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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 04:20 PM Oct 2014

Arizona Teacher Fired for Breaking up Racist Bullying of 4th Grader

25 year veteran Elementary Teacher Pam Aister was fired this week by the Fountain Hills Arizona School District after breaking up an incident of Racial Bullying by Four Students against one other.

“He was called the n-word, ‘monkey’, and ‘coon,’ Aister told KNXV.
Ainster told KTAR-FM that she also said to the group, “If you’re picking on him, you’re picking on me. It’s not five against one, it’s five against two, and there will be no more taunting, teasing or racial names.”

But parents of the alleged offenders claim that Ainster used abusive language telling them to "shut up" and that one had an "ugly face", an allegation that Ainster denies. In the end the School Board, following the recommendation of their attorney, voted to terminate Ainster on the basis of reports from the parents.

Isn't it an interesting world, assuming Ainster's claims are essentially true and even that the counter claims against her are valid, where a pack of bigoted bullies can rely on their parents to protect and escalate their bullying in order to remove a teacher whose primary crime was to stand up against their racist taunting - even if somewhat vehemently - in order to protect and defend a vulnerable child?

How would you hope the teacher of your children would react in this situation?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/02/1333771/-Arizona-Teacher-Fired-for-Breaking-up-Racist-Bullying-of-4th-Grader#

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Arizona Teacher Fired for Breaking up Racist Bullying of 4th Grader (Original Post) Blue_Tires Oct 2014 OP
Apparently Arizona teachers don't have tenure protections bluestateguy Oct 2014 #1
Yes, they do have tenure ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #4
Don't have kids marym625 Oct 2014 #2
I stand with Pam. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #3
Once again ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #5
And naturally, those innocent little bullies would never lie about what the teacher said. freshwest Oct 2014 #6
True ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #7
That bigots heaven05 Oct 2014 #8

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
1. Apparently Arizona teachers don't have tenure protections
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 04:28 PM
Oct 2014

and this example reveals the consequences of that.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
7. True ...
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 01:37 PM
Oct 2014

"How would you like it if someone said you have an ugly face" ... a common teaching practice used with juveniles (of all ages); becomes, the teacher telling one (of the bullies that he/she) had an "ugly face."

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
8. That bigots
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 01:48 PM
Oct 2014

are able to continue their generational bigotry at that age with the acquiescence of parents is reflective the the systemic, institutionalized and culturally driven nature of amerikkkan racism. Until the parent stop infecting their kids with racial hate, incidents like this shall continue to happen. And good teachers such as Ms. Aister shall continue to be the scapegoats of cowards like those on this school board. I applaud that brave teacher.

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