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Yessica Velasquez

Edu 210-1001
September 7, 2018

Teachers’ Rights and Responsibilities


This is a case regarding a white female teacher named Ann Griffin who was dismissed

from her place of work as a high school general education teacher. She was dismissed for stating

that she “hated all black folks”. Ann Griffin works in a predominantly black high school who as

well has two main administrators who are as well African American. Her statement caused a very

negative feedback with all her colleague and the principal recommended her dismissal to be

based on concerns regarding her ability to treat students fairly and judgement as a teacher.

In an article in posting in 2014 “Ohio Teacher loses job for Racist Comment By Micheal

Clark” A local teacher from Ohio was dismissed for making a racial remark. This Ohio teacher is

also being under investigation for not only making a racial remark but as well as other various

scenarios that caused a question of his judgement as a teacher. His suspension can lead up to a

day up to prohibiting him from teaching in the state of Ohio. When reading all the varies

different remarks there was different encounters that took place that does make you question this

teacher as being professional and able to teach. I would agree to suspend this teacher for the

concerns of his ability to teach and judgement as a teacher.

In a second article posting by Cps Did Not Violate Rights Of Teacher Disciplined For

Using Racial Slur: Ruling Juan Jr. According to the legal filing CPS. A teacher named Lincoln

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brown filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal. Brown was suspended for using a racial slur

while attempting to teach his student why such language is inappropriate. He said “why black

can call each other the ’N-word’ and not get mad, but when whites like him do it, blacks get

angry.” Brown also asked students if they ever thought about why blacks are killed in movies

first. The court rules that his comment was “verbally abusive language to be used infant of

students”. In overall, Brown was let to teach back for the court states “Brown was speaking on a

sensitive topic and a social important issue, but did not trample on his First Amendment right”.

In a New York Times article by Brett Pulley. “A Reverse Discrimination Suit Upends Two

Teachers' Lives”This article talks about how two teachers were discriminated and basically judge

on basically their race. You have a white and black teacher. Who each were told they were hired

for the color of their skin and one who was as well told she was fired for the color of her skin.

This is very important to take in because it has a lot to do with how the board and the school

districts themselves see teachers and how culture has a lot to do with what will determine a

teacher to be fit or not. This article has a lot to do with the district court ant how they were as a

the main law discriminating.

In a Supreme Court case that Upholds Verdict in Favor of Teacher Fired For Racial Joke. In

an article written by Gary Ridley in 2016. A teacher named Hecht was pulled in favored when he

was fried for making a racial joke. The jury ruled decision in favor of the teacher who say it was

appropriate. The school states that “It establishes a principle that all racial discrimination is

against the law”. Hecht is a white man who was fired after he told a white women who worked in

the schools library that white tables were better that brown tables and that brown table could be

burn. Hecht admitted to stating the statements and said it was meant to imply that white people

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were better than brown people. Hectch says is was fired because of his race after he heard black

employees make similar jokes without reprimand. I find myself in favor of Hectch for his

dismissal was not fair. If the jokes were made by all coworkers of all race and the same

punishments were not taken place. It does leave Hectch himself being discriminated for his race.

He should have not been dismissed unless it was an encounter with a student that lead to believe

any judgement with his teaching and his involvement with his students.

In a second article posting by Cps Did Not Violate Rights Of Teacher Disciplined For

Using Racial Slur: Ruling Juan, Jr. According to the legal filing CPS. A teacher named Lincoln

brown filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal. Brown was suspended for using a racial slur

while attempting to teach his student why such language is inappropriate. He said “why black

can call each other the ’N-word’ and not get mad, but when whites like him do it, blacks get

angry.” Brown also asked students if they ever thought about why blacks are killed in movies

first. The court rules that his comment was “verbally abusive language to be used infant of

students”. In overall, Brown was let to teach back for the court states “Brown was speaking on a

sensitive topic and a social important issue, but did not trample on his First Amendment right”. I

agree with the decision made a Brown was not trying to advocate anything discriminating. I

believe he could have restated his questions and example a bit more. This would have help the

area of him seemly attacking a certain race.

In conclusion, I believe that in the case regarding Ann Griffen who was dismissed for

making a comment stating that she hated all black folks. I believe that this teacher should have

not been dismissed fully. I believe that a teacher should have multiple evidence that will

advocate that they are ineligible to teach. Ann could have maybe been suspended for a couple of

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days. Being that she teaches her lesson that she should be careful of what she says being that she

does teach at a predominantly black school. I also believe that the administrators being that they

both are African Americans were being very bias and were taking the matter very personal. This

was also was not in favor of Ann Griffen. This by no means had no matter to do with how she

teachers or how she feels about her students. This is why I believe that it was in Ann Griffens

favor not to dismiss her.

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