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Darla
I call this reverse racism because as we all know from Web and BRavo, the real racism today is racism against whites. So this here story is about racism against blacks - you know, reverse racism. As rare as it for blacks to suffer from racism ever since whitey became the main target of racists everywhere, I still think it's important to point out that reverse racism does still exist, in minute pockets across this great land that has oppressed whitey for so long.
I find the story particularly interesting in light of our board piece of shit racist posting some story about some teacher who allegedly disallowed criticism of the president. And all of our board concern trolls who claim they have the racist piece of shit on IA and that's why they can't go after him the way they go after poet, if only they could, but alas, they just can't...were found on the thread expressing "concern" over this travesty! A travesty!
"A civil rights organization that has been issuing complaints about the Jefferson Parish school system's treatment of black and special education students is adding to its grievances by spotlighting racially incendiary comments posted on the Internet by a school psychologist in Jefferson. The comments under scrutiny appeared on NOLA.com and Twitter.
Eden Heilman, a lawyer with the Southern Poverty Law Center, said the online remarks provide greater evidence of potential racial biases in the way the school system channels students into alternative schools.
The school psychologist, Mark Traina, has worked with alternative schools and in central administration with the process of referring children to those campuses. Traina argued on Monday that his online opinions are well-reasoned and that they do not reflect on the way the school system operates.
"The Southern Poverty Center knows that these allegations are ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE!," Traina wrote in an education forum on NOLA.com last week, using his own name as he criticized the center's earlier allegations. "This is just another way to harass the Jefferson Parish Public School System. One only needs to read the Times Picayune to see who the real trouble makers are. Sadly, it is disproportionately young black males. Everyone knows that our jails throughout the United States are disproportionately filled with black people. Why would the rate be any different in an educational environment?"
He cited what he said are statistics about high incarceration rates among African-Americans and high crime in predominantly black neighborhoods.
"Even one of the best known Civil Rights Activists in America recently indicated (I won't mention any names) that it is MUCH safer to walk through a predominately white neighborhood after dark than in black neighborhood," he wrote.
"I live in Slidell land I MUST admit it is one of the safest places that I have ever lived in the State of Louisiana," he wrote. "All I can say is, 'Thank God for Lake Pontchartrain.'"
His posts on Twitter, also using his real name, are more heated, including a January comment that, "Young Black Thugs who won't follow the law need to be put down not incarcerated. Put down like the Dogs they are!"
In a March comment about an article on a violent incident in New Orleans, he wrote, "Quick someone call David Duke before the NAACP gets here!"
Remarking in March about the Republican presidential primaries, he wrote, "I grew up in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana - I am a Wallace Man at Heart!"
Heilman said the comments bolster the Southern Poverty Law Center's case, providing a rare glimpse into the personal attitude of an official who works with troubled students.
"He has some, my take on it, some pretty clear biases," Heilman said. She said Traina has participated in meetings discussing individual student's cases with the law center.
"It's particularly alarming to have someone who works for the school system in a position of authority be pro-segregation," she said, referring to his remark about George Wallace, segregationist governor of Alabama.
Traina said Monday that he stands by his online commentary and that it doesn't apply to the functioning of the school system.
"I don't represent the Jefferson Parish school system," Traina said. "I represent Mark Traina. I make that very clear in my comments."
He argued some of the law center's allegations against the Jefferson system are unfair.
"Everything I said is fact-based, backed up by data," he said. "I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body. I'm not a racist. I'm a realist."
http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2012/05/civil_rights_group_protests_ra.html
I find the story particularly interesting in light of our board piece of shit racist posting some story about some teacher who allegedly disallowed criticism of the president. And all of our board concern trolls who claim they have the racist piece of shit on IA and that's why they can't go after him the way they go after poet, if only they could, but alas, they just can't...were found on the thread expressing "concern" over this travesty! A travesty!
"A civil rights organization that has been issuing complaints about the Jefferson Parish school system's treatment of black and special education students is adding to its grievances by spotlighting racially incendiary comments posted on the Internet by a school psychologist in Jefferson. The comments under scrutiny appeared on NOLA.com and Twitter.
Eden Heilman, a lawyer with the Southern Poverty Law Center, said the online remarks provide greater evidence of potential racial biases in the way the school system channels students into alternative schools.
The school psychologist, Mark Traina, has worked with alternative schools and in central administration with the process of referring children to those campuses. Traina argued on Monday that his online opinions are well-reasoned and that they do not reflect on the way the school system operates.
"The Southern Poverty Center knows that these allegations are ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE!," Traina wrote in an education forum on NOLA.com last week, using his own name as he criticized the center's earlier allegations. "This is just another way to harass the Jefferson Parish Public School System. One only needs to read the Times Picayune to see who the real trouble makers are. Sadly, it is disproportionately young black males. Everyone knows that our jails throughout the United States are disproportionately filled with black people. Why would the rate be any different in an educational environment?"
He cited what he said are statistics about high incarceration rates among African-Americans and high crime in predominantly black neighborhoods.
"Even one of the best known Civil Rights Activists in America recently indicated (I won't mention any names) that it is MUCH safer to walk through a predominately white neighborhood after dark than in black neighborhood," he wrote.
"I live in Slidell land I MUST admit it is one of the safest places that I have ever lived in the State of Louisiana," he wrote. "All I can say is, 'Thank God for Lake Pontchartrain.'"
His posts on Twitter, also using his real name, are more heated, including a January comment that, "Young Black Thugs who won't follow the law need to be put down not incarcerated. Put down like the Dogs they are!"
In a March comment about an article on a violent incident in New Orleans, he wrote, "Quick someone call David Duke before the NAACP gets here!"
Remarking in March about the Republican presidential primaries, he wrote, "I grew up in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana - I am a Wallace Man at Heart!"
Heilman said the comments bolster the Southern Poverty Law Center's case, providing a rare glimpse into the personal attitude of an official who works with troubled students.
"He has some, my take on it, some pretty clear biases," Heilman said. She said Traina has participated in meetings discussing individual student's cases with the law center.
"It's particularly alarming to have someone who works for the school system in a position of authority be pro-segregation," she said, referring to his remark about George Wallace, segregationist governor of Alabama.
Traina said Monday that he stands by his online commentary and that it doesn't apply to the functioning of the school system.
"I don't represent the Jefferson Parish school system," Traina said. "I represent Mark Traina. I make that very clear in my comments."
He argued some of the law center's allegations against the Jefferson system are unfair.
"Everything I said is fact-based, backed up by data," he said. "I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body. I'm not a racist. I'm a realist."
http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2012/05/civil_rights_group_protests_ra.html
