White Teacher Sues To Use N-Word In Class
A white Chicago public school teacher is suing the Board of Education after he was suspended for using the N-word during a class discussion about racism. Lincoln Brown teaches at Murray Language Academy, where the majority of children are black. He said he used the word during his sixth grade history class after he caught two students passing a note that quoted rap lyrics and included the N-word. “I asked them, what would you feel if I used that word?” he said. “I used the full word, but I didn’t address it to the students. I was very careful about that.” Brown said that the principal – who is black – walked in during the discussion and didn’t seem to mind. But then Brown found out he was suspended five days for violating CPS policy which says that the N-word should never be used in books, movies or any classroom discussions. Brown says if students want to talk about racial issues and slurs, he’d do it again, because that is what educators are supposed to do. Some parents said Brown is a great teacher who did the right thing. Others said he went too far.
A white Chicago public school teacher is suing the Board of Education after he was suspended for using the N-word during a class discussion about racism. Lincoln Brown teaches at Murray Language Academy, where the majority of children are black. He said he used the word during his sixth grade history class after he caught two students passing a note that quoted rap lyrics and included the N-word. “I asked them, what would you feel if I used that word?” he said. “I used the full word, but I didn’t address it to the students. I was very careful about that.” Brown said that the principal – who is black – walked in during the discussion and didn’t seem to mind. But then Brown found out he was suspended five days for violating CPS policy which says that the N-word should never be used in books, movies or any classroom discussions. Brown says if students want to talk about racial issues and slurs, he’d do it again, because that is what educators are supposed to do. Some parents said Brown is a great teacher who did the right thing. Others said he went too far.
