Posted on 11/13/2010 4:33:49 PM PST by John Semmens
The Margaret Black Elementary School in Sterling Heights Michigan is being sued by one of the parents of a fifth-grade student. The parent, Jamey Petree, alleges that his daughter Jala was permanently damaged both mentally and emotionally by being taught that her ancestors might have been slaves.
“Every girl likes to dream that she might be a princess,” Petree said. “By being told and shown that Black people like her were slaves in the past destroys that dream. For this my daughter deserves compensation.”
Scott E. Combs, the lawyer hired by Petree, dismissed the school’s contention that the lessons were based on factual events as irrelevant. “Just because something may be true doesn’t mean that is right,” Combs argued. “There are many more true facts than the school has time to mention. That they chose these particular facts shows a wanton disregard for the feelings of my client. They have damaged her self-esteem and stunted her life. For this they must be made to pay just compensation.”
The suit names a price of $50,000 as the amount needed to offset the damage to Jala Petree’s self-esteem.
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You think that you’ve got problems,my ancestors are German.
Never let facts get in the way of a good education, or lawsuit.
“Lawyers are people too.They need to make a living...just like sharks gotta feed.”
Or buzzards.
When all else fails, read the directions.
Either way, my previous post is factually correct. Blacks in Africa sold other Blacks into slavery.
got me again... ;-)
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