Teacher fired after standing up for bullied student... An Arizona teacher says she lost her job over breaking up a bullying situation. Now that teacher is fighting back. Not in the classroom, but in the court of public opinion, and perhaps eventually a courtroom. Nine-year-old Malacai Washington describes his days at Fountain Hills Four Peaks Elementary School as hell on earth. Malacai says he was bullied and taunted with racial slurs, including the n-word on an almost daily basis. The situation came to a head earlier this year when Malacais teacher, Pam Aister, says she saw five boys surrounding Malacai, and she knew she had to intervene. I said to them, hes in my room now. He had transferred into my room. Hes in my room now. Hes not alone. If you are picking on him you are picking on me, says Aister. A parent later complained that Aister had threatened her child. And several weeks ago, the Fountain Hills School District decided that there was no bullying or racial taunting, and fired the 70-year-old teacher with 35 years in the classroom. When asked whether she threatened any children...I did not threaten them, says Aister. I did not touch them. I never threatened them. Aister is now represented by civil rights lawyer Benjamin Taylor. And community activist Rev. Jarrett Maupin is filing complaints with everyone from Arizona lawmakers to the U.S. Department of Education.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:36:32 +0000
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