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Dramatic_Ad_6560 t1_j9zltf5 wrote

Reply to comment by armenia4ever in SPS board official accused of disrupting student event on 'racial trauma' by SirBonafarte_

It was for students. It wasn't for school board members or for general members of the community to talk. Thomas-Tate asked a question. Based on the article, Mohammadkhani took issue with the activity and the response from the speaker saying that "most of the room raised their hands" when it was only "part" of the room. Her comment, as it currently reads and based on response from the students, sounds like she was trying to undermine the session and discount the experiences those students may have had. This event is not a debate, nor was it for anyone other than the students, which means, by definition, it was absolutely an interruption. Her job is to advocate for students, not run interference on any discussion that she disagrees with.

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armenia4ever t1_j9zo24o wrote

So one comment about it only being part of the room undermines the sessions and discounts the students experiences? Am I getting that right? It makes it a debate? One comment?

Thats enough to run interference on a discussion and some completely undermine it? Is that what advocacy for students is considered now? What's the point of the job then?

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Dramatic_Ad_6560 t1_j9zpdg0 wrote

It doesn't matter if it was one comment or 17. If the intended audience is stating how the interruption is impeding their ability to communicate freely, which you can see from the students' response in the article, then yes, it's interfering and it is a problem.

Her job is not to attend events and call out things she disagrees with. It's also not her job to call out decisions on her own; that's why there's an entire board. Her role in this situation would be to address it at a board meeting, where the entire board is able to communicate about it. The board has legislative authority over the district; they do not have the authority to disturb educational sessions at an off-site event. She had no right to interrupt the session, regardless of her position on the board.

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utilitybelt t1_ja04iqe wrote

It wasn’t a discussion or debate. It was meant to be a moment of quiet reflection. The article says as much.

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