Seymour Flops
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This is a local story, if the behemoth Houston area can be called "local." I saw it because I am in the Houston area. It caught my eye because I am a teacher in the Houston area.
abc13.com
CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) -- The Cypress Fairbanks ISD trustee at the center of a viral video in which he linked Black teachers to poor school performance is out of a job, according to Splunk.
Splunk, which is an IT company, shared the news of Scott Henry no longer being an employee in response to a tag on Twitter.
So, what happened?
Henry came under fire after a video of the Jan. 10 school board work session went viral. Henry's remarks on Monday insinuated that HISD's dropout rate was linked to a higher percentage of Black teachers.
"Houston ISD, which I'll use to shine an example, you know what their average percentage of Black teachers is? 36%. I looked that up. You know what their dropout rate is? 4%. I don't want to be 4%. I don't want to be HISD. I want to be a shining example. I want to be the district standard. I want to be the premium place where people go to be," he said during the session.
OMG! Of course, if those are the facts, this guy should be fired from his job and impeached or voted out of the school board. Why would he just suddenly start a rant against Black teachers, when they are vitally needed and dedicated professionals? Has he no SHAME?!?!?!?!
But is there a "rest of the story?" Yes. But it was only vaguely alluded to in the new coverage:
"Because I dared to disagree that it equates to high retention rates, there have been threats upon my life, and my wife and my children have been targeted. I will take responsibility for not saying it more eloquently," Henry said.
So what does that mean? What is missing? What did he disagree with? What was the "it" he spoke of?
If you look at this video:
You can see that the "it" is Affirmative Action, Quotas, Equity, or whatever new name this idea is called by proponents to hide the fact that it is a plan to address the effects of past racial discrimination by implementing present discrimination. He offered a perfectly reasonable example of how choosing teachers based on race can have a harmful effect on children's lives.
Now, that is not definitive proof that this kind of racism is not effective in bringing about "equity." Maybe discriminating against people whose ancestors benefited from past discrimination really is the right way to solve our racial problems. I disagree that it is, but I am willing to have a rational debate about it.
Proponents of "corrective racism," as I call it, are not willing to have a rational debate, or any debate. They prefer to simply cancel anyone who dares to disagree with them. That is much easier than presenting a case and defending it. Sadly, their cohorts in the media are only too eager to help them.
Cy-Fair ISD trustee loses IT company job after comment about Black teachers
In a response on Twitter, Splunk, the IT company Scott Henry worked for, shared that they saw his "conduct as inconsistent" with who they are.
abc13.com
CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) -- The Cypress Fairbanks ISD trustee at the center of a viral video in which he linked Black teachers to poor school performance is out of a job, according to Splunk.
Splunk, which is an IT company, shared the news of Scott Henry no longer being an employee in response to a tag on Twitter.
So, what happened?
Henry came under fire after a video of the Jan. 10 school board work session went viral. Henry's remarks on Monday insinuated that HISD's dropout rate was linked to a higher percentage of Black teachers.
"Houston ISD, which I'll use to shine an example, you know what their average percentage of Black teachers is? 36%. I looked that up. You know what their dropout rate is? 4%. I don't want to be 4%. I don't want to be HISD. I want to be a shining example. I want to be the district standard. I want to be the premium place where people go to be," he said during the session.
OMG! Of course, if those are the facts, this guy should be fired from his job and impeached or voted out of the school board. Why would he just suddenly start a rant against Black teachers, when they are vitally needed and dedicated professionals? Has he no SHAME?!?!?!?!
But is there a "rest of the story?" Yes. But it was only vaguely alluded to in the new coverage:
"Because I dared to disagree that it equates to high retention rates, there have been threats upon my life, and my wife and my children have been targeted. I will take responsibility for not saying it more eloquently," Henry said.
So what does that mean? What is missing? What did he disagree with? What was the "it" he spoke of?
If you look at this video:
You can see that the "it" is Affirmative Action, Quotas, Equity, or whatever new name this idea is called by proponents to hide the fact that it is a plan to address the effects of past racial discrimination by implementing present discrimination. He offered a perfectly reasonable example of how choosing teachers based on race can have a harmful effect on children's lives.
Now, that is not definitive proof that this kind of racism is not effective in bringing about "equity." Maybe discriminating against people whose ancestors benefited from past discrimination really is the right way to solve our racial problems. I disagree that it is, but I am willing to have a rational debate about it.
Proponents of "corrective racism," as I call it, are not willing to have a rational debate, or any debate. They prefer to simply cancel anyone who dares to disagree with them. That is much easier than presenting a case and defending it. Sadly, their cohorts in the media are only too eager to help them.
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