Thread: Race Hostility in a Middle School

Ignorance is simply a lack of knowledge. Is she not a teacher? Her job is to spread knowledge. In my opinion a good teacher would have fought to make an impact on these misguided students. Instead of crying victim and throwing in the towel.

I don't think she signed on to be verbally assaulted racially. I bet she tried to do just that, but failed.

Picture this though, she was a black woman in a predominantly white school where the students constantly shouted "Black B*tch" and so forth. The school told her that if she can't handle it she doesn't belong there. How fast do you think the NAACP would be involved? I bet you that more than just the school principal/vice would have been sued, probably the state. I also bet that they all would have been fired, and she'd have kept her job for life. Now of course I don't know this for certain, but ask yourself (everyone) how plausible it would be these days.

The article mentioned just that, but i was trying to be PC about it. Your right about that though, just the double standards world we live in. The teacher would probably have a book and tv deal.


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There are alot of racist people around. I hate racist people! If a white person called me the n word I would not be happy! I think they are going to try to stop some black people from saying the n word to each other because some white people think they can do it.(It's some bury the n word thing I heard about) I'm black and I don't use that word. But Iam not offended if somebody black says it. I think the boondocks is going to be cancelled because of the bury the n word thing I heard about. I like that show! I don't want it to be cancelled because of the Civil Rights people.

Originally Posted by fled79

Picture this though, she was a black woman in a predominantly white school where the students constantly shouted "Black B*tch" and so forth. The school told her that if she can't handle it she doesn't belong there. How fast do you think the NAACP would be involved? I bet you that more than just the school principal/vice would have been sued, probably the state. I also bet that they all would have been fired, and she'd have kept her job for life. Now of course I don't know this for certain, but ask yourself (everyone) how plausable it would be these days.

No comparison! Have you ever lived in a predominately black neighborhood? Gone to a predominately black school? Have you ever seen what alot of African American innercity kids have to go through????!!!! I have

They arent a bunch of white kids in the suburbs. They're kids who have probably seen more hell than what many go through in their lives.

Im mixed as well PocketLint.. And I lived in the most poverty stricken, crime infested, hood in my state. Which SADLY was predominately african american. And when I went to school, I also went to a school like the one in question.

I was also BAD, called teachers any name I could think up. Why? Because they acted affraid, like victims... But it was ME whos was threatened to be raped everytime I walked home. It was ME who had smell the crack\piss combonation in my alley. It was me who just needed one teacher to see past my "tough" act, and understand WHY I acted that way. Anger... Anger comes from pain.

PocketLint I stand by you 100%

Originally Posted by Peach_follows

No comparison! Have you ever lived in a predominately black neighborhood? Gone to a predominately black school? Have you ever seen what alot of African American intercity kids have to go through????!!!! I have

They aren't a bunch of white kids in the suburbs. They're kids who have probably seen more hell than what many go through in their lives.

Im mixed as well PocketLint.. And I lived in the most poverty stricken, crime infested, hood in my state. Which SADLY was predominately African American. And when I went to school, I also went to a school like the one in question.

I was also BAD, called teachers any name I could think up. Why? Because they acted afraid, like victims... But it was ME who's was threatened to be raped every time I walked home. It was ME who had smell the crack\piss combonation in my alley. It was me who just needed one teacher to see past my "tough" act, and understand WHY I acted that way. Anger... Anger comes from pain.

PocketLint I stand by you 100%

Yeah, but this is no excuse for those Students behavior. They shouldn't excuse their actions just because of this. This kind of behavior shouldn't be tolerated ever. Saying its because of how they grew up is a cop out. Not all kids that grow up in these environments act this way or at least to this extreme.

Originally Posted by Peach_follows

No comparison! Have you ever lived in a predominately black neighborhood? Gone to a predominately black school? Have you ever seen what alot of African American innercity kids have to go through????!!!! I have

They arent a bunch of white kids in the suburbs. They're kids who have probably seen more hell than what many go through in their lives.

