Posted on 04/19/2022 8:57:51 AM PDT by simpson96
The brother of former first lady Michelle Obama, and his wife are suing the University School of Milwaukee, alleging that administrators expelled their two sons after they complained of racist bias during virtual lessons.
Craig and Kelly Robinson filed a lawsuit against the pricey Pre-K-12 school this week after alleging that the private school used words like 'plantation' inappropriately during lessons. They also claim that teachers were inconsiderate to a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds.
The complaint alleges that the school retaliated against their family - whose kids are aged nine and 11 - after they submitted reports in January and March 2021 about concerns they had about racial and socio-economic bias they reportedly overheard during virtual learning last year.
According to a termination letter the school sent to the Robinsons, the reasoning for their sons' dismissal was because the Robinsons had 'not fulfilled the foregoing commitments as a partner to USM and its Middle School teachers and administrators.'
But in an interview with 'Good Morning America' Tuesday, the Robinsons discuss the lawsuit in which they claim the dismissal was retaliation to the conversations they had previously had with the school about racial bias in virtual school assignments.(snip)
The Robinsons' lawsuit filed this week cites the termination letter, which alleges they 'repeatedly engaged in disrespectful and demanding communications with our teachers and administrators.'
The letter continues with, 'it has only become more evident that there has been a complete breakdown in your family's trust of and respect for USM.'
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Snarky retort self moderated. Though I am not shy about saying un pc things as a reaction to the absurdity of these kinds of stories, I think my immediate thought pushes the envelope a wee bit too far
“Put it wig on him and you have Michelle.”
Was thinking the same. With a poofy hairdo, Craig would be a slightly less butch version of The Mooch.
You know, a textbook covering Colonial-era Virginia etc that did *not* use the word “plantation” would be a crappy textbook. These idiots want to erase history.
If they don't like the school they are welcome to send their children elsewhere. But no ... instead we'll sue!
And were they stupid enough to think that the ‘underground railroad’ was actually UNDER THE GROUND?
As though anyone in her family has ever even seen a plantation. By her own admission they did not talk about the era of slavery when they were growing up. Their ancestry is mix-raced, which includes Irish, English, and Native American roots. Given that his wife is white their children are more white than black. I guess the race card follows the one drop rule.
Wasn’t he a college basketball coach at some point?
Just looking to start a college fund for the boys. Sue for it.
Yeah, can’t use the word “plantation”. (freaking idiots)
Angling for free tuition?
That’s what I wondered. They don’t even give a quote to explain it.
Plantation is a perfectly good word, used in many other places than the American South to refer to a farm/agricultural enterprise.
It is frivolous lawsuits like this that affirm the need for loser pays laws in the legal realm.
Wait ‘til the kids find out their AUNT is really an UNCLE!
Black man with a blonde....how many movies have we seen that played out?
He failed as a Division I basketball coach, I guess lawsuits are his only source of income...
Remember when they tried to ban the word "Dixie"?
And every TV add so much for racism.
More than zero is too many.
Good. Sue that teacher. Destroy her life and career. Being a teacher there is a 99.99% chance she votes for democrats.
“Hey, don’t you know who we am?”
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