According to Meiselas, Esquith was rehearsing his students for this year’s play and reading from a section of Huckleberry Finn about the duke and the king, merry actors who provide some of the book’s comedy. The Room 56 students were practicing Shakespeare, not Twain, but Esquith thought the passage was relevant. In one performance, Esquith read, “the king came prancing out on all fours, naked. He was painted in rings and stripes all over in all sorts of colors and looked as splendid as a rainbow.”
Meiselas said Esquith said if he couldn’t raise enough support for the annual play, he guessed the class would have to similarly perform naked.
Esquith was joking. He does that a lot, as anyone who knows him has long been aware of. The school district has provided no significant funds for the annual play and Esquith’s many field trips and other projects, but his work has attracted many wealthy and influential supporters, so he was not expressing a real worry. The Shakespearean plays are very low-budget, since they are done in his small classroom with the audience on risers and the many musical instruments mostly donated.
But a teacher who was in the room took him seriously, reported this to the principal and the principal reported it to the district. From there on, Meiselas said, the district has been conducting an open-ended investigation with no apparent charges and no due process for Esquith. No child has complained. No parent has complained. The teacher who made the first report emailed him in April to say “I just want you to know that I am here for you . . . and I wish you the best resolution possible!”
Since this is a judgement free zone I just want to say I had a Coke Zero today and it was pretty good.
Since this is a judgement free zone I just want to say I had a Coke Zero today and it was pretty good.
The LA school district's discipline procedures are well known to be crazy, but honestly everything went down exactly as it should have.
Sometimes when I'm feeling frisky I order a Coke Zero instead of a Diet Coke, but I have to be mindful of my company. Nothing screams, "I'm uncomfortable with who I am as a man," like drinking Coke Zero.
Judgement free zone! Judgement free zone! PD use your black privilege to make them stop.
Since this is a judgement free zone I just want to say I had a Coke Zero today and it was pretty good.
:yeshrug like i give a fuck what any of you think of me
Since this is a judgement free zone I just want to say I had a Coke Zero today and it was pretty good.Cherry Zero mang, stuff's alright. :-[
Since this is a judgement free zone I just want to say I had a Coke Zero today and it was pretty good.
I drink about 3L of this a day and I'm disgusted with myself. I also feel sick anytime I try to stop. judgement free zone!
Sometimes when I'm feeling frisky I order a Coke Zero instead of a Diet Coke, but I have to be mindful of my company. Nothing screams, "I'm uncomfortable with who I am as a man," like drinking Coke Zero.
Ray died in 2004 and coke zero was introduced in 2005.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/09/how-is-my-favorite-hottie-documents-allege-years-of-sexual-misconduct-by-famous-l-a-teacher/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rafe-esquith-20151207-story.html
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/09/how-is-my-favorite-hottie-documents-allege-years-of-sexual-misconduct-by-famous-l-a-teacher/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rafe-esquith-20151207-story.html
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white allies
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*shrugs*