A white New York school teacher allegedly accused of putting up a racially offensive image in a classroom claims she was a victim of racial discrimination herself.
In 2019 an image circulated of a collage displayed in a classroom at Roosevelt Middle School in New York that sparked outrage among the community and school district officials.
The photo, part of a larger classroom display of teachers and students, showed a pair of nooses under a caption that said “back to school necklaces,” alongside the words, “Ha Ha,” “#YES” and a smiley face.
The school district blamed an “isolated group of teachers” for the collage and said “appropriate action” had been taken, according to The Daily Beast.
Years after the incident, Nancy Jones Doering filed a lawsuit against the school district, revealing herself as one of the teachers accused.
So, from the article (which is just her side):
She didn’t make it, another teacher did.
When she saw it, she removed it. Later the teacher who made it was called to an HR meeting, and this teacher was there as union rep.
Both got suspended, and she wasn’t able to teach anymore after.
So if what’s she’s saying is true, then yeah, the administration fucked up.
But we won’t know till after this lawsuit unless the administration settles out of court.