IBleedRed
11th January 2014, 22:43
A former Colorado charter school principal is claiming she was terminated from her job after attempting to halt a practice that embarrassed students.
Noelle Roni was the principal of Peak to Peak Elementary School for more than eight years before being abruptly fired last November. Roni says that higher-ups at the school became angry with her when she demanded that cafeteria workers stop stamping the hands of children who did not have enough money in their account to pay for lunch, according to CBS Denver.
Although the charter school is allowed to set its own policies, other schools in the Denver area notify parents when students do not have money for lunch, rather than stamping their hands, according to Colorado outlet the Daily Camera. Roni reportedly was told that some children were too embarrassed to go through the lunch line because of the practice.
"The kids are humiliated. They’re branded. It’s disrespectful. Where’s the human compassion? And these are little children," Roni said to CBS Denver.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/noelle-roni-fired_n_4569907.html
I thought this was pretty important because it highlights the psychological damage that capitalism inflicts on families and school children. Even when you're enrolled in the free or reduced lunch program, some schools like to go out of their way to make the process as degrading as possible. Make no mistake: this sort of degradation benefits the upper crust by demoralizing poor children who grow up to have problems with insecurity and low self-esteem. Now, all of these problems don't stem solely from the hand-stamping...but it's still a shitty practice that demands attention.
Noelle Roni was the principal of Peak to Peak Elementary School for more than eight years before being abruptly fired last November. Roni says that higher-ups at the school became angry with her when she demanded that cafeteria workers stop stamping the hands of children who did not have enough money in their account to pay for lunch, according to CBS Denver.
Although the charter school is allowed to set its own policies, other schools in the Denver area notify parents when students do not have money for lunch, rather than stamping their hands, according to Colorado outlet the Daily Camera. Roni reportedly was told that some children were too embarrassed to go through the lunch line because of the practice.
"The kids are humiliated. They’re branded. It’s disrespectful. Where’s the human compassion? And these are little children," Roni said to CBS Denver.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/noelle-roni-fired_n_4569907.html
I thought this was pretty important because it highlights the psychological damage that capitalism inflicts on families and school children. Even when you're enrolled in the free or reduced lunch program, some schools like to go out of their way to make the process as degrading as possible. Make no mistake: this sort of degradation benefits the upper crust by demoralizing poor children who grow up to have problems with insecurity and low self-esteem. Now, all of these problems don't stem solely from the hand-stamping...but it's still a shitty practice that demands attention.