State ousts assistant secretary for Native American education

[Disir]

The state’s assistant secretary for Native American education is claiming she was unfairly forced out of the New Mexico Public Education Department earlier this month.

In a two-page letter sent this week to the state’s tribal elders, Latifah Phillips said she “was approached with a termination letter with no explanation or any known documented reasoning, and then presented with the opportunity to resign.”

Phillips, a former official in the Santa Fe school district, chose to be fired. She described her decision as “a small act of protest to the unfairness of this action.”


A spokeswoman for the Public Education Department did not respond to requests for comment on Phillips’ firing. Attempts to speak to Phillips about her letter also were unsuccessful.

The department’s website still lists Phillips as the assistant secretary for Native American education. It also lists her as a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation.
State ousts assistant secretary for Native American education

If they cannot produce a good reason, I can see this blowing up in their faces.

 

[Two Thumbs]

don't need a reason to fire anyone.

this is someone crying 'I'm a victim!!"

 

[Disir]

Walking in and telling someone to resign that is a a member of a tribe, and without explanation, at a time when communication is clearly deteriorating is never good. Ever.

 

[Erinwltr]

"New Mexico is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, and Native Americans make up roughly 10 percent of the population. Manifest Destiny is viewed through a lens of conquest and a resulting cascade of federal and state laws, regulations and education policies, including the forced removal of generations of indigenous youth to boarding schools."

That's what MD was and is.

 

[Meathead]

Hopefully Pocahontas will need a job soon. Sounds ideal!

 

[Disir]

"New Mexico is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, and Native Americans make up roughly 10 percent of the population. Manifest Destiny is viewed through a lens of conquest and a resulting cascade of federal and state laws, regulations and education policies, including the forced removal of generations of indigenous youth to boarding schools."

That's what MD was and is.

Yep and these are 22 sovereign nations.

 

[Erinwltr]

"New Mexico is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, and Native Americans make up roughly 10 percent of the population. Manifest Destiny is viewed through a lens of conquest and a resulting cascade of federal and state laws, regulations and education policies, including the forced removal of generations of indigenous youth to boarding schools."

That's what MD was and is.

Yep and these are 22 sovereign nations.

I see the snarky Pocahontas and victim comments have already started. If they had bothered to read your link, they might have gained a little bit of knowledge about their own country, USA. Thank you for your post, Disir!