He got switched out of the class the next day but the nickname stuck for four years-kids are fucking brutal. Man, I never forgot that day and felt so bad for him. He was the only Muslim kid in our whole grade (and maybe in the whole school?) and he was seriously humiliated by a teacher on his first day of high school. This was at a private Catholic school that was very selective (you had to take an entrance exam, then do an interview with the principal and other teachers, and strong preference was given to kids who belonged to the Catholic Church). half of the class starts laughing hysterically and the Muslim kid freaks out again, he starts dropping the f-word and calling the teacher a racist bitch and storms out of the class.Īgain, this was our first day of high school. She shows a clip of a half naked Indian beggar wearing a turban and acting like a slave to a bunch of white British soldiers. until the teacher turned on the projector to show everyone what “gunga din” was to prove it wasn’t racist. This was like just before everyone started having smartphones and people didn’t record everything.Īnyways, the teacher tried to defend herself saying it was a joke and not a racist word.
I imagine that may play a large role in the district taking responsibility for Reed’s actions.Ĭomadres, I’ll be following this story to see how exactly the teacher’s union defends Candice Reed’s actions.Dude, on my first day of high school, in my first class, my science teacher was reading roll call for the first time and when she got to this Muslim kid’s name in our class she struggled to pronounce it, didn’t ask ask him if she pronounced it correctly, then called him “gunga din.” Only reason I even remember this is because the kid rightfully got super pissed because he thought she called him some racist shit, and because that racist nickname sadly stuck with the kids. She was allowed to continue her culturally appropriate math lessons for several years without being held accountable. Reed’s prior offensive demonstrations and they never addressed it. I suspect the school district will be an issue because past administrators were aware of Ms.
While most school districts did away with rubber rooms in 2015, they still hold teachers on administrative paid leave instead of firing them immediately. Some would be held in the room for weeks, months, and even years. Teachers had to report to district headquarters every day and stay in these rooms until the end of the school day. These rooms were somewhat the equivalent of detention for students. I’m sure we all remember the notorious “rubber rooms” they used to hold teachers in while investigating and firing them. Actually, it’s a problem we have nationwide. This is all part of a bigger problem in California. What difference would it have made if Candice Reed was fired back in August versus this month if an appeal was made on her behalf either way? It’s not acceptable to allow such an extended paid leave period if the teachers association is going to appeal on your behalf anyway when you’re terminated. There should be a way to address issues like this, where the CTA can’t get involved. Even teachers under investigation for sexual allegations have stayed on paid leave for months and sometimes years. It may shock you to learn that Candice Reed was on administrative paid leave for so many months, but here in California, it’s extremely difficult to terminate a teacher. Let that sink in it has taken 6 long months to address this issue even though several California assembly members from the region held a special board meeting about the issue and its effects on the community. She’s been on extended paid leave since then. If you recall, a video of Candice Reed mocking Native Americans was posted on TikTok last August. Apparently, the California Teachers Association does not believe deplorable culture appropriation is a fireable offense. However, one day later on February 4th, the CTA filed an appeal on her behalf.
We all remember Candice Reed, the tomahawk toting math teacher from Riverside Unified School District, right? Well, she was finally fired from her teaching position a couple of weeks ago on February 3rd.
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