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Mysteroo t1_jahthj0 wrote

Reply to comment by 00112358132135 in Springfield Public Schools votes 4-3 to unseat current board vice president by [deleted]

Very weird but feels lowkey harmless

unless there's some implied subtext about 'surrendering to the police' or 'praying', in which case I can definitely see that being concerning

Edit: OHH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOHAMMADKHANI? I thought we were criticizing Rover for directing kids to reflect like that. If you can't tell, I didn't read the article

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00112358132135 t1_jahrlrm wrote

Reply to Springfield Public Schools votes 4-3 to unseat current board vice president by [deleted]

> According to the Springfield News-Leader, during an exercise run by the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Burrell Behavior Health, Marquisa “Keke” Rover, encouraged students to quietly reflect on their experiences with racial trauma by closing their eyes and raising their hands.

>Rover reported to the students that ‘most hands went up’ which Mohammadkhani challenged saying it was only just a part of the room.

Report goes on to say several children felt upset by the challenge.

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MachoRandyManSavage_ t1_jahkmiy wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in School board elections are more important than Presidential elections! by the_honeyman

She went into a seminar on racial trauma that was doing an exercise where students closed their eyes and raised their hand "if they have ever been oppressed". It's important to note they were only encouraged to do this if they felt comfortable doing so.

After the activity, the speaker mentioned that many of the students had shown they had been affected by this. Dr. M, standing in the back, interrupted and said "I only counted 10!" And then stormed out.

Source: this is a primary source account.

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dhrisc t1_jahj1r5 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in School board elections are more important than Presidential elections! by the_honeyman

The speaker was using a rhetorical technique to engage the audience, she interrupted the presentation to make petty comments in response. Everyone knows rhetorical questions and devices are just set ups to make a point, everyone in attendance knew the point the presenter was trying to make, and she chose to disrupt the presentation by being purposefully obtuse and difficult about it. It was all in bad faith and all triggered by her hatred of the sort of topics being discussed at the event. It is disrespectful micromanaging to the fullest extent for a board member to show up to something like this and act this way. Boards should guide and advise diatricts not show up to functions and derail them with petty grievances.

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usedtobepinkie t1_jahfv28 wrote

Reply to comment by SubstantialGrass1158 in Where to bring a dog who has shown signs of aggression by krikkitykrik

I had to do the same thing with my sweet Springer Spaniel after a "friend" traumatized him. We never knew when he would lunge and try to bite someone. It was heartbreaking. I explained the situation to many different people; trainers, rescues, the vet, etc. They all said his behavior was too unpredictable.

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