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Note to South Philly principal LaGreta Brown: It's called a METAPHOR
Submitted by HelenGym on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 8:01am.
LaGreta Brown made her first public appearance before the SRC since the violence at South Philadelphia HS, joining ten other individuals to denounce, er, a cartoon.
The cartoon by Tony Auth showed a woman inside the principal’s office at her desk with her head down, phone off the hook, and a shattered window next to her.
Brown said it was an unfair characterization. "I'm rarely at my desk during the day," she said. "Most days, I'm located in the halls and in the classrooms. How dare anyone portray me as sleeping . . .
"I'm not tired. I'm not clueless. I'm not knocked out," she continued. "I come to serve and I'm not going anywhere."
Meanwhile, the SRC continued with the extreme literal interpretation and disregarded the entreaties of its Superintendent Arlene Ackerman who had appealed publicly to "let it go" around South Philadelphia High School. Chairman Robert Archie said the SRC - which has made no public statement on the violence at South Philadelphia High School in the past three months - said it would confer about whether to issue its own condemnation of, er, a cartoon - supposedly on the basis that Ms. Brown was actually awake and cognizant throughout the chaos of the school day.
Once again, Ms. Brown escorted about 20 "student ambassadors" from the school to accompany her. None of the Asian immigrant students who had boycotted the school were invited.
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Oh, the indignation; if only
Oh, the indignation; if only her response (and the district's at large) to school violence were as swift and strong.
And why is Jerry Mondesire chiming in on this? You can't critize someone who's black? Wait, don't answer that.
And this personal note: I hadn't seen or heard about the cartoon, until the articles expressing Ms. Brown's indignation were published. People stupidly turn the spotlight on themselves way too often.
S. Philly Principal LaGreta Brown/Jerry Mondeshire
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This was a long standing problem that would have continued had it not made the evening news. There is a reason that LaGreta Brown was run out of Atlantic City! This City becomes more violent and more depressing every single day.
Note to posters: Don't abuse race
OK, so why is it so hard to address an issue here without some people painting whole groups in crazy racist terms? For the record, I have worked with Jerry Mondesire and respect what he does, where he comes from and who he represents. I may disagree with him in his chosen testimony to defend the principal of this school, but that's no reason to portray him above in that manner. Statements above that categorize overall are inappropriate and unwelcome here.
so let me see if I have this right
When asian immigrant students get the crap beaten out them and the schools turn a blind eye, that's OK and dealt with with a whitewash.
But if someone dares to criticize a public official, paid for by the taxpayers, that's NOT OK.
Does anyone in the SDP or the SRC have even a nominal degree of self-awareness?