A Palmdale California principal has been suspended after she and three other educators smiled for a photo with a noose during school hours.
Linda Brandt, the principal of Summerwind Elementary School, allegedly emailed the photo to her staff, attaching a second image of the noose hanging on her office wall.
School District Superintendent Raul Maldonado took action after parents found the disturbing images on Instagram.com.
Maldonado tells Yahoo Lifestyle the noose was “discovered” in the school.
Maldonado tells Yahoo Lifestyle:
“Yesterday, it was brought to the Palmdale School District’s attention that an incident involving the discovery of a noose and possibly inappropriate responses to that discovery occurred at Summerwind Elementary School. The Principal and the personnel involved in this matter have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of the matter. We will follow process and procedures to conduct the investigation.”
According to Fox 11, Brandt is a candidate to become the next school district superintendent.
Social media reacted with outrage and condemnation. One woman pulled her 6-year-old niece from the school on Thursday morning. She tells Yahoo Lifestyle she was shocked to see the four educators working in the school on Thursday, despite their alleged suspensions.
“They had the audacity to show up today,” said Shaka Phillips, a former teacher, administrator and educational consultant. “The integrity of the school is completely compromised. To the black community, a noose is a weapon, a symbol of slavery and lynching.”
Another parent, Darrin Harper, told Fox 11 he wants Brandt fired.
“We want her gone from this school. And that’s just it. We want her out of here. I do, personally.”
Breyon Clemmons told Fox 11, “I’ve requested that my kid be taken out of one classroom because that teacher, in particular, has shown prejudice discrimination against my kid and when I requested the black teacher I got grief for that,” she said.
A fake suspension pending investigation… WTF is there to investigate?? The evidence is right there! Fire those bologna smelling bishes and the Superintendent too ?
These are the people educating and disciplining our children. RACE is always a factor. Period.
And those whores went right back to work.
I want to see the email and replies that accompanied the photo.
When the enemy teaches your children………
This is the reason why I praise all the Educators of Color…I know so many and they’re awesome! They teach our brown babies with LOVE and compassion.
and they went back to work smh believable
I don’t understand
whitepeople sometimesYeah, context is certainly relevant. I see little chance that the teachers intended this to have any racial connotation. Maybe they were poking fun at Smollett.
Could that be the same noose Jussie wore in his video?
Are you actually making an excuse for them?
Fukk these Susans and may their days be full of fukkery and misery https://media3.giphy.com/media/N2i9JoLDDI5VK/giphy.gif
Yes they do!
What?!
Today is going to be that day that I just hate people. https://media2.giphy.com/media/8GbvxxFHJDBa8/giphy.gif
Damn.. I’ve been hovering over this box thinking of what I want to say but I’m actually speechless. Speechless and tired of this shyt. I guess all I can say is long live racist crackers cuz they’re never leaving. The End.
I was thinking the exact same thing. I can’tr interact with none of them today. I swear.
This is what they value most, being able to do what ever they want to whoever they want.
“Pending investigation?” What, you need to see other angles of the noose to verify?
OH my god.. and.. who was hurt? no one. Snowflakes forever!
ENTITLEMENT.
The human race was hurt over ONGOING STUFF LIKE THIS. HUSH. https://media0.giphy.com/media/26FL4IWDUYp0y6kTK/giphy.gif
I am HURT!
WHY? What is wrong with you? How do you get through a single day?
What the hell are you talking about? Are you lost in the past?
An appropriate as-whipping would be the correct response! I’m sure alot of children with a darker hue have dealt with this scallawags prejudices !!
It’s really not a matter of who was hurt, they are in positions of influence and simply should know better. Any black parent at that school or any parent for that matter would have any confidence that their child is being treated fairly or even educated properly, because the teachers and the PRINCIPLE thought taking this picture, posting this picture was ok.
So let me guess. you think this pic had something to do with race? How do you get through the day? Every day there is some amazingly silly kneejerk to something innocent. You’re not victims now.. grow up.
All of them ugly too
Right. I was thinking that these women could be spending MUCH NEEDED time working on their hair, bodies, fashion.. I mean the list is endless. But no, this is what they felt the need to spend their time on. FOH.
