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Posted on 08/20/2023 2:42:41 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
A recent decision by Portland’s school board to retain black dance teacher Damon Keller, who repeatedly called in sick to take private dance lessons, has ignited a heated debate about racism and accountability.
Despite clear evidence of misconduct and a history of disciplinary issues, the board members voted 4-3 in favor of keeping Keller at Ockley Green Middle School, citing concerns of racial bias in his scrutiny and dismissal.
Keller’s behavior included repeatedly pretending to be sick to skip work and teach private dance lessons, despite being informed that his contract did not permit him to take time off for this purpose.
He also called in sick after his request for unpaid leave to judge a dance contest was denied, yet he attended the contest and served as a judge.
These actions led to a clash between Keller and school officials, prompting the headteacher and superintendent to move for his termination.
During the board meeting, member Michelle DePass, who is black, openly admitted that she spared Keller from being fired due to his race.
DePass argued that Keller had been excessively scrutinized for eight years and claimed that she had never witnessed a white person facing similar scrutiny and subsequent dismissal.
However, this justification drew criticism from fellow board member Andrew Scott, who called the comments “extraordinarily troubling” and suggested that they could lead to a future lawsuit.
Keller is regarded as a talented dance teacher, and some of his former students have gone on to work with prominent artists such as Justin Bieber and Rihanna.
However, the decision to retain Keller provoked mixed reactions among students and parents.
Some students organized a walkout to protest the potential dismissal of one of the few black educators at the school and accused the plans to fire him of being racially motivated.
They argued that Keller served as a rare African-American male role model in their predominantly white community.
These sentiments were echoed by some parents during the public hearing, who expressed concerns about the impact on black students despite the teacher’s disciplinary record.
The controversy surrounding the decision highlighted the racial tensions and ideological climate in Portland, known for its progressive stance on issues such as race and gender identity.
Several social media users shared their thoughts on the incident.
One Twitter user wrote, “Maybe it will take a few lawsuits and a few million $$ in jury verdicts for the victims of this teacher, for the school board to fire him.”
Another user added, “It is completely insane that this teacher still has his job. You can’t just lie about working a second job when you work in public service! That’s not even vaguely acceptable!”
This is absolute racism by the Board. All members who voted to retain the teacher should either resign or be fired immediately!
Portland is almost cause. Moved from there to a conservative place in Montana just over a year ago and couldn’t be more happy.
*a lost cause
-PJ
He IS a black role model.
Of course the blacks aren’t embarrassed by it.
Portland leftists supporting another scam.
Yet another example of democrat party racism.
Portland leftists supporting another scam.
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Did you misspell scum?
heated debate? no there is none, fire his a##. We have been long programmed to not get them upset so they now do what they want or the big mouths come out and the burning and looting begin.
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Preferred treatment is the opposite of equal treatment.
Learn to cower!
We Whites must learn to embrace our second-class status and get out there and pick the cotton!
But, yes, they do need to make their voices heard.
How many teacher call in sick for varied reasons but not for being sick. I’d say tons of examples. Do they all get fired? I’m guessing not. I honestly was thinking it was a bigger conduct problem.
The hard bigotry of lowering standards for certain races.
Yikes!
I saw a car yesterday with the old “Keep Portland Weird” bumper sticker. The leftists sure accomplished that goal.
I figured all those bumper stickers had long been scraped off.
Places everywhere are scared to death of firing blacks. That is why the company I worked for had a “diversity manager”, and why they would only hire blacks as temps until they had shown what kind of worker they were. Too many judges willing to believe the only reason for firing them is because they are black. That’s stupid. If that were the case, why would they have been hired in the first place?
They might tell a person they don't but when they are in a room with more than 25% black they will support the black agenda wholeheartedly. They will turn on a white faster than a speeding bullet. The very few that make their voices heard are called pariahs by both blacks and wiggers.
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