7th-Grade Teacher to Students: Obama is a ‘N’-Word
October 8th, 2008
7th-Grade teacher to students: Obama is a ‘N’-word. Angry parents in the northwest Florida community of Marianna want a middle school teacher fired after he put the “N”-word on the board to describe Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama. The Marianna Middle School teacher, Greg Howard, is now serving a 10-day suspension after writing an acronym on the dry-erase board on Sept. 26: “C.H.A.N.G.E. - Come Help A N*gg*r Get Elected.” But many parents want the 17-year teacher fired. The seventh-grade social studies teacher’s class has 17 White students, six Black students and one Asian student. Initially he was suspended for the day without pay, but that was elevated to the 10-day punishment. He must also write a letter of apology to students. “We feel like the punishment is sufficient,” Larry Moore, superintendent of the Jackson County School District, told The Detroit Free Press. “We did not feel he had to be fired.” NAACP officials say they will reserve their actions in the case until their investigation is complete. Audrey Wad, who has nieces and nephews at the school, didn’t need any more information before expressing her outrage. “To me, it’s hurtful,” she told the Free Press. “The idea that he would impose his political opinion on the children is wrong to me. That’s where he crossed the line
I don't understand how he could not be fired and only get a 10-day suspension. I'm speechless. Again, wow.
3 comments:
Girl... I got so pissed off when I heard this, and of course... the Jackhole had to come from Florida... I don't know where he got the audacity to say that to those students, but I feel he seriously needs to be fired... OMG, the nerve of people!
It's amazing the crap that can come out of folks mouth all in the name of free speech. And to think that people say that ethnicity is not a factor in this race - who are they fooling??!!
The thing that I think is amazing is that they allow him to continue to teach. A racist is just as bad as a pedophile, they leave victims with scars and emotional damage. That punishment was no where severe enough and he should have done community service in an urban children s club, explaining the political process to them.
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