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Itseemsthatracialinjusticeissomethingofthepastandthatitnolongerexists
indaytodayinteractionsandlaws.Unfortunately,thisisfarfromthetruth.AnnGriffinis
onesuchexample.Whilehavingaheateddiscussionwithadministration,shesaid,I
hateallblackfolk.Thiscausedtensionamongherandhercolleagues,whichrightfully
leadtoherdismissal.

PeterMelzerV.theBoardofEducationwasalawsuitpertainingtothedismissal
ofMelzerforhisaffiliationwithNAMBLA,orNorthAmericanMan/BoyLoveAssociation.
WhenitbecamepublicknowledgethatMelzerwasapartofthisassociation,therewas
anoutcryfromparents.Theythreatenedtopullouttheirchildrenfromthisschool,ifhe
wasnotdismissed,immediately.LikeAnnGriffin,PeterMelzerlosthistenure.He
attemptedtogainitbackbyclaimingthathisrighttofreedomofspeechhadbeen
terminated.Acourtoflawdeemedthecourseofactionthattheschoolboardfollowed
wasnecessary.Parentswererightfullyconcernedabouttheirchildrenswellbeing.
Melzerwasaselfdescribedpedophile.Evenifhewasnotfoundtodoanythingillegal,
heisnotfittobearoundunderagechildren.

PickeringV.BoardofEducationwasalawsuitbetweenateacher,Pickering,and
theBoardofEducation.Pickeringwasfiredbecausehewrotealettertotheeditorofa
localnewspaper,criticizingtheallotmentofmoneybetweenacademicsandathletics.

Afterbeingdismissed,Pickeringsuedtheschooldistrictforviolatinghisrighttofree
speech.ThecourtagreedonthefactthatPickeringwasvoicinghisopiniononapublic
mannerandthatheshouldnotbepenalizedforit.

Inthecourtcase,GivhanV.WesternLineConsolidatedSchoolDistrict,thecourt
foundinfavorofBessieGivhan.Shewasdismissedforracialcommentsmadetothe
principalofherschool.Becausethiswasaprivateconversation,thecourtsruledthat
firingherwouldviolateherFirstandFourteenthAmendmentrightstofreespeechand
dueprocess.Thecourtfoundthatbecausethecommentwasmadepersontoperson,it
wasnotmeantforthepublictoknow,andthereforeshouldnothavebeenfiredforit.I
disagree.Whenitcomestobeingateacher,anysortofderogatoryorracialslurshould
bepardoned.Ateachersjobistobeopenmindedandcooperatewithparentsand
studentsfromallwalksoflife.

Teachersneedtobeselectedverycarefully.Whenitcomestothewellbeingof
ourfuturegenerations,onecanneverbetoocareful.Childrenaretheeasiesttomold.
Oneoffhandedcommentaboutaparticularraceorreligioncanstickwithachildand
forevermoldtheirviewsonthatparticularsubject.Evenifitisaprivateconversation,
teachersshouldneverbepermittedtogetawaywithpotentiallydiscriminatingor
encouragingdiscriminationfromotherchildren.

References
FindLaw'sUnitedStatesSupremeCourtcaseandopinions.(n.d.).Retrieved
January28,2016,from
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ussupremecourt/439/410.html
FirstAmendmentSchools:TheFiveFreedomsCourtCase.(n.d.).Retrieved
January29,2016,fromhttpFindLaw'sUnitedStatesSecondCircuitcaseand
opinions.(n.d.).RetrievedJanuary29,2016,from
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us2ndcircuit/1484196.html://www.firstamendmentsc
hools.org/freedoms/case.aspx?id=317
FindLaw'sUnitedStatesSecondCircuitcaseandopinions.(n.d.).Retrieved
January29,2016,fromhttp://caselaw.findlaw.com/us2ndcircuit/1484196.html

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