• Neuromancer@lemm.eeOPM
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    6 months ago

    Actually read the context of how and why he said it. It’s absurd he was suspended. This is gong to cost the school a lot of money.

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      6 months ago

      “illegal aliens who need green cards”

      That’s not a clarifying question, it’s a politically loaded statement. That’s why the headline only says “suspended for saying illegal alien” and not the whole context because it sounds better that way.

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        6 months ago

        Based on the statement from the teacher and the student. I see nothing political about his statement. It was a clarifying question and the legal term is illegal alien.

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          the legal term is illegal alien

          Sure, but not “illegal alien who needs a green card,” which is needlessly inflammatory.

          If a kid raises a hand in class and asks if a historical figure is 7-11 brown or 9/11 brown, it’s certainly a clarifying question asking if the person in question is Indian or middle eastern, but it’s also incredibly uncalled for and they should be punished.

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            In context of the question. I don’t see an issue. Illegal aliens lack green cards. The kid was asking a clarifying statement.