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Middle schoolers chant 'build that wall' during lunch in aftermath of Trump win
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Nov 11, 2016, 4:37:26 PM11/11/16
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schoolers-chant-build-that-wall-during-lunch-in-aftermath-of-trump-win/
During the 2016 presidential campaign, chants of “build that wall!” often
echoed through rallies for Donald Trump, as his supporters cheered his
proposal to construct a physical barrier on the border between the U.S.
and Mexico.
And in the aftermath of Trump’s victory, that chant could be heard
elsewhere: in a middle school cafeteria.
Students at Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan started chanting “build
the wall!” during a lunch period following Trump’s election. Shawn Lewis-
Lakin, superintendent of Royal Oak Schools, confirmed the episode, saying
in a statement that a “small group of students” briefly chanted the phrase
Wednesday.
“Yesterday, November 9, 2016, there was an incident during one of the
lunches at Royal Oak Middle School that was captured on video and posted
to social media,” the statement read. “In the incident a small group of
students engaged in a brief ‘build the wall’ chant. School personnel in
the cafeteria responded when this occurred.”
A Facebook video that appears to show the incident had been viewed more
than 2 million times by Thursday afternoon. (The superintendent’s
statement does not directly link to the video on social media, but the
caption of the Facebook post indicates that it was filmed Wednesday at
Royal Oak Middle School.)
Thousands have shared the footage, which lasts about eight seconds. The
chant can be heard in the short clip, but it isn’t clear in the video
exactly how many students were involved, or how school employees
immediately dealt with the disruption.
“We are committed to providing a safe, secure, and supportive learning
environment for all students,” Lewis-Lakin said in the statement. “We
addressed this incident when it occurred. We are addressing it today. We
are working with our students to help them understand the impact of their
words and actions on others in their school community.”
The superintendent noted that “because of the strong emotions and
intensity of rhetoric that the posting of this incident to social media
has elicited,” some families had expressed concern about student safety.
“Know that we work with our partners in law enforcement on responding to
any and all threats that have been or will be made involving our students
or schools,” Lewis-Lakin said in the statement.
Royal Oak Middle School is in Royal Oak, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. In
2010, Royal Oak had a population of about 57,200, according to U.S. Census
data. The majority of its residents, about 51,900 people, were listed as
white.
Trump’s proposal to construct a wall along the southern border between the
United States and Mexico began as a policy position but evolved into
something more. As The Washington Post’s Jenna Johnson wrote earlier this
year, it “morphed into a cultural icon, rallying cry and, at times,
punchline.”
Johnson described a rally in Tampa, at which an audience member shouted
out “Build that wall!” and — from the microphone — Trump joined in the
chant.
The crowd, thousands strong, soon chanted, too.
“The wall — the wall — everyone loves it, everyone,” Trump said. “I love
the wall.”
[Previously: ‘Build that wall’ has taken on a life of its own at Donald
Trump’s rallies — but he’s still serious]
The President-elect, who has described Mexican immigrants as criminals and
rapists, has said he will force Mexico to pay for the wall.
At Royal Oak Middle School, Lewis-Lakin said in an email Thursday, a
principal directly addressed the incident with all students, and the
school “provided opportunities for dialogue.”
“Whenever one student’s words or actions cause another student pain or for
another student to question his or her worth, it is an incident to which
we must respond,” he wrote. “Students make mistakes. When they do, we work
with them on restorative justice. We work with them to learn. And we
continue every day to work proactively on creating a culture of respect,
inclusion and tolerance.”
School officials also encouraged students to seek assistance if they ever
feel unsafe or have concerns, he said in his email.
“In responding to this incident – indeed in responding to this election –
we need to hear each other’s stories, not slogans, we need to work towards
understanding, not scoring points, and we need to find a way to move
forward that respects and values each and every member of our community,”
he wrote. “We are working on this in school today. My ask is that our
community work on this with us.”
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schoolers-chant-build-that-wall-during-lunch-in-aftermath-of-trump-win/
During the 2016 presidential campaign, chants of “build that wall!” often
echoed through rallies for Donald Trump, as his supporters cheered his
proposal to construct a physical barrier on the border between the U.S.
and Mexico.
