The Root; Published By Kalyn Womack
A 15-year-old student was suspended for recording a video of her teacher using racial slurs circulated social media, according to The Washington Post. The student’s mother criticized the district for punishing her daughter for exposing the teacher’s alleged misconduct.
Mary Walton, a Glendale High School sophomore, recorded her Geometry teacher while he was in debate with his students about the n-word last Thursday. Why was a math teacher doing a side lesson on the n-word? Your guess is as good as mine. “When a Black person is using it towards another Black person, how is it not still a derogatory word?” he asked in the video.
A student then clapped back at him, warning if he wanted to keep his job he should stop saying it. The teacher then responded, “I am not calling anyone a n—-er. I can say the word.” His eyes then pivot to Miss Walton whom he orders to stop recording. When she refused, he sent her to the principal’s office where she received a three-day suspension. Read more