…and even still, THAT’S funny to you. Judging from this pic, they probably don’t even know/care who Jussie is. https://media3.giphy.com/media/l0ErIOjmAwvg32Ryg/giphy.gif
I grew up in Staten Island, and there was a high school New Dorp, and the last day of school they would have to bus the black kids out because the white parents and kids would harass them, they called it Ni**er Day. Even though I was a kid then, this gives me the same kinds of SADS!
And you are incapable of debate. That’s your answer because I am right and you know it.
Bruh….edit.
Why does this automatically translate into a racial issue? People of all races have been hung by nooses since rope was invented. How is it that we are so sure that what they did was meant to signify racism? I’m confused. It’s like everything nowadays gonna “trigger” someone into screaming abuse.
What else is this about? What is the point of three white women taking a picture with a noose?
If you don’t know then you could ask them, rather than jumping the gun and making the same old assumptions. I mean.. look at them for cryin’ out loud. They scary?
Stfu!!!!!!
THIS!
You’re new on here huh?
I’m asking you, since you are up for debate, why are 3 white women taking a picture with a noose, since you know its not about race, why?
Okay…let us look at this story from another angle….there has been numerous racist messages over the years and they keep increasing as people are more conscious about the fact. Now tell me….. are the stories increasing the awareness for the betterment of the society to act right OR are we being fed these stories so that we can continue the cycle of mistrust and hate that comes from racism?? We as black people should know who our enemies are. If we look at third world countries where black people are, there is no end in sight for a better life. Because the black people have been conditioned into thinking that they will never crawl out of the dark hole they are in. I say again……know who our enemies really are and be conscious of what we are creating. This story is an example of an invisible weapon and these teachers being dismissed is just a veil…….Because we are left being mean and hateful and our created reality being proven right again and again. Negative energy is more powerful than positive energy………
New Sandra Bland video just surfaced after people had calmed down after the fact. Now new angry fires are erupting…..and there is a benefit for the powers that be.
This person is obviously wanting attention! They probably voted for Drumpf, thinks its ok for Drumpf to disrespect EVERYONE, and also thinks “there are very good ppl on both sides”. They also probably “have a lot of black/brown friends”!
Are you sucking a pacifier in your pic? If so, that explains a lot of your commentary.
here comes the deflecting. you know its wrong.
Asking me about their ‘intent’ isn’t debate. But you could ask them, rather than assume the worst.I mean.. seriously.. look at them. lol.
It is a sign of the times.
Oh well well well …. lots of blacks assume their kids are getting the best education and experience because they are attending private schools or big white schools. This is what happens when y’all don’t put me back into the community and support public schools where there’s a major presence of blacks. There’s soooo many black teachers out here who actually give a damn. As a former teacher, I showed tough love at times, but all of their parents knew I cared. Imagine sending your black child to a school like this. They all should be fired.
Yeah.. that’s me.. a 29 year old Congresswoman from Westchester.. uh-oh! I’ve been found out!
These fools have no shame.
Shocking!!! Yet another ritz showing their true colors.
No, I don’t. I think that folks might actually be reading into this way too much. We are becoming a police state with everyday citizens reporting on one another for “you hurt my feelings” infractions that blow up into massive accusations. It gives me the same amount of anxiety that I get going into the airport and getting on a plane. One perceived wrong move and you’re being attacked and arrested!
No, I am not.
You worry about you, doll.
If someone has to explain the significance of white people holding noose at a school where they are “educators”,……why waste my time? Oh and don’t bother to reply….you’re blocked ?
Sometimes THEY really don’t know its wrong…..or offensive. When they are raised in a home to think it’s normal, then what do you expect?
“Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do.” ~Lauryn Hill
I understand that it is a symbol of great injustice for us black people, but I don’t know that that is what it represents to White, Asian, Indian, purple, blue, orange, green people. THEY may not see it as a specific symbol of black oppression, they may just see it as a universal thing. But now, we are going to decide what it means for them based on what we are perceiving and see to it that people are fired. I don’t know that that is what it MEANT to these teachers when they posted that picture. Why else would they circulate it to other teachers, including black teachers at the school? What is the context here? If they made a misstep, then, yes, they should be told so, but I don’t know that it was intended as a racial threat or taunt.
Congratulations on being a “Congresswomen from Westchester” lol, now what’s up with that pacifier ma’am?
