A school in Illinois has initiated an investigation after a teacher reportedly said “white privilege” was as racist as the “N-word.”
An unidentified teacher at Palatine High School sparked outrage after writing a now-deleted Facebook post in which she said accusing someone of having “white privilege” was equally as racist as using the “N-word,” according to WGN9.
“I find the term ‘white privilege’ as racist as the N-word,” the teacher wrote. “You have not walked in my shoes either so do not make assumptions about me and my so-called privilege.”
The social studies teacher also accused the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton of being “race-baiters.”
“You think America is racist? Then you have been hoodwinked by the white liberal establishment and race-baiters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton,” she wrote.
A local activist who recently organized a Black Lives Matter protest has called for the teacher to be fired.
“Everyone is entitled to speak out and to speak their mind, but as a teacher molding minds, it’s completely unacceptable to have those kinds of narrow ideas,” Tim McGowan said.
The school’s principal, Tony Medina, said the social media post did “not represent the values and principles” of the school, and the school is conducting an investigation promising to “follow through with the appropriate measures.”