Im mixed as well PocketLint.. And I lived in the most poverty stricken, crime infested, hood in my state. Which SADLY was predominately african american. And when I went to school, I also went to a school like the one in question.

I was also BAD, called teachers any name I could think up. Why? Because they acted affraid, like victims... But it was ME whos was threatened to be raped everytime I walked home. It was ME who had smell the crack\piss combonation in my alley. It was me who just needed one teacher to see past my "tough" act, and understand WHY I acted that way. Anger... Anger comes from pain.

PocketLint I stand by you 100%

Are you trying to exclude the fact that white people also go through these situations day in and day out? Poverty and crime infested neighborhoods are all over the world. Are their situation suppose to be any better? I have seen plenty of soup kitchens massed with whites and blacks together plenty of times.

We aren't talking about some shady alley in the bronx when we referr to this story. Those kids obviously didn't walk 500 miles to get to the school, so I could guess that the teacher wasn't too far from living in the same neighborhoods.

You seem to have had some problems of your own in the past it seems, but usually those poverty stricken schools are filled with students aren't they? By what you say, you whole classroom should have been filled to the brim with "tough acting" youngsters. How is a teacher suppose to handle every single one of you and buren themselves to such an extent that they have to sacrafice parts of their lives and probably their families. Not everyone is a hero or a hospital willing to take in every victim.

You scared the crap out of you teachers along with quite a few other kids in the class I can assume. You can't expect many people to acknolwedge every little detail for every single person when they people crying out are putting on a show most of the time.

That there is just plain selfish. Two wrongs don't make a right and blaming the teachers because of society(ha if that is truly the problem) is just plain foolish. Don't expect a hell of a lot in that situation, because you probably won't recieve anything. The kid who spoke about his or her problems and treated the teacher like a human being gets the attention. They always will.

Originally Posted by Tbaism

What is unfair and how is that "money showing true color of a person" relate to this? Are you saying the school officials didn't intervine because there motivation was money or because money was the reason why they suspended her?

well duh...think about it will ya.
money is the solution and the problem in this predicament..school officials didn't intervine because it will cost them money, a lot of money. since after all, school itself is a business establishment where it's source of income is the parents of children in the school. why the children do these things? again money. why? poverty.
even if the school didn't intervine, like now...money still get's involed. it went to the compliant namely the teacher.

Originally Posted by Miroku4444

I couldnt find a link on this so ill sum it up.

A teacher(Elizabeth Kandrac/White Woman) in a Predominately all black Brentwood middle school in North Carolina was verbally assaulted and called White Bit**, White Motherfu****, White Cun*, and so on. Despite frequent complaints, school officals did nothing to intervene on her part. They said the students profanity against her was Part of their culture. School Officials said, "If she couldn't handle cursing, she was in the wrong school".

She then filed a complaint with the EEOC(Equal Employment opportunity Commission), and filed a lawsuit with the schools Principal and superintendent. Jurors found that the school was a racially hostile environment to teach in and awarded her $307,500 in damages for lost income, and emotional distress. The judge didn't agree with the jury's findings so the party's settled for $200,000.

Although Kanrac clearly suffered she was suspended from her job shortly after a story about her eeoc complaint appeared in a local newspaper, and her contract wasn't renewed.
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So do you think the school was right in not defending her? Should a school be held responsible for the students Behavior? In this case the Black children got a free pass for their behavior because vulgar language was considered normal for there culture, and in which some kids heard this language at home.



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I agree with Pocketlint and Peach... This teacher should have A)known the environment that she was getting herself into... It's a well known fact that not a lot of teenage or younger kids MAKE FUN OF WHITE PEOPLE and clearly these kids KNEW which buttons to push with this teacher. dId these kids make these statments to aLL the teachers? Other students? I think it had nothing to do with racism in the end, just with tormenting the teacher.

And schools have enough problems with funding and shit like htat without some whiney pussy getting upset over some CHILDRENS words... what are you teaching for if you can't handle the bad with he good?