One perceived wrong move and you’re being attacked and arrested!
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KILLED…
Philando Castille
Tamir Rice
Sandra Bland
John Crawford
Oscar Grant
Walter Scott https://media1.giphy.com/media/rfcrZ21g5WekM/giphy.gif
What part of stupid is this. The white part? The ignant part? The you need to be fired part? Or all of the above?
So because a few school teachers sent a picture of a themselves with a noose to other teachers, INCLUDING BLACK TEACHERS, you are gonna equate that with police brutality against black people over the past decade? Are they truly the same?
We don’t even know the CONTEXT of this picture.
Listen
They just cant help themselves. The racist jokes people used to tell around the dinner table are finding their way onto social media and theses dummies don’t understand why they’re getting backlash.
Can’t expect white demons to act any differently. They’ve been this way for hundreds of years and expecting anything different is just silly. Imagine how they are behind a camera. Very typical.
Right. They love to normalize their demonic behavior while displacing the blame on us. At the very same time becoming the victim when they’re and always have been, always will be the true terrorizers.
We don’t need you policing us and telling us BLACK people how WE are suppose to feel and react to racism that we deal with on a daily basis.
This is disgusting! Idk how white folks find humor in this bullshit it’s so sad! These people are supposed to be teaching our kids but in the office fucking playing!! Last week i was at my little sister 6th grade play and a white woman told my family when the lights went down and became dark that it was “Darker than all of us put together” in the room! White people are sad and schools just aren’t safe places for education anymore!
Pending to white people means time to come up with a fallacy narrative. Black people can recite the apology before the give it. Most white people are defending the teachers and saying it’s not a big deal which is not surprising at all.
So, because I am BLACK and I don’t feel the way that you happen to my opinion don’t count? You the reason that NOBODY listen to us because you behave like a three year old who refuses to stop, LISTEN and THINK before you start having a meltdown.
Grow up. Racism is everywhere, the world over. If you think it’s bad in this country, go travel to the Middle East, Asia, and even Africa and South America. ENJOY the racism there. You have no idea.
I used to work for a company that was most white. For years they’d have lunch together, were passive aggressive, stop talking when you’d walk up to them, laugh when you leave. The women would ask if I had any “single black friends” like we were cool like that. Come to find out for years they had an email thread that was filled with racism, pics or monkeys and gorillas etc. The same women would try so hard to be my friend and flirt with the few black men. They’re never to be trusted. Not the first time this has happened either.
you are gonna equate that with police brutality against black people over the past decade?
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Did you read YOUR OWN COMMENT about making a wrong move on a plane and being arrested? Did I not highlight and correct/EMPHASIZE that you can be KILLED for doing exactly what YOU referred to in YOUR comment.
And to answer your question; YES!
No it doesn’t. You’re normalizing white demonic behavior. I’ve traveled the entire world and probably more than you. I stay in an African country part of the year. The one thing that’s the same is white supremacy and their hatred towards Black people and other people of color. You’re a disillusioned “black” person.
Of course I read my own comment, because I wrote it.
It seemed to me that you were equating the picture of the school teachers with the noose with police brutality that resulted in death over ten years.
If you were equating it with people being savagely attacked and brutalized on planes, then of course I agree with you.
I feel like the world is now on heightened alert for perceived “tirggers” and micro-aggressions and whatever else. You use the wrong tone with some airport person and you be stopped by the airport police. You stupid enough to not follow orders from a flight attendant and the feds will drag you off a plane in hand cuffs. It gives me anxiety just thinking about the world today.
You must not have been to the same parts of the world that I have, because if you think that racism isn’t EVERYWHERE you are crazy. It’s not even racism as much as it is COLORISM. If you too dark skinned, then you less than, just about everywhere. And they don’t care about your feelings and your “triggers” and if you hurt. They don’t register or recognize or care.
These racial antics only make white people look pathetic, insecure, as lowlifes, and black people want validation from a group of people, who despise them!
Are there that many black kids at their school i mean damn…
…… here we go.
I would rather believe that this is a harmless picture with harmless women in it who have harmless intentions. That would be SO much easier.
However….out of all things to want to gather around to take a picture with….a noose?? FOUND at an elementary school?? It’s a rope…. why is that so special… unless…….???
