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Some of the comments posted are just plain ridiculous. One poster commented on how his gf straightens her hair a few times a week, and he was never under the impression she was trying to be white. Ummm no..that is not the point Muende (the childs father in the article) was trying to make. He's trying to let his daughter know that she is beautiful naturally the way she is. By her being the only AA person in the classroom, he doesn't want her to have to feel like she needs to straighten her hair to fit in..*sigh* some ppl
 
Sounds to me with all that we have going on in these schools, minorities simply arent wanted in these public schools.

This situation is outrageous.
 
I totally agree with you both. I'm just thinking out of all the lotions and body mists/splashes young girls are wearing now, the teacher is allergic to a light scent in the AA girl's hair? I just don't understand.
 
blue_flower said:
Was the teacher's face buried in the girl's afro? That's crazy! I would definetly be pissed off!
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Excatly! That's what I don't get?! Unless the girl's hair was all up in the teacher's personal space, how was the scent potent enough to result in her being removed from the class?
 
This sounds like the same case where the girl was wearing ORS? Or is this another incident? THis is ridiculous... but definitely reminds me of when I was young and kids would say that my hair smelled 'different' (I went to an all white school and it smelled like hair moisturizer, I remember what we used... I bathed regularly don't get it twisted) ...

ugh.

The trauma inflicted on this poor girl and all children of color in our schools is horrendous. Taking the child out of class? SEriously? It makes me fear for my future children.... scary.
 
Nasdaq_Diva said:
Some of the comments posted are just plain ridiculous. One poster commented on how his gf straightens her hair a few times a week, and he was never under the impression she was trying to be white. Ummm no..that is not the point Muende (the childs father in the article) was trying to make. He's trying to let his daughter know that she is beautiful naturally the way she is. By her being the only AA person in the classroom, he doesn't want her to have to feel like she needs to straighten her hair to fit in..*sigh* some ppl
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Wow just wow.
One of then said to just shampoo and rinse. :wallbash:

It's obvious the comments are coming from those who have no idea about the maintenance of black hair.
 
tamz412 said:
This sounds like the same case where the girl was wearing ORS? Or is this another incident? THis is ridiculous... but definitely reminds me of when I was young and kids would say that my hair smelled 'different' (I went to an all white school and it smelled like hair moisturizer, I remember what we used... I bathed regularly don't get it twisted) ...

ugh.

The trauma inflicted on this poor girl and all children of color in our schools is horrendous. Taking the child out of class? SEriously? It makes me fear for my future children.... scary.
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It's that one. I just saw the article today. Your hair smelled different? Oh, you mean because it didn't smell like their Pantene?!? SMH
 
chasturner84 said:
There was a blog that posted this article first and the title was what you see in the subject line. The article has been renamed but here it is:

Black Child Removed From School, White Teacher Allergic to Afro

Thoughts?
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Talk about irony!!! LMAO

A white teacher "allergic" to a black child's hair in a school named after freaking Thurgood Marshall! Yeah, he's the dude from Brown vs the Board of Education. It could only be funnier if the school was Malcolm X/MLK Jr High! CTFU

How on earth is a black kid the minority at a school named after one of the most famous blacks to have ever lived??? You would think the white teacher and kids would rather leave and go to a school named after Dubya.

This is insane! This whole story sounds whack.

Basically, the father concedes that it must be the Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Moisturizing Hair Lotion that is causing the problem.

I have never heard of anyone being so allergic to a product on another person's head, where the person in question had to be physically removed. The teacher should never come in physical contact with the girl's hair, so are the fumes from the kid's scalp too much for her????

How does this teacher leave her/his house if they are that allergic to certain products?

This seems like a big crock of horse $&^#.

Thurgood is probably rolling in his grave wishing he could handle this case himself.

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Benadryl, Claritin, Zyrtec, Allerga...the list goes on and on.

Take some allergy medication and suck it up.
 
It's possible the scent bothered her, in which case, it's a no brainer that the teacher was either to stupid or blantantly decided not to do the kind thing and send a note home with the child or call the parents and explain her problem. :ohwell:

My guess is, it wasn't the scent that bothered her.
 
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Xerxes said:
Talk about irony!!! LMAO

A white teacher "allergic" to a black child's hair in a school named after freaking Thurgood Marshall! Yeah, he's the dude from Brown vs the Board of Education. It could only be funnier if the school was Malcolm X/MLK Jr High! CTFU

How on earth is a black kid the minority at a school named after one of the most famous blacks to have ever lived??? You would think the white teacher and kids would rather leave and go to a school named after Dubya.

This is insane! This whole story sounds whack.

Basically, the father concedes that it must be the Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Moisturizing Hair Lotion that is causing the problem.

I have never heard of anyone being so allergic to a product on another person's head, where the person in question had to be physically removed. The teacher should never come in physical contact with the girl's hair, so are the fumes from the kid's scalp too much for her????

How does this teacher leave her/his house if they are that allergic to certain products?

This seems like a big crock of horse $&^#.

Thurgood is probably rolling in his grave wishing he could handle this case himself.

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Speak the truth girl, speak the truth! You are on point with this post!
 
I'm not sure how I feel about this story. The article raised more questions than answers for me. Was it the first time that the child wore ORS in her hair? Did the teacher previously tell the child's parents or her supervisors about this specific issue?

