Teacher Suspended for ‘Go Back to Mexico’ Comment: MyFoxDFW.com
Last week I expressed outrage over the Virginia State Legislature’s attempt to do away with continuing contract in favor of 3 year contracts. This story is a good reason why all veteran teachers deserve due process and protection from the politics of a school system.
From the Huffington Post:
Looks like this two-time “Teacher of the Year” will not be in the running to win the esteemed honor this year because of her derogatory comment to a Hispanic student: “Go back to Mexico.”
Instead, 63-year-old Texas math teacher Shirley Bunn is fighting to keep her job.
Bunn made the comment on Sept. 30 while distributing Title 1 forms to her eighth grade students at Barnett Junior High School. Dallas-Fort Worth’s Fox 4 reports that a disruptive student requested a Spanish-language version of the form, saying, “I’m Mexican. I’m Mexican.”
According to public record, Bunn attempted to tell the student that he could retrieve forms translated into Spanish from the main office, but the student continued to repeat “I’m Mexican.”
Bunn quickly responded, “[Then] go back to Mexico.”
The school board placed Bunn on paid leave following the incident, until an Independent Hearing Examiner could review the case.
