A California teacher reportedly stormed out of her classroom after seeing a student wearing a Make America Great Again t-shirt last week.
The unnamed Spanish teacher at Cerritos High School later sent students a lengthy email in which she argued that MAGA clothing is “intended to intimidate both students and teachers” and called out President-elect Donald Trump ” fascist”.
He also argued in his letter that it is unfair that students can wear political clothing but teachers cannot, saying he is speaking with ABC Unified School District officials about the policy and is “in conversations with my union representative and my attorneys.”
‘Given the current political climate and USD ABC’s neutrality policy, NOT be neutral in the sense that students are NOT allowed to express their political opinions by wearing the attire of their preferred political party and teachers are NOT allowed to express their political opinions wearing their preferred political party. clothing, I have a disagreement with the administration regarding this double standard,” the teacher allegedly wrote in the Nov. 7 email. screenshots of which were shared on social networks.
“It is not a neutral stance when one group is allowed to express its political views (even if those views are racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and homophobic) and the other side is silenced under threat of losing their job and/or be “Seriously reprimanded,” reads the email, signed simply by the Profe.
A Spanish teacher at Cerritos High School (pictured) reportedly walked out of class after seeing one of her students wearing a Make America Great Again t-shirt.
The teacher then sent students a lengthy email in which she argued that MAGA clothing is “meant to intimidate both students and teachers” and called President-elect Donald Trump a “fascist.”
The teacher then appeared to attack the student wearing the MAGA shirt saying that it represents “a deep hatred towards minorities, women, non-Christian religions, and LGBTQ+, and in my opinion is a HATE crime when worn at school.” .
‘As a Latina woman, who is agnostic at best but leans toward atheism and a mother of an LGBTQ+ daughter and supporter of ALL my LGBTQ+ students, I do not feel safe at work and fear for my daughter’s safety and my students. when the administration allows students to wear clothing that expresses their complete disdain and hatred towards women, minorities, non-Christian religions, and the LGBTQ+ community.
He also called Trump a “fascist who was put into office by people who fear the demographic changes of a country, regardless of the fact that this country was founded by people who immigrated to this great country while fleeing dictators and tyrants (my dad from Cuba) or from impoverished countries”. (my grandmother from Mexico) and I have come to this country to give your children a better life and an opportunity for education.’
Teacher. O concluded by saying that he will take a few days off for his mental health “as he tries to find a better definition of what political neutrality looks like in the classroom so that we can all feel safe going to school, instead of feeling intimidated.” by MAGA outfit, which has promised to end social services, including education as we know it.
Meanwhile, he encouraged his students to “keep politics at home, not in the classroom.”
The ABC Unified School District told DailyMail.com they are aware of the situation and are investigating the teacher’s actions. Pictured is Superintendent Gina Zietlow.
The ABC Unified School District told DailyMail.com it is aware of the situation and is investigating the teacher’s actions.
It also said that “we encourage students to exercise their freedom of expression within the policies established by our Board of Education and the California Education Code.”
Courts have previously upheld students’ right to free speech within a school as they must attend, and the Supreme Court ruled in the 1969 Tinker v Des Moines case that students are not “stripped of their constitutional rights.” to freedom of speech or expression at the school gate.
But attorney Michael Overing, who teaches First Amendment rights at the University of Southern California he told ABC 7: ‘It’s different with teachers because teachers are the ones who are there to do a job.
“If the person is exercising a First Amendment right, they risk losing their job,” he said of teachers.
“It’s pretty simple.”