Teacher says Effingham principal told him Black Lives Matter doesn’t belong in schools. He resigned. Just before Clint Tawes’ American literature class began at Effingham County High School, images from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol were playing on his iPad. “Why aren’t they being arrested?” one student asked. “If they were Black they would’ve been,” said another. Soon after, the bell rang and Tawes began his planned instruction on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech. The next day Tawes was called into the principal’s office. He said Effingham County Principal Amie Dickerson asked him about the comment just before class after a white student’s parents complained to her about ... Continue reading... https://www.savannahnow.com/story/n...atter-doesnt-belong-class-resigns/7541091002/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Teacher says Effingham principal told him Black Lives Matter doesn’t belong in schools. He resigned.[/google]
Effingham superintendent talks district policy after teacher resigns over BLM conversation The Effingham County School District Superintendent is shedding light on the district's policy regarding political conversations after a former high school teacher resigned in the wake of a conversation with his principal in which the teacher says he was told Black Lives Matter discussions have no place at school. Superintendent Yancy Ford would not speak about Clint Tawes’ specific situation at Effingham High School but emphasized the district has an open-door policy and that any faculty member can come to him or their principals with concerns. “I think with an issue that's similar to what Mr. Tawes has brought forward, ... Continue reading... https://www.savannahnow.com/story/n...t-district-policy-blm-controversy/7630257002/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Effingham superintendent talks district policy after teacher resigns over BLM conversation[/google]
