"And den de bad white polices shot de po' lil' black boy in de back when he's
kneelin down ta pray fo peace on de ear't n' fo ull de peoples to luv another."
Posted on 08/21/2014 6:56:25 AM PDT by markomalley
A sixth grade Brantley Elementary teacher was put on paid administrative leave Wednesday after a Facebook post revealed the teacher allegedly instructed the students Tuesday to reenact a Ferguson, Mo. shooting known nationwide.
Jessica Baughn, the mother of Brantley sixth grade student Jimmy Griffin, posted a complaint Tuesday on the Sound Off Selma Facebook page. In the post, Guaghn expressed her shock after learning a teacher had told the class to reenact the shooting in which an unarmed Mike Brown was shot by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo.
Students were reportedly asked to research the shooting online, finding out such details as to how many times Brown was shot and where.
“I don’t think that it needs to be talked about at school at all, let alone reenacted,” Baughn said. “It scares me as a parent, because any one of those children could have picked up their aunt, uncle, grandma or whoever’s gun and pointed it at another child and it went off accidentally.”
Dallas County Schools Superintendent of Education Don Willingham said an instructor was teaching about current events, as planned, when someone brought up the Brown shooting. He said the class conducted a “skit” about the Brown incident, but declined to give further details of the “skit” or who suggested it.
Willingham said he conducted an interview with the Brantley’s principal Audrey Larkin Strong, the teacher involved, Baughn and Griffin.
Willingham declined to identify the sixth teacher involved until further interviews could be conducted.
“We wish the conversation didn’t have to take place, but it’s been reported to us and we’re addressing it as quick as we can,” Willingham said.
Strong said the school doesn’t make a practice of teaching violence, but instead teaches standards.
“Brantley’s culture does not support division,” Strong said. “We do recognize diversity, but we do not support division. Our culture is a strong culture.”
Willingham said putting the teacher on paid administrative leave was the best decision, considering the situation.
“I did put the teacher on administrative leave with pay, because we wanted to do the investigation,” he said. “It’s standard procedure.”
Willingham said he would continue the investigation by conducting additional interviews with those involved, including other students who were present at the time of the incident.
Sounds like the parent is an anti-gun loon.It’s fun to watch libs attack one another.
I wonder if any students were disciplined for imitating an out of control Mike Brown beating up and then bum-rushing th cop?
If she included the parts where the 6’4” 292-pound Saint Charging Bull crushed the officers eye socket and tried to get his gun, then ran away and charged back at him I have no problem with it.
“Strong said the school doesn’t make a practice of teaching violence, but instead teaches standards.”
Wouldn’t we as a society be better off if the school taught 6th graders reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, American history, and basic science? Parents should be teaching standards.
"And den de bad white polices shot de po' lil' black boy in de back when he's
kneelin down ta pray fo peace on de ear't n' fo ull de peoples to luv another."
Why is the teacher not being named? Isn’t this public information, or could there be “another motive”?
Translation: We gave the race-baiter a paid vacation because she's really our kind of gal.
“I did put the teacher on administrative leave with pay, because we wanted to do the investigation,” he said. “It’s standard procedure.”
Why, I have always wondered, is it standard procedure to give a so-called teacher a paid vacation while he/she is being investigated for wrongdoing?
Maybe they should “skit” how Ambassador Stevens died.
I see The Selma Times/Journal was able to find the name of the parent and STUDENT/MINOR/CHILD who should be protected by law against making their name public.
Probably just the ones who were playing Wilsons part and making a gun with their fingers
I’m sure that when they acted out this “skit”, that the kid playing the cop was immediately suspended when he (or she) formed a “handgun” with his (or her) fingers, in adherence to the school’s strict no-exception policies.
Confiscate all the finger guns!
I don’t think the teacher allowed discussion of Mr. Brown’s actions prior to being shot, simply socializing and ingraining the idea that cops kill innocent people.
Could have saved some young lives. They need to learn early that if you go around being a thug, stealing, beating a policeman you will end up dead while still young.
You are probably right that the “play” had a set script. That’s indoctrination, and a good reason to suspend, although I bet the reason given was different, like keeping down racial tensions among the students.
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