Roommate, MI teacher, Birmingham, faces disciplinary action and administrative leave after giving students at Roeper School a worksheet titled “Monkeys, Monkeys and Lemurs: An Introduction to primates”.
As we previously reported, the spreadsheet distributed last week compared former US President Barack Obama to primates. The school released a statement to CNN condemning the actions of the unnamed Biology teacher. “Teachers’ choice to use a curriculum that is racially offensive is disturbing… incongruent with the school’s mission and philosophy,” said Roeper School.
“We sincerely apologize for its use and the harm it has caused,” the statement continued. “Although the teacher accepted responsibility and acknowledged the mistake of improperly checking the source material, we knew that was not enough, and she was placed on administrative leave until further notice. new newspaper.”
CNN also obtained a copy of a letter Principal David Feldman sent home to Roeper’s parents on May 17, sincerely regretting the use of the spreadsheet and the harm it caused. The letter read: “We talk about our commitment to doing the important work of educating ourselves and our communities about diversity, equity, inclusion and equity, but on this occasion , we didn’t live up to our core values.”
It continues, “Our students deserve to learn in an environment that is safe and where they are treated fairly. And our adults must continue to model how to listen when a community member is hurt, apologize when necessary, and take action to make sure it doesn’t happen again. CNN reports that the spreadsheet originated from a Duke University college assignment posted on the anthropology school’s website. Roeper School plans to immediately launch a curriculum and professional development that focuses on racial bias and cultural competence.
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