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NOLA trash attempting to get principal fired after photo was taken of him at Lee monument
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:30 am
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:30 am
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The principal of an alternative school in New Orleans was asked to leave his post this week after he was pictured standing near a Confederate flag the morning before the city removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in downtown New Orleans. Nicholas Dean, principal of Crescent Leadership Academy, confirmed Tuesday that he was told not to report to work for the next week or two after the photograph circulated on social media last weekend.
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The picture, which drew immediate attention on Facebook, depicts Dean standing near a man holding a Confederate flag who was part of a crowd that had gathered in Lee Circle. Dean said the photo was taken about 2:30 a.m. Friday, long before the Robert E. Lee monument was removed that afternoon. When reached by phone, Dean said he was there because he thought the monument would be taken down in the night and he wanted to witness it happening.
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He said he was there for just a few minutes and left once he saw there was no equipment in place to take the statue down. He insisted that the photograph was taken "out of context." "I went to see history in the making," Dean said. "And now I am history."
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"Why is this man, a principal of a school of black and minority students, advocating for monuments of hate?" asked Malik Bartholomew, a Dillard University employee and resident who shared the photograph. "The men whose monuments he was supporting were members of the Confederacy and they were against black education."
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"He can believe in what he wants," wrote Roshonda Smith. "As long as his beliefs don't spill into my child's education or well being, do what you please."
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"While I understand both sides of this highly charged debate, I went to the Lee monument for all the right reasons," Dean said. "I went because I am a historian, educator and New Orleans resident who wanted to observe this monumental event."
He called the social media posts "fake-news character assassination."
"People who know me know that I am a crusader for children and I fight tirelessly on their behalf," he added. "In my 10 years of working with large minority populations, I’ve never been accused of racism. I am sorry that my staff, students, friends and family have to witnesses this."
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:31 am to ForeverLSU02
Promote that man and watch the butthurt ensue.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:32 am to ForeverLSU02
Now even being near a flag or monument makes you a white supremacist? Give me a fricking break
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:32 am to ForeverLSU02
Never heard of this school.
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Crescent Leadership Academy had 86 students enrolled in October, 84 of whom were black, according to the state Department of Education.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:34 am to ForeverLSU02
More stupid people trying to run the world. Social Media will be what drives this country into oblivion.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:34 am to ForeverLSU02
It's the same logic as wanting that UCLA professor fired for hitting that guy in the head with a lock/sock at the trump rally.
This post was edited on 5/24/17 at 10:39 am
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:34 am to ForeverLSU02
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Dillard University
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:36 am to ForeverLSU02
Gotta love their mindset that just being seen at the lee statue with flag in the foreground makes someone a racist.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:36 am to arseinclarse
Why do we have a school with only 86 students?
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:37 am to ForeverLSU02
insert "You give them an inch they take it all."
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:37 am to ForeverLSU02
So we have a principal of an predominate Black....
This post was edited on 5/24/17 at 10:40 am
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:39 am to ForeverLSU02
Well he needs to use a little common sense. I wouldn't be caught with a bunch confederate flag waving protestors.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:39 am to Displaced
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It's the same logic as wanting that UCLA professor fired for hitting that guy in the head with a lock/sock at the trump rally.
He wasn't a UCLA professor, and no it's not.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:40 am to Displaced
quote:You can't be serious?
It's the same logic as wanting that UCLA professor fired for hitting that guy in the head with a lock/sock at the trump rally.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:42 am to ForeverLSU02
Community needs to focus more on why 84 out 86 students at the Alternative school are black.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:43 am to ForeverLSU02
Why dont they have a man or woman of color in that position to begin with? If you are going to pull the race card eventually...you need to staff accordingly.
Let some Dillard Grad do his service.
Let some Dillard Grad do his service.
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