[lg policy] MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GA approves zero-tolerance language policy

[Harold Schiffman]

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MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GA (WTVM) – The Muscogee County School Board, addressing
racial remarks by a Reese Road Elementary teacher
<http://www.wtvm.com/story/36486438/mcsd-suspended-teacher-without-pay-after-use-of-racial-slurs-towards-student>,
has approved a zero-tolerance language policy
<http://www.wtvm.com/story/36835592/mscb-presents-new-proposal-on-zero-tolerance-language?clienttype=generic>
at Monday evening’s meeting.

A board member saying after the incident it was the perfect chance to
address this issue and establish a workplace policy against racial slurs.

The board voted yes and has approved that new zero-tolerance policy.

The proposal addresses a situation after a Reese Road Elementary School
teacher used racial slurs during a conversation with African-American
students.

District two board member John Thomas proposed the policy and said "zero"
tolerance means review for termination.

“I feel good about what happened, the eventual result was that the policy
has been approved and will be enacted and I hope that this will make a
difference,” said Thomas.

All but two board members voted yes, Kathy Williams abstained and Laura
McCray voted no.
 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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