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“The outreach was really to indicate that he, Matthew, understands his mishap in terms of what he did, what he’s caused. He’s remorseful,” Briggs continued. “I took that as some form of apology, but that’s not something I think at this time amounts to a solid apology, from my perspective.

“I don’t think an apology, an ‘I’m sorry,’ makes this go away because there’s a lot of harm that was caused.” The damning footage from the graduation shows Eddy pushing Briggs aside as his daughter was receiving her diploma, saying “I don’t want her touching him.”

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[–] PahassaPaikassa@sopuli.xyz 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm not sure what your point is? You had a bad experience with some completely different person and based on that it makes sense to you what this particular person did?

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

According to the father, the super intendant rolled his eyes at the daughter during disciplinary hearing when she tried explained her behavior, & then expelled the daughter for doing the same thing her bully’s did to her.

Given that, I can understand a proud father holding some measure of a grudge over that, but not enough of a grudge to attack the person.

I think the comment’s OP is expressing something similar, being protective of a youth over an administrator jeopardizing the youth’s future.

I don’t think OP is condoning the attack, just acknowledging there’s more going on here than ignorance & racism.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That school administration can be passive aggressive and not act in the kids best interest over politics or personal pettiness. And get paid on the public dollar while they do.

[–] ulkesh@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’m simply stating that not all school administrators are saints. And I had a specific anecdote of one such person.

Of course the guy shouldn’t have shoved him in that venue. And if it’s about race, it’s even worse (though the article clearly tries to make it about race from its first sentence, so I don’t know either way).

But I know what it feels like to see one’s kid be unfairly treated by school systems and specific administrators. And in the article it states the parent sees it that way much in the same vein as my anecdote (his kid got the book thrown at her while others who violated the same policy got no punishment at all).

Hopefully that clears it up for you. But if not, not my problem.