THIS IS DISGUSTING!!!!!! #DUMMIES
I believe it. How did you find out about the emails?
I’m equating the picture to what everyone else knows to be downright wrong. But I honestly have no more time for YOU because I see that like most yt folks, you don’t find an issue with it. Take care and have a better day, sir.
Super facts
This is why if I were a parent I would be in favor of home schooling for children. It’s just not safe anymore.
THANK YOU!!!!!
the list of cons to public schooling the kids is LONG. outside of the constant worry that your child could come up missing, shot or beat up now you gotta concern yourself with noose wielding ytS.
Idk how white folks find humor in this
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Baffling! Like why is THIS type of thing “entertainment”?
In 2019 racists and racism are no less ignorant than they’ve ever been.
Whatever. Some people never learn. If you wanna see everything solely from your standpoint then nothing will ever be resolved. Folks need to understand that the shades of gray are vast.
Suspended? White privilege is real…..
Ummmm….hmmmm…uuuuhhhh
I’m good with not knowing everything…but this??? This begs for answers…so many questions…why was the noose at the school? Why did they feel the need to take a picture with it? Why is the woman holding it smiling? Why are the other ladies pointing at it with those derelict brain looks on there faces? Who took the picture? There was NO ONE around, black, purple, green or ANYONE with some sense to tell these heffas not only do you dumb as hell but racist too???
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The hell is wrong with these neanderthals!
Yep Malcolm told us about this!
What was the caption on the pic tho, or did they post it with no explanation? I need more info before I pass judgement. Maybe they’re girl scouts or cowgirls.
Thank you. Context is everything.
You sound…idk…today is one of those days where I don’t want to think too hard…BUT you…you want some attention I see.
Kat said it best…”niggas ain’t scared of rope”…it’s the context. Dangling a noose at someone Black is the same as pointing a gun…it’s a THREAT. And stop talking about other parts of the world and how it might be perceived differently…these teachers are in North America…you know what time it is
I’m not sending my child to a super majority black public school sorry. They learn nothing there apart from music and dancing from mon to Friday.
I wasn’t pointing to other parts of the world as a means of justifying a genuine threat. What I WAS saying was that just because some black people immediately see a racial taunt or threat in a hang noose with ZERO CONTEXT, not everybody else does. They don’t have the same associations with it. The fact that this picture was circulated among many teachers, including BLACK teachers, tells me that these white ladies were just straight ignorant. That ain’t a good thing, and it needs to be called out, but I’m not prepared to jump to the conclusion that it was a racial threat or taunt. Why are you?
Sounds like you need to do more research. Idiot.
Not to mention the kids getting jumped, beaten, and killed by bullies. Add in the slow road to justice to try to right these wrongs and it’s a no win situation ??????????
Same happened to me being bussed to school in Canarsie, Bklyn before the demographic changed. That was my first encounter with racism.
This right chere is making my right eye twitch. https://media0.giphy.com/media/5k12oNGvuhrgY/giphy.gif
Wait, the liberals are not racist thou or could they be… hmm nevermind
One of them accidentally forwarded the thread to a person of color and it all fell apart from there.
That’s how white trailer park trash behaves. They belabor white superiority because that’s all they have going for them. White people with good breeding use classism to exclude people. They won’t even hire white trash as their maids and servants. Damn sure wont let the be Nanny’s and around their kids because that type of ignorance is contagious.
In my opinion, having taught school for 35 years, these teachers and administrator, displayed poor judgment regardless of their reasoning for choosing to not only take the picture but assimilated it among the faculty. We educators have to go above and beyond to maintain a sense of professionalism that provides all students with an optimal learning experience.
Cowgirls my assss..What context, they’re not on a damn ranch..That’s a lynching noose, which is why it has no caption..?
Ok. So they posed with a knotted rope that was found at the school. These knots are used for boating and other things. Who decided it had anything to do with hanging anyone? Was there a comment or a caption? We’re just gonna crucify them for posing with a knotted rope that could be used for something else. Smh. I’m the last one to take a side. If they’re dead wrong they’re dead wrong. We just gotta stop assuming these things and screwing with people’s lives. I wanna see where they said or insinuated something malicious first. Incidentally, nooses were used for many years to hang all races of people as capital punishment. Doesn’t offend me. Don’t understand why we let these things get under our skin.
