 of some DCPS manual written by some clown who probably hasn’t been in a classroom for 10 years.

Nobody here has said the teacher is a villain. Most people think that what he said is ill-advised. That’s a really big distance between the two. No one, even the people who think he shouldn’t have said that, thinks he should be punished at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Apparently exclusive rights to use certain words under any circumstances while mposing absolute bans on others to use those same words under any circumstances, even if not in the Constitution, is firmly embedded in DCUM protocols and DCPS rules of the road.

That teacher should find a better job and not let the door hit him on the way out.

Yet another strawman.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw the video. Unless it was cut short or something the teacher did not lose his cool at all. Not at all. He did use the word to deny it applied to him but only after questioning why the student was using it at all. Teens are known for their black and white sense of right and wrong and their not fully developed ability to see nuance. I think a grown, wise adult (especially one who knows this teacher and that he’s as far from being racist as one could get) can reasonably see why he used that word in order to “return to sender” it’s like an arrow bouncing off a shield. He did not shoot the arrow. Context matters, even in the eyes of the law. Intent matters. The students were being incredibly disrespectful and we’re clearly harassing a hardworking and very effective teacher. He showed the student the door in a calm, direct manner. If there is more to the story it certainly was not evident in the video I saw.

From what you describe, I think he was incredibly brave to use the n word in this particular scenario. It sounds like he was disempowering what his attacker was trying to do. No one is brave enough to ever do that. He sounds like a true teacher to have not fainted dead away and instead stood his ground and taught a lesson around the n word. It reminds of take back the night in the 90s when we were all riot girrrls and stood our ground against those who would use sexual violence to diminish our right to healthily take up space in the world. This guy is amazing..I would want him teaching my kids. Brave!

Oh my god. It is not brave to use the n word.

Agree. We have a zero tolerance on any and all racial slurs. Not acceptable in my opinion.

It’s not a slur if you are not using it as a slur. Are people really so stupid?

Do you think curse words aren’t curse words if you are not literally trying to curse someone?

You should hear how high schoolers talk - curse words are used all the time. That is how they communicate.

[Anonymous]

There are many messed up kids at JR and other schools.
No one knows what to do with them. The parents are checked out.
School districts just want them to graduate even if they do no work so they can check the box and make them someone else’s problem.
It takes a lot of resources to help these kids. Unfortunately these situations negatively affects the entire school community

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Wild times.

You all are trying to make this white man a hero because he said N* to a black kid. It sounds like he is a wonderful teacher and has a huge impact at Wilson however what many of you are most proud of is he repeated the word back to the kid.

I fear for the life of my black son.

Bad take. Teacher isn’t a hero for parroting back the n-word when hurled at him, but he’s not the villain, either, and the effort by some students to turn him into one (and for some posters on this forum to indulge in similar nonsense, when this should 99% be about student misconduct) demonstrates just how effed up the priorities have become within DCPS.

I won’t tell you not to fear for the life of your son, but I will say that fear ought to be grounded in something other than people having the back of a teacher who is one of the good guys. I fear for the livelihood of White teachers who do their best to serve kids from a diverse set of backgrounds and then get treated like cannon fodder all because their response to an obnoxious teenager - after apparently months of disrespect and poor behavior - doesn’t quite align with the de-escalation instructions in Section 2.5.4.3 of some DCPS manual written by some clown who probably hasn’t been in a classroom for 10 years.

Nobody here has said the teacher is a villain. Most people think that what he said is ill-advised. That’s a really big distance between the two. No one, even the people who think he shouldn’t have said that, thinks he should be punished at all.

He has already been punished by being plastered all over social media and being the subject of a 15 page DCUM thread and drama at the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Wild times.

You all are trying to make this white m[b]an a hero because he said N* to a black kid. It sounds like he is a wonderful teacher and has a huge impact at Wilson however what many of you are most proud of is he repeated the word back to the kid.

I fear for the life of my black son.

I hope you are not this histrionic around your child .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

I'm pretty sure the folks defending the teacher, who let's not forget was subjected to possible hate speech, do teach their kids when to (?), And not to use the word. I can't imagine telling my child they are not allowed to say "I am not a b*, c*, etc" if someone calls them that. The n word doesn't have actual magical properties. You won't actual melt into the pavement if someone call you that and you refute it. Yes, words have power. But not to dissolve the time/space continuum.

I would absolutely tell my daughter not to use misogynistic slurs like, b-word, c-word, j-word, k-word, etc. etc. I wouldn’t repeat them back, either.

You'd have a problem with your daughter firmly staying "I am not a c*". I wouldn't .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all you people that think it was okay for the teacher to use that word, fine. Go ahead and use it. And please report back and let us know how that works out for you.

Also, don't forget to teach your kids when to, and not to use the word.

Actually, were I in the same position as this teacher, I would hope to have the same presence of mind to say it right back to the person who used it against me.

Funny how this thread focuses on the teacher and not that kid. Where are his parents? Where is the school counselor? He’s going nowhere fast if someone doesn’t step in. But now he’s kryptonite.

Wild times.

You all are trying to make this white man a hero because he said N* to a black kid. It sounds like he is a wonderful teacher and has a huge impact at Wilson however what many of you are most proud of is he repeated the word back to the kid.

I fear for the life of my black son.

Bad take. Teacher isn’t a hero for parroting back the n-word when hurled at him, but he’s not the villain, either, and the effort by some students to turn him into one (and for some posters on this forum to indulge in similar nonsense, when this should 99% be about student misconduct) demonstrates just how effed up the priorities have become within DCPS.

I won’t tell you not to fear for the life of your son, but I will say that fear ought to be grounded in something other than people having the back of a teacher who is one of the good guys. I fear for the livelihood of White teachers who do their best to serve kids from a diverse set of backgrounds and then get treated like cannon fodder all because their response to an obnoxious teenager - after apparently months of disrespect and poor behavior - doesn’t quite align with the de-escalation instructions in Section 2.5.4.3 of some DCPS manual written by some clown who probably hasn’t been in a classroom for 10 years.

This. No one, no one said the teacher was a hero. No one said they are proud he said the n***. People are saying he stated he was not one. That is stating a fact and not using it as a slur.

I suggest you look up the definition of a slur

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]This teacher is a good man. He was called a f-ing (F word - homophobic slur & to suck private parts). This particular student has told this teacher and his co-teacher to “F off” all semester. He is teaching and being videotaped. I hope you volunteer to be in the classroom. We have fifteen calendar days and we have been serving your children. Walk a mile in his shoes. [/quote]

Why can't kids like this be thrown out of school ??? The kid is not only f'ing up his life, but he's f'ing up hundreds of other kids school experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are many messed up kids at JR and other schools.
No one knows what to do with them. The parents are checked out.
School districts just want them to graduate even if they do no work so they can check the box and make them someone else’s problem.
It takes a lot of resources to help these kids. Unfortunately these situations negatively affects the entire school community

Mae talk a good game about mental health but in DCPS the funding is definitely NOT there. In my school we could triple the number of mental health providers and maybe meet demand.