Oregon schoolteachers claim eye-rolling directed at principal is example of white supremacy - Daily Mail

Now EYE-ROLLING is racist! Teachers at Oregon elementary school say colleagues open disdain for woke principal is example of white supremacy

•  Teachers at an elementary school in Oregon have complained of micro and macro aggressions against their BIPOC principal
•  The teachers, who are also BIPOC, list 'aggressive emails' and 'eye-rolling' among the numerous alleged aggressions 
• They say they have now been labeled 'divisive' for bringing up the issues 
•  The group has asked school administrators to 'ensure BIPOC staff are supported here'

By Joseph Michalitsianos For Dailymail.Com

Published: 18:48 BST, 24 June 2022 | Updated: 19:01 BST, 24 June 2022

Schoolteachers at an Oregon elementary school claim that eye-rolling directed at the principal is a form of aggression 'rooted in white supremacy.'

BIPOC teachers at Errol Hassell Elementary school sent an email to school administrators on May 27 after hearing that their principal, Cynthia Lam Moffett, may be removed from her position, Fox News reports. 

BIPOC stands for black, indigenous, and people of color. 

"We believe that much of the resistance to Principal Moffett’s work… is a result of bias and targeted aggression. As BIPOC educators we have observed, experienced, and witnessed similar micro and macro aggressions,' the teachers said in the email. 

Included in the list of micro and macro aggressions provided was an example of staff members rolling their eyes 'during meetings while Principal Moffett was speaking.' 

The teachers also claimed 'staff raised their voice and interrupted Principal Moffett during… meetings, and spoke in a disrespectful and aggressive manner.'

'Aggressive emails' and 'behaviors' over the school radio directed 'towards BIPOC staff' were also mentioned in the extensive email, and the teachers complained they were being 'ignored and othered.'

The group of BIPOC teachers also said they knew of 'racial slurs' being 'directed at Principal Moffett by a staff member,' and claimed white staff at the school called a group of BIPOC staff 'a gang.' 

A list of issues that the teachers felt need to be resolved was provided, including 'staff opposing district policy relayed by Principal Moffett,' BIPOC school staff being called 'divisive for bringing up these issues and asking for support,' and Principal Moffett being 'held responsible for addressing and solving situations of racism in which she is a victim.'

In the email, the teachers say they have not been given 'any clear next steps to address all of these aggressions,' and 'feel that the actions we have witnessed and experienced this year have greatly harmed us.' 

A list of demands was given at the end of the email, including a confirmation that Principal Moffett would not be terminated, an investigation into the 'biased and racial aggressions,' and a call to stop staff members from 'ignoring the chain of command by having direct access to the executive that supervise' Principal Moffett. 

The story comes only a couple of months after President Joe Biden complained that teachers not be 'the target of the culture wars.'

The President, speaking at the 2022 Teacher of the Year ceremony in April, said 'today, there are too many politicians trying to score political points banning books, even math books.' 

'They're all our children,' Biden said. 'They are not somebody's else children. They're like yours when they're in the classroom.' 

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