Had it been a white principal excluding blacks from attending a meeting there would be nothing wrong with it, right?
Posted on 03/07/2015 7:44:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
An Illinois high school principal is defending his decision to exclude white students from a “Black Lives Matter” event held at his school.
On February 27th, Oak Park and River Forest High School principal, Nathaniel Rouse, hosted a “Black Lives Matter” event exclusively for black students. The assembly was intended to culminate Black History Month with a discussion on race relations. Approximately 350 black individuals attended the event. When white students attempted to attend the assembly, however, they were denied entry.
Parents who were upset over the school’s decision to exclude non-black students from the event voiced their opinion to the Chicago Tribune. Rouse responded to the concerns of the parents by stating, “First and foremost, this is not meant to give a connotation that we were trying to be exclusive.”
In a statement on the Oak Park and River Forest High School website, the school addressed the controversy: “[S]ome students and parents expressed confusion and concern about the event being for Black students only. Information about the event lacked clarity about this aspect of the conversation, and the high school is committed to improving communications in the future. Further conversations among and across other racial affinity groups shall take place at the high school in the coming months and into next year.”
Rouse defended his decision to keep non-black students from the assembly by referring to the concept of “affinity groups.” According to the school’s statement, “Racial affinity groups are often used in learning communities to help facilitate positive identity exploration and provide people with similar experiences a space in which to pose questions and process topics.”
“According to Principal Rouse, the conversation was an opportunity for students who identify as Black to speak openly, honestly, and productively.”
Rouse told the Chicago Tribune affinity groups are helpful to discussions on race, as he “found it has been far easier for me to talk about my experiences with racism with individuals that look like me.” He added, “I still struggle myself with talking about my experiences with people who don’t look like me.”
Rouse hopes to host similar racial affinity group discussions in the future with different races, saying he believes “the affinity group is the safe way for us to move forward in a safe environment.”
How did the school district, school, and principal determine who is and who is not black?
What is the precise definition of black?
They should organize a “People Headed For Success” event and exclude the black students.
Next thing you know, they’ll be demanding they get their own “Blacks Only” water fountains
Bingo!
I heard they cleared out a large riot last year by shooting job applications into the crowd.
Had it been a white principal excluding blacks from attending a meeting there would be nothing wrong with it, right?
Perfect.
“Racial affinity groups are often used in learning communities to help facilitate positive identity exploration and provide people with similar experiences a space in which to pose questions and process topics.”
To quote from a favorite sci-fi novel of mine: “This is, how do you say, ‘warmed leavings of a male cow’.”
True. It was not a connotation -- it was the real thing. And they didn't just try -- they succeeded.
“Segregation now!”
George Wallace
So this clown is costing taxpayers $170,731 per year (off a few months per year).
He got an undergrad degree in education and a masters degree in education. That’s about the easiest field there is at most colleges.
http://illinois-teachers.findthedata.com/l/123879/Nathaniel-L-Rouse
If my ex could get an undergraduate and masters degree in education from a much more respected university, I believe most anyone could.
All so he could reverse Brown versus Board of Edumacashun.
So the all white "affinity group" will explore it's "positive identity" next week?
The school district and this guy personally should be sued.
Pathetic these do-nothing jobs still exist. Never ending race grievance industry.
“I still struggle myself with talking about my experiences with people who don’t look like me.”
The guy sounds like an out of the closet racist to me — he’s probably very comfortable picking who’s and who’s out.
Black racism is goooood racism; only white racism is bad. Get it!
F***king racist Nazi b@stard! No-good Goebbels-worshipping black Gestapo fascist pig!
Hey, Mister Got-no-principles, take your racist hatred to another continent!
So, what’s supposed to happen to “people who don’t look like me”?
You traitor to everything that Rev. Dr. King stood for!
Because there is nothing at all racist about excluding a group of people because of their color or ethnicity.
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