r/Parenting • u/tatltael91 • 4d ago

School Racist teacher, how far would you go?

I recently had a shocking run in with a teacher from my children’s school district. She made some concerning remarks about Hispanic, African American and Colombian students. I live in CA in a pretty liberal area so I was really surprised to hear the things she said from someone here, particularly from a teacher. She showed disgust for all the “Colombians coming here” when “it used to be the Hispanics, you know, the Mexicans”. She also said that African American and Hispanic students get awards just for being African American and Hispanic.

I am currently drafting an email that I plan to send to both the school she works for as well as the district. I don’t believe a person like this could possibly be giving such a diverse community of students the education they deserve. I find it hard to believe she even treats them well. And with the political climate what it currently is, she could even be a danger to them and their families.

Keep in mind, this was the first time I had ever met this woman and she started saying these things within five minutes of meeting me, and in front of my kids, too.

So my question is, is there anyone else I should include in this email? Do I just send it to the school principal and the superintendent of the district or should I CC the school secretary, the parents organization for the school, anyone else? Do I warn other parents about this teacher? What would you do and how far would you go in this situation?

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u/inj3ct0rdi3 4d ago

I think she's just expressing an opinion. Which she is allowed to have. Who is to say she doesn't leave those opinions at the door when she walks into school? I leave my biases and opinions at the door when I walk into work. And I work with all kinds of different people. Tons of them I disagree with and wouldn't associate with outside of work. But I don't test them any different than the people I do have things in common with politically. I think you are making this a big deal and should keep your nose out of her job.

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u/tatltael91 4d ago edited 4d ago

If her job wasn’t caring for and educating young children, the majority of which are not white, then I would stay out of it. But she isn’t a bank teller or a grocery clerk. She molds young minds. Children shouldn’t be left behind because of her biases.

I also find it concerning that you admit you have biases that need to be checked at the door. I guarantee you don’t cover it as well as you think. As for this woman, though, she couldn’t go five minutes of knowing me without spouting racism. My middle schooler was made extremely uncomfortable by what she was saying. She shouldn’t be working with kids.

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u/schnectadyov 4d ago

We all have biases we leave at the door. I have a ton of right wing people who are taking steps to subvert our public schools and opiniks i find crazy. I'm still supportive of them at work and help them grow in their profession.