Appearing before the school board, parent Farren Wilkinson related how her child was humiliated and bullied by teacher Tarsha Clarke.
I just want to share light on a situation that happened at Western Rockingham Middle School where a teacher caused some of her students to stand up and apologize to other students based on their inequal opportunities of education.”
So I would like to know how our schools can allow an educator to humiliate, bully and degrade students. This is not a matter of race but a matter of a teacher using fear and the embarrassment of children to satisfy her own personal anger or beliefs.”
Clarke is a sixth grade English Language Arts teacher. Allegedly, she forced white students to stand in front of the class and apologize to minority students for “white privilege.”
The “white privilege” concept is one of the most pernicious and divisive to ever generate out of an increasingly left-leaning academic world. It promotes racial division and flies in the face of the enormous progress made in American society to overcome the past injustices against black Americans.
School principal Stephanie Wray denies the incident occurred. Clarke remains employed by Rockingham County Schools.
In regard to your additional requests, I cannot speak on any individual, however any allegations brought to our attention are investigated thoroughly and proper disciplinary action is taken if needed. Again, I can not speak regarding specific individuals due to personnel law, however the particular incident you asked about was unfounded to happen at our school,”
Superintendent Rodney Shotwell has provided some explanation for the institution of mandatory “equity training” for district personnel. He indicates that the State of North Carolina threatened to withhold federal funding because a disproportionate number of minority students were suspended in a special exceptional children’s program in 2012 and 2013. So the district decided to institute mandatory “equity training.”
The training has prompted protests from some teachers that the training materials focus on white privilege and transgender issues that violate their principles.
The issue has entered the local political realm, as Rockingham County Republican Chairwoman Diane Parnell appeared at the May 8 school board meeting to complain about the training videos and how they have upset teachers.
[She] addressed board members about the training videos used by the district, which allegedly promoted the end to “evilism, racism and heterosexualism.” Heterosexualism is the perspective that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation and homosexuality is abnormal.”
Shotwell has indicated that some adjustments are being made to the training materials, but that the program will move forward.
Some in the community believe the teaching time spent on promoting diversity would be better spent on reading, mathematics, science and history.
Source: American Lens
White privilege is what a lot of blacks are calling what white people accomplish when they refuse to give up and work their asses off for what the get out of life! They should try it!
Fire the teacher. Only actual Hard Work by each individual, no matter their skin color/culture, will bring any kind of “privilege “. White privilege – what a Stupid concept dribbled out by attention seekers
Wrong
No one is forced to do anything! Stop being victimized by the studio people who lack the ability to use good sense and reason. Race is irrelevant !
Stupidity!
My children will never apologize for the color of their skin.
Stupid my kids don’t have to apologize to any body unless THEY do something where they need to do so.
I think there is something wrong there. I think they should show the training film to all the parents.
Don’t do it students!!! This is America. We don’t apologize for being white. It’s who we are!! Screw the school!! Where are the parents here?
What is stupid is the fact that this absolutely did NOT happen. Tarsha is a black teacher in an all white staffed school. She has been going through pure bigotry and hell. She loves everyone of her students and is a favored teacher. An angry child totally made this up! After questioning and investigation, that one child said it happened, while the others said it didnt. The truth is, the black and hispanic children are disregarded and disrespected daily. One teacher wanted to write a Hispanic child up for speaking Spanish. So sad!!!!