Florida teacher resigns after school district removes his 'age inappropriate' images of MLK and Harriet Tubman

[Lezunto]

Do I really need to explain the racist agenda of the Republican Party? Ever since this anti CRT fervor started, I said they would use it to whitewash black history from American history. Florida has pulled it off with more to come.

If anyone can think of a reason these pictures were "age inappropriate" I'm willing to listen.

Fla. Teacher Resigns After School District Removes His 'Age Inappropriate' Images of Historic Black Americans (msn.com)

Any suitable responses yet?

 

[HomerJS]

Any suitable responses yet?

Not yet. Republicans being totally racist is still #1 answer

 

[Lezunto]

Not yet. Republicans being totally racist is still #1 answer

Thank you for replying.

Does anyone know just how old Florida teacher Michael James' students are? I know he was Special Ed instructor.

Would showing photos of Anne Frank for a history lesson be considered age inappropriate?

The GOP is definitely trying to erase Black History. But in reality, Black History in the U.S., is part of U.S. History. It was just always hidden.

 

[Lezunto]

Michael James, the Florida teacher who resigned, had taught Special Education students for 15 years.

This school year, he was slated to teach a small class of six grade school students who are autistic. According to the Autism Society of the U.S., about 11% of Special Education pupils in the U.S. are autistic. Under the law, they are entitled to a free public school education, the society said.

It was supposed to James first year teaching in Florida and he spent $58 of his own money to decorate his classroom. He simply wanted his young students to see themselves in photos of heroes such as Dr. King, Secretary Colin Powell, Harriet Tubman, Barack Obama and others.

Other than a People magazine story that said his students were going to range in ages from kindergarten to fifth grade, I don't see why anyone would object to these photos unless one thinks the thought of young children glancing at real Black heroes in a classroom setting would be a thing of horror.

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[brandonbull]

Not yet. Republicans being totally racist is still #1 answer

Dang racist Republicans are at it again in Minneapolis.

MSN

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[brandonbull]

Michael James, the Florida teacher who resigned, had taught Special Education students for 15 years.

This school year, he was slated to teach a small class of six grade school students who are autistic. According to the Autism Society of the U.S., about 11% of Special Education pupils in the U.S. are autistic. Under the law, they are entitled to a free public school education, the society said.

It was supposed to James first year teaching in Florida and he spent $58 of his own money to decorate his classroom. He simply wanted his young students to see themselves in photos of heroes such as Dr. King, Secretary Colin Powell, Harriet Tubman, Barack Obama and others.

Other than a People magazine story that said his students were going to range in ages from kindergarten to fifth grade, I don't see why anyone would object to these photos unless one thinks the thought of young children glancing at real Black heroes in a classroom setting would be a thing of horror.

MSN

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Did you read the article? Something was said but the teacher didn't remember race or much else being mentioned. Is there other sources to cite what was actually said?

 

[vi edit]

Florida is 9000 teachers short, can't build houses fast enough and has a whole range of culture wars that were self flamed.

None of this is unintentional. It's all about the grift and burning down of social pillars that help those of the lowest end of prosperity.

Setting public education aflame has been a wet dream of evangelicals and modern day Republicans. Move everything to vouchers to enrich religious schools. Take funding away from public schools. Fuck anyone not white or without means.

 

[Lezunto]

Did you read the article? Something was said but the teacher didn't remember race or much else being mentioned. Is there other sources to cite what was actually said?

BrandonBull,

There were several news stories written. The initial ones were eager to blame racism. I have no doubt this is the underlying reason for the brouhaha.

But this latest one simply added details a lot of folks were not aware of. This is one reason I was trying to find the ages of the teacher's pupils.

Because the teacher is from out of state and he may or may not stay in Florida, this incident will probably fade with more news of Trump, Cheney, DeSantis and others.

 

[brycejones]

Dang racist Republicans are at it again in Minneapolis.

MSN

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Cool start a thread and we can talk about that. Otherwise fuck off with your whataboutism.

 

[Lezunto]

Since BrandonBull's claims originated with an obvious Right-learning online publication called Alpha News, I believe it's only fair that due diligence uncovers who owns it.

Alpha News - Bias and Credibility

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no

mediabiasfactcheck.com

 

[HomerJS]

Dang racist Republicans are at it again in Minneapolis.

