“To me, [the weaponization of whiteness in schools] describes the way that minor issues — like a student coming to class late or cutting class — end up spiraling into more serious disciplinary issues that can have dire consequences for students,” he said in the piece.
“I have to actively resist the urge to maintain power or control in my classroom, and especially to resist the anger that can bubble up in me when that control is called into question,” McGeehan added. “I actively work against these impulses in my practice — but even after years of doing this, it still takes work.”
So, instead of teachers who have explicit authority over the classroom exercising it to maintain order and obedience, they should apparently let the classroom descend into chaos if the kids are black and the teachers are white?
One somewhat arguable point Dillard went on to make was about the prevalence of law enforcement calls to deal with school disciplinary issues.
“One common way educators retaliate against Black students is by calling a school resource officer to their classroom,” Dillard said. “Educators surely know that there is a possibility the situation could escalate quickly — we’ve seen it happen too many times,” of course advancing the narrative that police are universally dangerous to black people.
SPLC Accuses Teachers of 'Weaponizing Whiteness' if They Exhibit Control of Classroom
“I have to actively resist the urge to maintain power or control in my classroom, and especially to resist the anger that can bubble up in me when that control is called into question,” McGeehan added. “I actively work against these impulses in my practice — but even after years of doing this, it still takes work.”
So, instead of teachers who have explicit authority over the classroom exercising it to maintain order and obedience, they should apparently let the classroom descend into chaos if the kids are black and the teachers are white?
One somewhat arguable point Dillard went on to make was about the prevalence of law enforcement calls to deal with school disciplinary issues.
“One common way educators retaliate against Black students is by calling a school resource officer to their classroom,” Dillard said. “Educators surely know that there is a possibility the situation could escalate quickly — we’ve seen it happen too many times,” of course advancing the narrative that police are universally dangerous to black people.
SPLC Accuses Teachers of 'Weaponizing Whiteness' if They Exhibit Control of Classroom