And in the aftermath of Trump’s victory, that chant could be heard
elsewhere: in a middle school cafeteria.
Students at Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan started chanting “build
the wall!” during a lunch period following Trump’s election. Shawn Lewis-
Lakin, superintendent of Royal Oak Schools, confirmed the episode, saying
in a statement that a “small group of students” briefly chanted the phrase
Wednesday.
“Yesterday, November 9, 2016, there was an incident during one of the
lunches at Royal Oak Middle School that was captured on video and posted
to social media,” the statement read. “In the incident a small group of
students engaged in a brief ‘build the wall’ chant. School personnel in
the cafeteria responded when this occurred.”
A Facebook video that appears to show the incident had been viewed more
than 2 million times by Thursday afternoon. (The superintendent’s
statement does not directly link to the video on social media, but the
caption of the Facebook post indicates that it was filmed Wednesday at
Royal Oak Middle School.)
Thousands have shared the footage, which lasts about eight seconds. The
chant can be heard in the short clip, but it isn’t clear in the video
exactly how many students were involved, or how school employees
immediately dealt with the disruption.
“We are committed to providing a safe, secure, and supportive learning
environment for all students,” Lewis-Lakin said in the statement. “We
addressed this incident when it occurred. We are addressing it today. We
are working with our students to help them understand the impact of their
words and actions on others in their school community.”
The superintendent noted that “because of the strong emotions and
intensity of rhetoric that the posting of this incident to social media
has elicited,” some families had expressed concern about student safety.
“Know that we work with our partners in law enforcement on responding to
any and all threats that have been or will be made involving our students
or schools,” Lewis-Lakin said in the statement.
Royal Oak Middle School is in Royal Oak, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. In
2010, Royal Oak had a population of about 57,200, according to U.S. Census
data. The majority of its residents, about 51,900 people, were listed as
white.
Trump’s proposal to construct a wall along the southern border between the
United States and Mexico began as a policy position but evolved into
something more. As The Washington Post’s Jenna Johnson wrote earlier this
year, it “morphed into a cultural icon, rallying cry and, at times,
punchline.”
Johnson described a rally in Tampa, at which an audience member shouted
out “Build that wall!” and — from the microphone — Trump joined in the
chant.
The crowd, thousands strong, soon chanted, too.
“The wall — the wall — everyone loves it, everyone,” Trump said. “I love
the wall.”
[Previously: ‘Build that wall’ has taken on a life of its own at Donald
Trump’s rallies — but he’s still serious]
The President-elect, who has described Mexican immigrants as criminals and
rapists, has said he will force Mexico to pay for the wall.
At Royal Oak Middle School, Lewis-Lakin said in an email Thursday, a
principal directly addressed the incident with all students, and the
school “provided opportunities for dialogue.”
“Whenever one student’s words or actions cause another student pain or for
another student to question his or her worth, it is an incident to which
we must respond,” he wrote. “Students make mistakes. When they do, we work
with them on restorative justice. We work with them to learn. And we
continue every day to work proactively on creating a culture of respect,
inclusion and tolerance.”
School officials also encouraged students to seek assistance if they ever
feel unsafe or have concerns, he said in his email.
“In responding to this incident – indeed in responding to this election –
we need to hear each other’s stories, not slogans, we need to work towards
understanding, not scoring points, and we need to find a way to move
forward that respects and values each and every member of our community,”
he wrote. “We are working on this in school today. My ask is that our
community work on this with us.”
--
His Omnipotence Barack Hussein Obama, declared himself "Pooptator" of all
mentally ill homosexuals and crossdressers, while declaring where they
will defecate.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $19 trillion in the seven
years he has been in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
Barack Obama, reelected by the dumbest voters in the history of the United
States of America. The only American president to deliberately import a
lethal infectious disease from Africa, Ebola.
Loretta Fuddy, killed after she "verified" Obama's phony birth
certificate.
Obama ignored the brutal killing of an American diplomat in Benghazi, then
relieved American military officers who attempted to prevent said murder
in order to cover up his own ineptitude.
Obama continues his muslim goal of disarming America while ObamaCare
increases insurance premiums 300% and leaves millions without health care.
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