3 L.A. teachers suspended over Black History Month celebration
The white educators allegedly encouraged students to carry pictures of O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul at a parade at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School.
Three teachers at a South Los Angeles elementary school have been suspended for allegedly encouraging students to celebrate O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul during Black History Month, officials said Wednesday.
Children at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School were carrying pictures of the men at a parade Friday on the school playground, said Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Gayle Pollard-Terry.
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She said Supt. Ramon C. Cortines learned about the incident Tuesday and had the teachers, who are white, pulled from their classrooms for the duration of an investigation. The suspension is without pay for the first three days.
"The superintendent believes there are better choices," Pollard-Terry said.
Other students were carrying pictures of President Obama and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The teachers have not been identified and could not be reached for comment.
Pollard-Terry said Simpson, Rodman and RuPaul were included on a list of prominent African Americans approved by the school for study during Black History Month.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/03/local/la-me-teachers4-2010mar04
Do not mock famous black people. What I want to know, is why Tiger Woods picture was not shown?
The white educators allegedly encouraged students to carry pictures of O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul at a parade at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School.
Three teachers at a South Los Angeles elementary school have been suspended for allegedly encouraging students to celebrate O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul during Black History Month, officials said Wednesday.
Children at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School were carrying pictures of the men at a parade Friday on the school playground, said Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Gayle Pollard-Terry.
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She said Supt. Ramon C. Cortines learned about the incident Tuesday and had the teachers, who are white, pulled from their classrooms for the duration of an investigation. The suspension is without pay for the first three days.
"The superintendent believes there are better choices," Pollard-Terry said.
Other students were carrying pictures of President Obama and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The teachers have not been identified and could not be reached for comment.
Pollard-Terry said Simpson, Rodman and RuPaul were included on a list of prominent African Americans approved by the school for study during Black History Month.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/03/local/la-me-teachers4-2010mar04
Do not mock famous black people. What I want to know, is why Tiger Woods picture was not shown?
