Race Card....(ho hum)
Yes GN85, thats was exactly what was I saying.
Sometime it is hard (note hard) not impossible for damn near anyone who is of color to view things as strictly and in an objective manner. I love it when people say "well the world is racist, BUT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT ISN'T, deal with it." we have been, for an extremely long time. We are suspicious, you would be too, if you've lied to over and over again.
So the first thought that comes to our mind, is that yes, yet another incident, in which we should look at it as just that, that this child was out of control, that she needed to be handcuffed, that she needed an extreme version of a time out.
I'm sorry but the teachers in this scenario failed.
Many of us have no choice but to play Monday morning quarterback......
That's the hat that we have to put on. Besides many others.
Yet, one sentence that has yet to come out of anyone's mouth is this?
What if this was your kid?
I have yet to hear: "I agree and if it was my child I would agree with their decision to call the police?"
Why?
Because as long as its someone else's child, then its understandable? Right?
Easy to explain, to call out the flaws, the differences in what has happened.
To explain why it happened, and why we should see the benefit in "protection?"
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Better yet let me paint a scenario for you...one that Ive lived out quite a few times in the classroom myself.
Your child is acting up, acting out, acting a fool whatever.
You get a call, you're on the second shift at your job....you cannot leave, the school is approximately 30-45 minutes away.
You tell the school you cannot leave.
Then after your day of work, you go to the school as usual to pick up your child.
Guess what, your kid is at a police station.
Handcuffed.
For acting out.
Not for pulling a gun, not for stabbing another kid.
But for throwing a 5year old temper tantrum.
But, you'll walk in and say what?
I understand, and the school did what was right?
But let then again, you have raised your children to absolutely, positively, never to behave that way with no exceptions.
Right?
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Show some balls, put your own children in the mix.
And see if you disagree or agree then
And please, God please, don't make the mistake of saying that YOU know your child would NEVER act that way?
Then state whether you do or don't?
And don't lie either for the sake of "winning" this argument.
I stated my case and thats my bond.
And John?
I'm anything but sensitive.
Thanks
Steve(Consistently playing the race card as a sensitive black male teacher who is also a father.) Chambers
Still lots of reasons to disagree.