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Texas Teacher Awards 7th Grader "Most Likely To Become A Terrorist" Award - School Suspends Teacher
2017-05-27
The child is probably sweet and loving, so the award was obviously, to the teacher, utterly silly. And so she expected the bright students in her class to understand, instead of noticing that bright early teens are not as a group noted for their social awareness.
[DallasNews] A Houston-area school is apologizing after a seventh-grade student was given an award that named her "most likely to become a terrorist."

The student got the certificate during a mock awards ceremony, which followed the official awards ceremony at Anthony Aguirre Junior High, the school said in a prepared statement.

"As principal, I want to assure all students, parents and community members that these award statements and ideals are NOT representative of the Aguirre Vision Mission, and educational goals for its students," the statement said.

Lizeth Villanueva told that she was given the award Tuesday in her AVID class, an advanced learning program to prepare students for college.

Her mother, Ena Hernandez, was furious and said her daughter was hurt by the award.

"When she first showed me the paper, I'm like, 'What is this?' I read it again, and I'm like, 'What is this?' That's when my daughter told me it was supposed to be a joke," Hernandez told the station. "It doesn't look like a joke to me."

Lizeth said the teacher meant the awards to be funny and gave out others but added that "it might hurt [students'] feelings," the station reported.

"It was not a joke," Lizeth said. "I do not feel comfortable with this. ... I do not feel comfortable being in the same classroom with" the teacher.

The school principal also apologized in person for the mock awards, and the district, Channelview ISD, said the teachers involved have been disciplined. The district did not release the teacher's name, however, Lizeth told the station the teacher was suspended. Her mother said she doesn't think suspension is enough.

"Get fired, at least, or something," she told KHOU-TV.
Posted by:Jealing Graving3415

#2  Clearly, someone domestically constrained.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-05-27 22:48  

#1  The teacher must be a liberal.
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-05-27 06:30