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Teachers Name Student “Most Likely To Become A Terrorist”
Jason Miles , KHOU
CHANNELVIEW, Texas -- A number of Channelview ISD teachers are being disciplined after naming a student “most likely to become a terrorist.”
“They just found it as a joke,” said 7th grader Lizeth Villanueva.
She got the certifi- cate during a mock awards ceremony this week at Anthony Aguirre Junior High. Lizeth says the teacher who signed it handed out certifi- cates to a number of students while other teachers watched
and laughed.
“She said that some people might get offended, but she doesn’t really care about our feelings," Lizeth said. “She was laughing about it.”
It’s no laughing mat- ter to Lizeth’s mom.
“I read it twice. I’m like, 'What is this?!'" Ena Hernandez said.
Hernandez says her daughter is in an advanced academic program and has never had a disci- pline problem.
“It doesn’t look good
at all, especially coming from a teacher, a grown-up woman,” Hernandez said. “It doesn’t look good because everything that’s going on right now.”
They say the princi- pal personally apol- ogized during a meeting at the school.
“I just think it’s going to stop, it’s going to end there,” Hernandez said.
The district would not confirm the names of any teach- ers because it’s a personnel matter, but a spokesperson says those involved
are being disciplined in accordance with policy.
Lizeth knows what she’d like to see happen.
“Get fired, at least, or something,” she said.
She hasn’t been back to class since receiving her certifi- cate.
Channelview ISD released this state- ment:
"The Channelview ISD Administration would like to apolo- gize for the insensi-
tive and offensive fake mock awards that were given to students in a class- room. Channelview ISD would like to assure all students, parents and commu- nity members that these award state- ments and ideals are not representa- tive of the district’s vision, mission and educational goals for our students.
"The teachers involved in this mat- ter have been disci- plined according to district policy and the incident is still under investigation."
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