“The Principal and the personnel involved in this matter have been placed on administrative leave …”
Which means they get paid vacations. Don’t sleep folks, they get paid while on leave. Plus, even if they’re placed on leave & wages are suspended….if they end up exonerated, they get awarded back pay on that money, +interest. IJS
#themoreyouknow
Thank you for your years teaching!!?
It was a pleasure ! I’m working on going back into the STEM field. However, there’s not a day that goes by where I don’t think about all the beautiful black kids I’ve taught. Many of them are in college, have graduated from college, or are working. So proud of them. I wish some black people would assume all black schools lack proper education. I taught at an all black school where we not only beat out all schools in the district (including the all-white schools) in state testing scores, but we also had the most scholarship money awarded. Our kids worked HARD. There’s so much potential in all of our black children. Somebody has to be there to spark it.
Its neanderthal season in this Dump white house administration.
Yall shocked?? Just asking.. smdh
So you comfortable with a principle finding a noose funny for any race of people??? Ok lets assume that its not for black people. Lets say its for children.. what is funny about a noose.. seriously asking. Your just as sick as these white supremacist in the pic.
Unfortunately, your white supremacist comment doesn’t fly sweetie. I’m Puerto Rican and have African American children so….. Nope. I’m just not going to drag someone’s whole life without knowing the details of said photograph. It’s called being mature. We all should live our lives walking on eggshells for fear someone will catch a photograph of us that the public MAY misinterpret. It’s stupid already. But you go on right ahead and believe what you like as I am entitled to do also. ??
This is exactly what I’m saying. How do we know? They get dragged and lose their jobs, credibility, lives because WE THE PEOPLE assume it’s a race thing. ????? It’s dumb already.
Yeah they look like ladies who yacht. Whatever.
Benevolent racists.
I imagine one or two may date black men and have mixed race children so that would make it okay in their eyes. Never.
Well possibly, but if you read the article you know the rope was found in the school. Listen I’m simply saying things AREN’T always what they seem. There is nothing funny about insinuating someone could be hung with that. Which I don’t know they were doing because again NOBODY KNOWS THE CONTEXT OF THE PICTURE. ????? Just grow up people. Lets hope no one ever catches you in a seemingly bad light and drags you til you don’t have a life. ??
Well if i’m that stupid oh well. It was in poor taste and given her profession she should have known better.
Yaaassss!!! Did any get fired? How was the environment after that? Was there of flood of salty tears? I would have been so smug after everything came to light. SO SMUG!
Hopefully you wont have to find a noose around your black sons neck to someday “understand.” What it means. ?. You being puerto rican explains why you don’t know your history.
I UNDERSTAND that a rope is just a rope UNTIL somebody HANGS someone with it. I know MY history. Me being Puerto Rican means I am everything. What are you talking about? LOL I am African, European, and Taino. THAT’S IRRELEVANT to this subject. Your assuming it’s against African Americans because they are white and holding a noose. All races of people have been hung for thousands of years for all kinds of reasons NOT JUST BLACK PEOPLE!!! The fact that people want to make this racial says more about them. Stop being the victim. You’re outraged about women posing with a rope. Lmao @you.
them crackers are crazy!! lol…
Also, I don’t have to live in the past to know my history. No one has been lynched in this country for 40 years. I’m more afraid of my children being shot in a school shooting (which is why I homeschool) or on the street just minding her own business. ????? Everything can’t always be about race. I empower my children to understand their history but to think beyond that. We can’t get past race because we cant get past race. That’s the real problem. It’s not about these white women posing with a noose. It’s about how we continue to react to these things. Again, IF there was even malice intended. Which we don’t know because it takes a second to take a picture. Which doesn’t capture the seconds before or after. Period. Have a great day!
How about the teacher in class saying their ninjas and their lazy and do nothing. I think it’s Minnesota or Minneapolis one???
Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. And again, like you, I have no idea what the context was of this photo and context matters.
Not at all. Just want to hear facts and context before condemnation.
Yup. A few were let go and the others stayed on while pretending like they did nothing wrong. You know how they normalize their racist agendas and views. Right, smug is accurate lol.