Teacher accused of telling black student he might be lynched

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 6:50 am, Thursday, January 11, 2018

MASON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school district has acknowledged that a teacher made a mistake after a black student reported that he was told he might be lynched if he didn't get back to work.

Tanisha Agee-Bell says a white teacher at Mason Middle School made the comment to her 13-year-old son during class in December.

Mason schools spokeswoman Tracey Carson says educators sometimes "mess up." She says the teacher did not mean to offend the student.

The district says in a statement that it has seen an uptick in racially insensitive comments, sometimes arising from "genuine ignorance." Officials have pledged to continue providing cultural sensitivity training.



Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Teacher-accused-of-telling-black-student-he-might-12489975.php

[Cold War Spook]

1. Made a mistake

mess up and genuine ignorance. Are those prerequisites for getting a teaching job there?

[Virtual Burlesque]

2. Let's see, now.

She "didn't mean to offend," teachers sometimes "mess up," and threatening a 13-year-old black student with lynching was the result of "genuine ignorance."

I believe we have a bullshit triple word score, here.

[Zo Zig]

3. The article

States a white teacher made the comment to her son. So, we have parent telling their kid that? That seems to be problematic in my view, beyond teacher student status. Guess I am just old.