You got to be kidding - this can't be true
Black School Official Punished 15 Hispanic Elementary School Students For Behavioral Problems
TRENTON (CBS/AP) ― State education officials say 15 Hispanic elementary students in Camden got inappropriate punishment, but not because of their ethnicity.
The investigation found a black vice principal forced students in a fifth grade bilingual class to eat their lunches while sitting on the gymnasium floor. The weeklong 'lunch detention' stemmed from behavioral problems in the class.
The report, released this week, found the punishment was demeaning and unsafe, but not biased since it was common for non-Hispanic students as well.
Parents and activists called the incident an example of prejudice against Hispanics, noting the Hispanic teacher who complained was fired. However, the investigation found his firing was merited by poor performance and lack of classroom control.
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This is nuts. First it’s illegal to spank the kids. Now it’s ‘demeaning’ to make them sit on the floor?
The race card was pulled too early if the vice-principal had metered out the punishment to other races.
And does it matter that the vice-principal was black?
Timothy, you and I probably remember a day when we had to sit on the floor, at assembly (where were schools then going to find 600 chairs and how would they fit into the hall?!) or even in the classroom!
Kids these days are spoiled if that is ‘demeaning and unsafe’.
I agree that this article reads more like a darned joke than a news report.