Comments on: Southern Poverty Law Center Files Complaint Against Escambia Schools

By: Offended parent

Offended parent — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:31:27 +0000

I’m a parent who have taken pride in raising my children to be respectful, but independent; outspoken to express their feelings, thoughts, likes and dislikes. I have four children who have been affected by Escambia County School system. The last but most fatal incident was with a local middle school which stripped my thirteen year old daughter of her captain title and postion on the cheerleader squad. I’m a witness that Escambia County School system is not fair to african american childrend. There are many more horrific stories to be told in Escambia County that have not been voiced. First of all I applaud those who had the courage to make a stand and I encourage others to do so. Until we do the trend will not be broken. I welcome a positive change.

By: callie

callie — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:54:50 +0000

Everyone on here is talking about blacks or not from African. We are not the one who came up with black African America. But you will see it on any job applications or on any thing that has to due with filling out paper work. So do not try to say where not black African america when a injustice has been done or when you all know that racism is still alive all over the world. And why every time a black person do something people put Obama in it leave that man out of this.

By: J

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:41:43 +0000

My son attended Okaloosa country schools last year for 5 months. I believe that there may be something to this case. We moved here from another state with the military. My son has an IEP. My son’s IEP was completely disregarded and before the staff at the school even met him or evaluated him he was placed in a secluded classroom at a school 30 minutes from our home. This practice is against federal law in the IDEA Act 2004. He started to have behaviors, we eventually had to pull him from the school for his own safety. First off, he was forced to wear pants with a belt in 90 degree heat outside, when he was on medication that inhibited his ability to control his body temperature. Then, one afternoon he banged his head 12-14 times against a desk, then complained that he could not see. The teacher told me it was because he had pink eye (diagnosed and treated some time before the incident). I took him to the ER to rule out a seizure and eye injury. I filed a complaint a few months ago. The school district wasn’t very happy, instead of calling me or my husband, they called the AFRC and attempted to use my complaint as means to fire an employee there. They gave out enough information on my complaint for the AFRC to deduce who had filed the state complaint, and I got a phone call. We are attempting to find a lawyer and file a lawsuit against the district for violating my son’s privacy rights. This district is extremely crooked. I have never experienced anything like this before in my life. For a long time I used to think discrimination was something that happened to someone else in 1950s and 1960s, and then it happened to my son. So don’t shrug it off as trumped up charge. FWIW, I’m white, my son is blonde haired, blue eyed, and I’m a conservative.

By: Pete Barrentine

Pete Barrentine — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:29:11 +0000

Regarding Eeyore, from your comment I see you are named appropriately. Of course people say the race card is being pulled, when it actually is pulled. I am in agreement that if everyone were Americans rather than African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, we may not have a dived Country. Racism then may go away. Maybe.

By: Bob hudson

Bob hudson — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:42:16 +0000

I worked in Warri , Nigeria for a while, great people , hard working, and very tough, but they where not fond of African Americans at all.. I ask them, and they where very out spoken about it.

By: joan

joan — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:16:54 +0000

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/26/executive-order-white-house-initiative-educational-excellence-african-am

It sure did not take long for the law suit to come through after dictator obama signed ANOTHER executive order

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:49:14 +0000

REGARDING:
“I do not know anyone who was born in Africa,
so therefore I do not know any African Americans!”

I used to work in Africa, so I know plenty of Africans but none of them came to America, despite desperately wanting to do so.

Anyhoo, a young African-American reporter was speaking to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and asked him , “How do you as an African-American….”

Thurgood interrupted him and said, “I am NOT an African-American. I am a black man.”

People can call themselves whatever pleases them.

David thinking to each his own

By: joe

joe — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:04:17 +0000

I laugh and applaud Mr DHG,
I always read his notations but this time need to reply as well.
if America is the Melting pot, why distinguish americans?
I agree Africa is another place, are they african or american?
this does not happen in other countries, in the UK blacks are not called african britians, or in france african frenchmen. So why the need to do it in America?
This is why racism continues in this country. Blacks continue to feel the need to distinguish themselves from all of us plain old americans.
I do not know anyone who was born in africa,
so therefore I do not know any african americans!
I only know lots of Americans!

By: Pert - mother

Pert - mother — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:37:33 +0000

I agree with Ashley, whose coment on August 7th. Our daughter went to public school for the first 5 years of elementary school. The experiences she had in those years were NOT so good. So instead of sending her to middle school, we sought private schooling. In this school every student was given a hand book and the rules APPLIED to ALL students regardless of your skin color. NO dresses or skirts shorter than 2 inches above the knee, NO plunging neck lines, BELTS to be worn with ALL pants at WAIST- not down on the fanny where underwear showed, and NO flip-flops, only sandles, shoes or sneakers. You know WHAT? There wasn’t any problem with the dress code, if you didn’t abide by the rules you were sent home! AND your parents KNEW this! Also the girls WEREN’T poured into their clothing, hanging our the tops or bottoms. We also sent our other children to this school. I have to tell you, OUR kids learned at any early age to RESPECT their elders, abide by the rules, and love others as GOD INTENDED!!! We’re a close family and my husband & I are very PROUD of our children! I highly recommend private education if One can afford it. We did without a lot of luxury items in order for out children to have the education they received. They’ve told us how much they appreciate the sacrifices we made. AND they have friends of other color – black, yellow, red, and white!!!

By: Harsh? I think not!

Harsh? I think not! — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:25:17 +0000

Harsher punishment for “african-american” kids? Really? The fact is that there are harsher punishments for repeat offenders…..a kid that does the same stuff over and over isn’t going to get a little slap on the wrist like the other kid who messes up once in a blue moon…come on people…get a grip…Racism is alive in the country…but its reversed!