With Democrats in the House of Representatives disciplined U.S. House Rep Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for tweeting a graffic, photoshopped anime video, it would appear that now any sort of hyperbole on social media should be on the table for review.
An elementary school teacher in California, Kristin Usilton, is in hot water now for a video posted on Instagram where she told a group of high school students to “jump off a bridge.”
Not only that, but Usilton appears to have filmed the video(s) in a classroom.
A tweet by “Mayhem337 CMR” on Monday shared the video where she told the students, who belong to the conservative club in Paso Robles, California, to “jump off a bridge.”
The twitter user also shared a screenshot of her Instagram profile which described her as a “mental health care advocate for teachers.”
— Mayhem337 CMR đşđ¸ (@ChadRickard) November 15, 2021
The Paso Robles Press explained:
In the first video, Usilton starts by saying, âOf the justice of all the neglected Hispanic population on the west side still fighting just for their right to have an equal education. And if you think that Iâm going to stop fighting, you got another thing coming.âÂ
Usilton went on to say, âThe Paso Robles Conservative club for the high school, you can go jump off a bridge. Iâm going to post what they thought was a great show of support for the veterans, who Iâm pretty sure would be absolutely offended by what they did on school campus. And had the LGBTQ population donât that or the black or the Hispanic community members, we would have had our aâ chewed out. Look at what they did today.â
Usilton then showed a video of students on Nov. 10 waving American and military flags in the Paso Robles High School parking lot. One student was also waving an âFâ Bidenâ flag.Â
Later that same day, Usilton created a second video where she followed up by saying, âWhen I said âgo jump off a bridge, I just meant go away, and I will not use that term again because of the incredible influx of messages I got about that. But if thatâs what you focused on in that message, youâre kind of part of the problem.â
The Superintendent of PRJUSD released the statement regarding the incidents:
âLast Wednesday, a student effort to honor Veterans Day was disrupted by a very poor choice to include a profane flag. This both detracted from the intended purpose of the demonstration and led to considerable disruption, including some postings and exchanges on social media that were completely inappropriate. The objectionable flag was up for a very limited amount of time; however, we in no way condone nor excuse this misguided action. Students will be appropriately disciplined in accordance with District policies.
Later that day, a District employee posted comments on social media regarding this event which were inappropriate, and the District is responding accordingly through the Human Resource office. The District will make it clear to all employees that as an employee of PRJUSD, social media is not the appropriate venue for criticism of our students and families and that we must conduct ourselves in a professional manner. The community is entrusting their children to our schools and employees. With this stated, we want to emphasize that the District does not tolerate threats on our employees or students, nor do we condone cyber-bullying.
The District will expand its efforts to hold joint activities which promote tolerance and unity. Veterans Day should be a day for patriotism and honoring service, not yet another politically divisive controversy. We call on the school community to come together as Roblans and Bearcats.â
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