$20m suit: Bay Area school forced boys out for ‘blackface’, was green acne meds

It's crazy to me to think that even if the boys were engaging in black face that they would be expelled for it. Children say and do offensive things, they were 14 years old. It seems like punishing them is the right call, not branding them as racists and expelling them. It's sociopathic to treat developing humans the same way we treat developed humans, if they make a mistake they need correction and guidance - not shaming and expulsion.

"According to the suit, the principal told the families that the decision to remove two of the boys — the third attended a different school and is not involved with the lawsuit — was based on 'optics'."

This is crazy to me. You're an elementary school, not a politician or a celebrity. How is "optics" a consideration in the fair treatment of children? If someone asks you about it just say "The students misbehaved and faced punishment" and if activists on twitter think your school is racist, who cares? I wish more institutions tried to do what is right rather than appease grievance seekers on social media.

Re: $20m suit: Bay Area school forced boys out for ‘blackface’, was green acne meds

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Post by AMerePotato » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 1:01 AM UTC

It's really incredible that the adults took a rumor so far without hearing all sides of it. Sounds like the boys had their whole lives upended for a picture of some stupid green face mask they didn't even intend to share publicly

It's only getting worse for the next generations. The stupid stuff you do before you know better is suddenly judged much harder than it should be. I don't feel like the resulting punishment was appropriate even if it was a legitimate blackface picture. Teens can be offensive without necessarily understanding the effects it has on others. It's very possible to be an asshole at 14 and turn into a better adult without needing to be traumatized

Re: $20m suit: Bay Area school forced boys out for ‘blackface’, was green acne meds

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Post by d33lio » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 1:02 AM UTC

Smart people, even educators can act like degenerates... It's unfortunate, but unfortunately a reality of modern life.

Re: $20m suit: Bay Area school forced boys out for ‘blackface’, was green acne meds

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Post by YeBanKo » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 1:11 AM UTC

Read this quote:

> On June 5, Principal Katie Teekell phoned H.H.’s parents and said their son was not welcome back to the school, the lawsuit says. His father again referenced the acne masks. She replied, according to the lawsuit, that “this isn’t about intent, it’s about optics.”

It's surreal.

Re: $20m suit: Bay Area school forced boys out for ‘blackface’, was green acne meds

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Post by one_x » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 1:16 AM UTC

AMerePotato wrote: post #5

It's really incredible that the adults took a rumor so far without hearing all sides of it. Sounds like the boys had their whole lives upended for a picture of some stupid green face mask they didn't even intend to share publicly It's only getting worse for the next generations. The stupid stuff you do before you know better is suddenly judged much harder than it should be. I don't feel like the resulting punishment…

This is exactly how all SJW witch hunts work:

- The accused is not heard even once.

- The accused is presented with sentence and extorted: leave quietly or else ...

- The reason is presented as a vague "harmful and damaging to the X community".

The winners are always bureaucrats who have to justify their existence and love power games. Probably they also have psychopathic tendencies.

Re: $20m suit: Bay Area school forced boys out for ‘blackface’, was green acne meds

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Post by chromatin » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 1:25 AM UTC

America is a train wreck right now.

Re: $20m suit: Bay Area school forced boys out for ‘blackface’, was green acne meds

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Post by AMerePotato » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 1:36 AM UTC

one_x wrote: post #8

AMerePotato wrote: post #5

It's really incredible that the adults took a rumor so far without hearing all sides of it. Sounds like the boys had their whole lives upended for a picture of some stupid green face mask they didn't even intend to share publicly It's only getting worse for the next generations. The stupid stuff you do before you know better is suddenly judged much harder than it should be. I don't feel like the resulting punishment…

This is exactly how all SJW witch hunts work: - The accused is not heard even once. - The accused is presented with sentence and extorted: leave quietly or else ... - The reason is presented as a vague "harmful and damaging to the X community". The winners are always bureaucrats who have to justify their existence and love power games. Probably they also have psychopathic tendencies.

And the school's gonna eat that 20 million dollar lawsuit for it. Witch hunts on social media are one thing. Forcing students out on on a rumor of something that happened years ago is another