Thole did apologize to her class, which is majority white, and said her intentions were not harmful. The district has not said if Thole will be disciplined. She will be receiving additional training, according to WLWT.
– Classroom Controversy –
School leaders call it a mistake … but the boy’s mother isn’t so sure. http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Ohio-school-district-admits-teacher–468782243.html …Ohio teacher under fire for making lynching comment to black student
The district calls it a mistake; the boy’s mother says the teacher should be removed from class.
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Agee-Bell said she is not happy with the district’s response. Despite his courage, Nathan has been disciplined by being removed from the teacher’s class and away from his friends.
“I want the district to take ownership of this and to work to make the environment better for all students,” the boy’s mother told WXIX. “They said they want to have a safe nurturing environment for all students. My son doesn’t feel safe and that’s not OK.”
The Mason School District admitted it has seen an uptick in the number of racial and culturally insensitive comments in its schools and community.
“Sometimes these are said out of genuine ignorance. For example, some students contend that they are not being offensive if they say n***a vs. the n-word. As a district, we want to be very clear. We are not OK normalizing racial slurs. Anyone who does so faces disciplinary action,” said the district.
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