Remember two weeks ago when a Louisiana school bus driver was accused of forcing 9-black students to sit in the back of her bus? Here is the latest: The Red River Parish School District has allowed Deloris Davis to retire with full benefits—as opposed to investigating the students' complaints that racial slurs were used and the initials "KKK" were scrawled across the bus.
The school board says that Davis' was merely confused on the first week of a new route. They also say that she has nearly 25-years of service without a blemish on her personnel record.
More on the "hearing." The meeting was deliberately held in a small room as opposed to a larger auditorium, thus preventing many from attending—even the town's mayor. The final vote was 4 to 3. CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, which has been covering the case for two weeks, said that three white school board members and one black voted "yes", two black members and one white said "no."
Reportedly after the vote, all of the board members were seen "sneaking out of the back entrance." We believe that.
Spectators Kept from School Meeting (Shreveport Times)
Back-of-Bus Scandal "Not Over" (KSLA)
Previously:
Red River Parish Bus Driver (Rod 2.0)
They allowed her to retire without even an investigation? Wow.
Posted by: Greg | 07 September 2006 at 10:32
the more things change... the more they stay the same
Posted by: C. Baptiste-Williams | 07 September 2006 at 12:05
It is sad to think that some in the black community still believe that racism doesn't exist in today's society. Every few years we are shown examples of racism and class discrimination in this county yet we continue brush the issue under the carpet. Wake up!
Posted by: Nard | 07 September 2006 at 12:37
There is so much denial among minorities in general and black people in particular. I'm sure that the one black voting for the retirement thought they were doing good. For the massa.
Posted by: Lee Owens | 07 September 2006 at 14:38
on a seemingly positive note on one school district:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/09/07/school.of.future.ap/index.html
Posted by: ff | 08 September 2006 at 08:21
And I wonder who this bitch voted for and her political affiliation... could it be the Democrat party, which is more embracing all those different, Black, Latinos, Indian, Asian, Gay, transsexual, Pagan... or the RepubliCUNT party which is more or less xenophobic, homophobic and most other "phobics" known to man and will only present a "glass ceiling" to its Black members... yes that's right Condi will be the last Darkie who will have so much power, you just see!
Posted by: Zeus | 09 September 2006 at 10:56
There ARE times when people of color allege racism where is does not exist in order to explain a situation or comment or experience that is more truthfully explained in other ways. However, way, WAY more often, racism is at play in all facets of life. Unfortunately, instances of the former often cause white people (and sometimes people of color) to argue that the latter is not true. How many times have I heard people blow off the idea of racism as a barrier in 2006? But if this kind of case doesn't prove to any person that racism exists—and thrives, thanks to a social network of sympathies—then the person who disbelieves it is an active part of that social network.
Posted by: Matthew Rettenmund | 25 September 2006 at 11:17