Regardless, I do think that the little girl should never have been singled out and put in the hallway. Who was watching her then? I also don't know if the teacher was really allergic or just didn't like the scent. It would seem that if she was getting sick that she would excuse herself instead to get to the nurse and away from the room vs taking the time to figure out the 'offender.'
 
organic olive oil moisturizing root stimulater what ever it is, i use it, does not have a powerfule smell at all... even if her hair was dripping with the stuff, the teacher would have to be extremely close to the child to be affected. and simply, if it were only that, like lets say a child had some overpowering smell of carols daughter on the head, and its making her sneeze. how hard is it to send a note, make a phone call what ever and say what you need to say in the way you need to say it so that the product may change... " Mr. and Mrs. So&so, I am highly allergic to many things and the hair products used on DD hair is causing me to sneeze uncontrollably while tring to provide one on one help with her. IS there a comprable product with less fragrence or fragrance free that can be used. I understand this is my condition and would be happy to purchase it..." If i were the parent i would be so understanding, and would have no desire to call my lawyer
 
Poor reporting will always keep the flames burning ...

There is a lot of hearsay and half-stories about this particular story. The child's father is even a reporter himself apparently an outspoken one in the Seattle area. If he has to get to the point of getting a lawyer, it's evident he's not able to come to terms with the school. Since everyone's lawyered up and not talking directly to one another, this story will continue to evoke unanswered questions. As a parent, I'd want to know what this teacher allegedly is allergic to and is she taking medications or doing anything about her allergies. Why is the onus on the parent or child for someone's allergies?? Even if there (reportedly) was a note sent out to parents by the teacher about this teacher's allergies, there are so many types of allergies and allergic reactions, was she specific in her letter?

Even if another teacher had asked to put the child in her classroom, how would anyone think that child would feel? Removal from classrooms -- for any reason - does have a psychological affect on a child. But the odds of the only black child in a classroom using hair products that the teacher is allergic to is suspect, at best. So, white kids don't use hair products??

With all the talk about the adults, with the exception of the father, everyone else (I don't mean here on LHCF) seems to be forgetting about the effect this would have on this 8-year-old black girl ---who is NOT in class, learning, simply because her hair made her teacher sneeze... **sigh***
 
That teacher is full of it. I have that exact product in my hair right now for a braid-out, I put it in last night and you cannot even smell it today. She's allergic to melanin and kinks.

2010 yall, 2010:nono:
 
No matter what the details of the situation, I can't see any reason why the first step wouldn't be talking to the parents.

Would be willing to give the teacher the benefit of the doubt if she hadn't put the child in the @#$% hallway!
 
And this is why I hate Seattle. For us to be such a liberal city there are a lot of close minded people here. I call BS on the teacher. As for the comments on the article, it just proves my point that Seattle is not as tolerant as people make it seem. It's stories like this that make me want to hurry up and get out of here.

I was also the black person in the class and had to deal with ignorant comments from classmates. The teacher had no right to remove the child from class. I doubt that was the first time she wore ORS.
 
I'm a teacher, a mommy and I have allergies. I still don't get it. I'm not sure how sensitive she is but no one near her can have on anything scented? If a kid sprays something then walks past me, it gets me going or sprays something while I'm in the vicinity and it's in the air. But for the life of me I can't figure our how she got that close to her to actually smell her products. Was her hair wet? I also work with middle and highschool students, we are not as hands on as Elementary teachers... I'm still confuddled. she could have opened a window, called home, sent a note anything but putting her in the hallway? Around these parts that alone is a violation v'cause she's not supervised. I'm sure she feels alienated and will never forget this teacher, and not in a good way.
 
I tell you what, there would have "communication" aplenty if this were my child. The day my child says some mess like this happened to her Id be mobilizing. When the school doors opened the next day me, DH, and our atty would ALL be there and not budge till we had communicated but good.
 
Is this the same story?


Video HERE.

If so-- I still feel that the entire thing was out of line.. however the little girls style of choice had nothing to do with it..
 
wow ... this is ridiculous!

After reading this I automatically thought about that other story about a teacher (I think in Florida) who literally took some scissors and cut off a little black girl's braid b/c she was tired of her playing in her hair or something like that ..the audacity!

I don't understand why the teacher didn’t remove HERSELF if her reaction was THAT bad .. I mean if she was interacting one on one w/ the girl and noticed that every time she was with her she would sneeze & tear up -but not with the other kids -she should have sucked it up and dealt with it later by communicating with the PARENTS!

I mean was she hyperventilating?...was her throat closing up?....I don't think so!! :rolleyes: and even if she was, SHE would be the one to leave and get some medical help-c'mon!

Why single the child out like that and force her to go into the hallway? .. I can only imagine the child being confused & traumatized ...she's only 8 yrs old ... imagine the other kids snickering & commenting on it! ... who knows if the teacher broadcasted to the whole class that the little black girl was the culprit (I hope she didn't) ..

Either way the kids would be smart enough put 2 + 2 together: "Ms. So & So was sneezing like crazy and after she told the black girl to leave, she was OK" ... those kids probably thought the little black girl was dirty or something! .. it's bad enough she's the only black child in the class...now THIS!!

ughhh .. so upset...I feel for that little girl .. and now that this has gone to the courts and gotten so much media attention, she may be scarred for life :nono:
 
It seems that since Arizona started 'acting up', a few other places are getting 'itchy' around anything melanin! .................Coinkydinky???????
 
What the flocka? This absolute madness!! Even if the teacher had allergies to said product, there are better ways of handling it than singling out the child and kicking her out of class. The irony of this all happening at Thurgood Marshall Elementary :nono::nono: Uh uh...I'd sue!
 
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