MSN

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If you have another reason why pictures of Harriet Tubman and MLK are "age inappropriate", I'm listening.

I suspect you have no reason

 

[Pens1566]

He should have refused to take down and/or put them back up, and then make them fire him. Then pursue legal remedy.

 

[sdifox]

How the fuck is a picture of MLK not age appropriate.

Can't believe we've gotten to the point in the country where a football coach can basically force his team to pray in a massive show on the field, but a teacher can't have a picture of MLK. Seriously what the fuck.

How dare you expose my precious porcelain princess to a picture of a person with dark skin?

 

[nakedfrog]

Since BrandonBull's claims originated with an obvious Right-learning online publication called Alpha News, I believe it's only fair that due diligence uncovers who owns it.

Alpha News - Bias and Credibility

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no

mediabiasfactcheck.com

You're newer here, so in case it hasn't become glaringly obvious, brandonbull never has anything of real value to contribute, other than a demonstration of what the craziest of crazies on the right are like. He will never participate in good faith or admit fault.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

At this point, I've lost some common sense, and certainly much tolerance.

So I support the notion that we should send the Red-State Trumpers to political re-education camps, make them read the books they want to ban, watch TV incessantly with films like "A Raisin In the Sun" and so forth.

Otherwise -- as I've said -- deport the f***ers either to Antarctica (where everything is white in an environment where cold-blooded organisms might thrive), or to their home galaxy -- wherever that may be . . .

 

[Lezunto]

nakedfrog,

I thank you. But I really haven't learned the ins and outs of these forums. I just know that some of the folks on here say some pretty witty stuff.

 

[hal2kilo]

You're newer here, so in case it hasn't become glaringly obvious, brandonbull never has anything of real value to contribute, other than a demonstration of what the craziest of crazies on the right are like. He will never participate in good faith or admit fault.

I think the I function was created for him.

 

[mindless1]

I found a few interesting things in the following linked articles.

1st link, clarifies what really happened.

2nd link, "James describes himself as a Christian and right-to-life conservative ".

3rd link, Michael James is a republican. Ironic topic direction.

‘Inaccuracies’: Florida School Investigates Teacher’s Claims About MLK Poster Being Removed From Classroom

A Florida school district investigation concluded that a teacher's claims about a photo of MLK being removed from his classroom were "inaccurate," according to a district statement.

dailycaller.com

Alabama mayoral candidate calls for public hangings

Michael Ray James, a 59-year-old special education teacher and candidate for mayor of Sylacauga, says something needs to be done about the local drug problem.

www.al.com

2020 Sylacauga, AL Mayor Election Results

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www.bamapolitics.com

Maybe he meant well, but still a nutjob who shouldn't be teaching young children.

 

[HomerJS]

I found a few interesting things in the following linked articles.

1st link, clarifies what really happened.

2nd link, "James describes himself as a Christian and right-to-life conservative ".

3rd link, Michael James is a republican. Ironic topic direction.

‘Inaccuracies’: Florida School Investigates Teacher’s Claims About MLK Poster Being Removed From Classroom

A Florida school district investigation concluded that a teacher's claims about a photo of MLK being removed from his classroom were "inaccurate," according to a district statement.

dailycaller.com

Alabama mayoral candidate calls for public hangings

Michael Ray James, a 59-year-old special education teacher and candidate for mayor of Sylacauga, says something needs to be done about the local drug problem.

www.al.com

2020 Sylacauga, AL Mayor Election Results

2020 Sylacauga, AL Mayor Election results and candidate information for Alabama voters.

www.bamapolitics.com

Maybe he meant well, but still a nutjob who shouldn't be teaching young children.

So I checked out your first post even though it was the Daily Caller(founded by Tucker Carlson) which has an agenda but let's just see what they said...

{The district’s Equal Educational Opportunity Title IX Compliance Office concluded its investigation into the incident on Thursday, stating the photos were removed because the text accompanying them were “too complex” for James’ students. "

Their choice of words was interesting. They didn't say it wasn't true, they said "inaccurate". Not the same thing.

Basically, what they are saying are special needs kids are incapable of learning about MLK. This is a huge dump of horseshit excuse making. It they had a problem with the text they could have requested he adjust the text.

Bottom line they were caught whitewashing history now they are trying to coverup.

