Kids were hanging outside my friend's Italian class after the late bell rang. The AP in charge of security happened to be walking by. She thought, "Good, he will chase them into the class. Instead he yelled
"It's linguine time. Go to class."She felt his comment was inappropriate and unprofessional. I'll go a step further. I take it as an ethnic slur and if it was me, I would report it.
A man is this position should be setting an example, not giving the kids this food for thought.
3 comments:
Yeah, you'd hope that the AP's would be more professional. On the other hand, I'm getting tired of all of the rules that say you can't make any jokes or say anything (or do anything even) without causing a lawsuit. I got a notification that making a gun-shape with your hand can be legally construed as a threat. I hope they don't take that one too seriously, or there's going to be a lot of second graders in trouble over that one.
-anonymous--lest I cause a lawsuit
I would have liked to have reported him too but to whom??? If a teacher said it, especially a senior teacher, that teacher probably could be brought up on charges of verbal abuse or harrassment. Since Mr.AP Security said it, and he's been around, the complaint against him would more than likely just be squashed and blown off somehow. This isnt' even food for thought, it's not thought just his usual knee jerk response. Unprofessional is an understatement, it's an ethnic slur.
I lived in Sicily as a teenager because my father was in the military. (Okay, I'll be specific since you have such a great map -- I lived in Catania and our apartment had a gorgeous view of the Ionian) I took Italian in school and simply fell in love with it all. When my family returned to the States, we moved to a region where Italian was not a choice in the foreign language department. I felt indignent, but I sucked it up and took French instead. Needless to say, I think that the students in your school are very lucky to have Italian as a course offering.
As for the security dude, I suppose his tone of voice and his attitude would make the difference in determining whether or not his comment was a slur. My guess would be that the teacher's initial impression is probably a good indicator of that. She's right, though. Especially since kids are so often immersed in the culture of disrespect, it's important for adults in position to model respect to follow through and set good examples.
Post a Comment