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armenia4ever t1_j9z4bkx wrote

  1. Is it actually interruption , or did she deviate from the expected/approved discourse that these types of sessions have?

"The complaints alleged Mohammadkhani challenged a statement made by Marquisa "Keke" Rover — director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Burrell"

'Mohammadkhani said the allegation that she disrupted the session on mental health is not true. "Your information is incorrect. I made a comment, same as the other board member in the room."'

The other board member who was there, Thomas-Tate who is also on the board wasn't actually there.

From Tate: " If Maryam wants to spout off at me at board meetings or other board members or the superintendent, we're all adults," Thomas-Tate said. "But to come to the students' session, this was not a community session, and to disrupt that setting, where the students were being very vulnerable ... was not helpful at all or relevant to that particular moment. It was egregious."

She made one comment from what this story says. ONE comment - and it was deemed to be a massive interruption. That sounds a bit sus. What did she actually say? No one appears to know or is telling.

  1. They are literally both "minorities". Why can one of them dictate what these struggle sessions are about and what is discussed vs the other?

Also Horton wasn't even there. " In the email, Horton said the session — which she was not in — was expected to be a "safe space for students to acknowledge racial trauma based on their lived experiences."

Very specific idea of a safe space that doesn't include the other minority actually there, Mohammadkhani, being able to say anything. No expression of lived experience for her.

  1. Horton is the one blowing this all up. "Horton, a member of the local NAACP who presented on civic engagement, emailed the school board early Friday and forwarded the message to the News-Leader."

She's helping to dogpile another minority who didn't agree and said something she doesn't deem permissible. Oh and that's perfectly fine to silence Mohammadkhani's lived experience with the usual BS. Horton appears to be one of these types:

"As a side note, non-Christians can practice religious bigotry, women can be misogynistic, and people of color can uphold white supremacist ideals that are dismissive of individuals who experience marginalization especially from people in positions of power; and minors are particularly vulnerable to this kind of treatment, but often do not recognize it or talk about it, but in this case SPS students reported it."

So basically if you are a minority, you better have the right views on this subject otherwise it's internalized oppression, so shut the fuck up. Of course, pseudo CRT stuff that isn't technically CRT, but has all sorts of its ingredients sprinkled in.

So.....

Remember who's running for school board. I sure am.

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Dramatic_Ad_6560 t1_j9zltf5 wrote

It was for students. It wasn't for school board members or for general members of the community to talk. Thomas-Tate asked a question. Based on the article, Mohammadkhani took issue with the activity and the response from the speaker saying that "most of the room raised their hands" when it was only "part" of the room. Her comment, as it currently reads and based on response from the students, sounds like she was trying to undermine the session and discount the experiences those students may have had. This event is not a debate, nor was it for anyone other than the students, which means, by definition, it was absolutely an interruption. Her job is to advocate for students, not run interference on any discussion that she disagrees with.

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armenia4ever t1_j9zo24o wrote

So one comment about it only being part of the room undermines the sessions and discounts the students experiences? Am I getting that right? It makes it a debate? One comment?

Thats enough to run interference on a discussion and some completely undermine it? Is that what advocacy for students is considered now? What's the point of the job then?

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Dramatic_Ad_6560 t1_j9zpdg0 wrote

It doesn't matter if it was one comment or 17. If the intended audience is stating how the interruption is impeding their ability to communicate freely, which you can see from the students' response in the article, then yes, it's interfering and it is a problem.

Her job is not to attend events and call out things she disagrees with. It's also not her job to call out decisions on her own; that's why there's an entire board. Her role in this situation would be to address it at a board meeting, where the entire board is able to communicate about it. The board has legislative authority over the district; they do not have the authority to disturb educational sessions at an off-site event. She had no right to interrupt the session, regardless of her position on the board.

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utilitybelt t1_ja04iqe wrote

It wasn’t a discussion or debate. It was meant to be a moment of quiet reflection. The article says as much.

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malevolentk t1_ja22tgj wrote

Ah -

Buts my understanding she does not identify as a minority nor is she a practicing Muslim

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armenia4ever t1_ja3q03y wrote

Doesn't matter. You're from the UK, one doesn't just shed being a muslin. It's not just a religion, it's a culture. (With various types of it depending on the region)

Muslin upbringing deeply shapes your worldview and one doesn't just turn on or off how they were raised by their families and their traditions and cultures. I'm not saying this a pejorative either.

That only happens in the West, and even then...

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malevolentk t1_ja3rmx9 wrote

I am not from the UK - my family has lived in this country for almost 400 years

She went to an American School in Iran - participated in a Christmas play as a child - and had to leave the country after the Islamic Revolution because her father worked for the previous government

Most Muslims aren’t the sort of religious zealots typically portrayed in our country - just like most Christians arent the White Christian Nationalists trying to become the American version of the Taliban

Do you even research the folks in office?

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malevolentk t1_ja3rzxv wrote

My husband is from the UK though - maybe if you are going to peruse someone’s posts before replying to them you should read more than the subs they are a part of

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armenia4ever t1_ja3saw1 wrote

Usually I don't see aside the time for that and do a quick glance through, but fair point.

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