I don't need to read any further. Gave it a chance. The rest of the links are sources with an agenda. Let's see if a more neutral source has clarification

Maybe
API
Politico
Reuters
NPR

A source in the middle. Note to the OP next time if you are trying to refute one of my conclusions get a source from someone who's own lawyers in court haven't stated he is a liar.

 

[mindless1]

^ Nope, it might as well have been pictures of the periodic table of elements, is still inappropriate, not the content that is supposed to be on that board to teach basic skills to special ed ASD students that are such a handful that there are only 4-6 of them.

I didn't even need links to point out the obviousness of that. It's WAY beyond the basics they were in that class to learn.

There's no getting past that no matter what Michael James claims, he did not have the correct content up on the board to teach those particular students.

Further, I saw no reports that they confiscated or destroyed them, so he could have still placed them anywhere else in the room. "the posters were left in the classroom for James to use as he so chose." comes from the statement released by the school board.

Are you seriously rejecting direct quotes from the source, if it's posted on a website you don't *like*? Do you have any info at all that suggests James could not have done this while putting the appropriate curriculum on the main board?

He's a nutjob just trying to get attention for himself in a despicable way. If he really believed in helping the kids, the last thing he'd have done is resigned instead of just putting the posters somewhere else in the room and Doing His Job.

 

[blackangst1]

This is so stupid.

 

[Lezunto]

I agree, blackangst,

 

[pmv]

How dare you expose my precious porcelain princess to a picture of a person with dark skin?

Given that the school intake was, according to the stats posted in this thread, only 10% white (and about 85% black), I actually find it very hard to believe any parent of that 10% would take that attitude. it wouldn't really make a lot of sense, when you are sending your child to a school where nearly 9 out of 10 of their classmates would be black.

This seems to be entirely down to the officials from the wider area. Has anyone asked them what they were thinking? It's not as if the pictures were Malcom X, Angela Davis and Heuy P Newton. The selection sounds as moderate and mainstream as one could imagine (possibly too conservative, for my tastes, with Colin Powell in there), so how conservative (or racist?) would one have to be to find them unacceptable?

Do we know for sure if the officials involved were white? If they were themselves black that wouldn't make what they did right or any more rational, but it might imply a different motivation from if they were white (i.e. an excess of timidity or conservatism, rather than blatant racism).

 

[HomerJS]

^ Nope, it might as well have been pictures of the periodic table of elements, is still inappropriate, not the content that is supposed to be on that board to teach basic skills to special ed ASD students that are such a handful that there are only 4-6 of them.

I didn't even need links to point out the obviousness of that. It's WAY beyond the basics they were in that class to learn.

There's no getting past that no matter what Michael James claims, he did not have the correct content up on the board to teach those particular students.

Further, I saw no reports that they confiscated or destroyed them, so he could have still placed them anywhere else in the room. "the posters were left in the classroom for James to use as he so chose." comes from the statement released by the school board.

Are you seriously rejecting direct quotes from the source, if it's posted on a website you don't *like*? Do you have any info at all that suggests James could not have done this while putting the appropriate curriculum on the main board?

He's a nutjob just trying to get attention for himself in a despicable way. If he really believed in helping the kids, the last thing he'd have done is resigned instead of just putting the posters somewhere else in the room and Doing His Job.

Only in the mind of people like you displaying a picture of MLK is damaging to kids

Then again I’m not surprised

All this anti CRT bullshit is behind it yet still no one can name any public school district in the country that teaches it

 

[brycejones]

^ Nope, it might as well have been pictures of the periodic table of elements, is still inappropriate, not the content that is supposed to be on that board to teach basic skills to special ed ASD students that are such a handful that there are only 4-6 of them.

I didn't even need links to point out the obviousness of that. It's WAY beyond the basics they were in that class to learn.

There's no getting past that no matter what Michael James claims, he did not have the correct content up on the board to teach those particular students.

Further, I saw no reports that they confiscated or destroyed them, so he could have still placed them anywhere else in the room. "the posters were left in the classroom for James to use as he so chose." comes from the statement released by the school board.

Are you seriously rejecting direct quotes from the source, if it's posted on a website you don't *like*? Do you have any info at all that suggests James could not have done this while putting the appropriate curriculum on the main board?

He's a nutjob just trying to get attention for himself in a despicable way. If he really believed in helping the kids, the last thing he'd have done is resigned instead of just putting the posters somewhere else in the room and Doing His Job.

Living down to that name again.