Whatchu gun-do bout it cracka?
Let me preface this by saying that I so wish this wasn't about race, but it clearly is.
There has been an ongoing problem at the high school since school started this year, and today I finally lost my shit.
Every single day at lunch, all the students descend upon the cafeteria and get in line to get their lunches, but some students have made getting lunch a racist and dangerous thing to do.
Every single day students get in line and a black or hispanic student cuts in front of a white student.
Then that student who cut, allows 10-15 of their friends to also cut in front of the white student.
If the white student tries to get their place back or complains, they are sent to the very back of the line for cutting when all they were trying to do was get their place back or tell someone that they were just cut by 15 students.
A couple of Mark's friends don't even bother trying to get lunch anymore after being beat up by black and hispanic students, called cracka, threatened with violence, or the cutting students start yelling to the cafeteria supervisors that the white students are cutting in line, which causes the white students to either be moved to the end of the line or removed from the cafeteria all-together.
Today, Sebastian was in line, no one was behind him when Mark came in, so Mark got behind him in line, they had been waiting for 15 minutes already when shit hit the fan.
A very large group of both black and hispanic students (approx 25 kids) came in to the cafeteria and cut Mark and Sebastian, the teens tried to take their place back, a black girl yelled at Mark, "Whatchu gun-do bout it cracka?" when he told them to get to the back of the line, they were cutting.
Another black student started shoving Sebastian, Mark tried to intervene, a hispanic male grabbed Mark and threw him out of the line, and that's when a cafeteria supervisor came over, asked what was going on, the teens tried to explain that they had been cut, but all the cutting kids started yelling that Mark had cut them, started yelling and trying to hit them all, and so the supervisor pulled Mark out of the line and sent him to the end.
The supervisor was a hispanic cafeteria worker.
When Mark finally made it to get his lunch, she, the supervisor, went up to the lunch ladies and told them he was not allowed to have his hot lunch today for being a line cutter and troublemaker, she ordered them to give him what's called a "sub lunch".
All the students call it the substandard lunch, because it's usually old food, apples going rotten, sandwiches made with stale bread, and usually nothing to drink.
Mark's lunch was a FROZEN turkey sandwich, a rotting apple, and 3 day old milk.
Because of our financial status being what it is, I receive disability and food stamps, the teens have medicaid, I have medicare, my sons get the federally funded free hot lunch program.
What the supervisor did today, was against the law, she cannot deny any student access to a hot lunch, especially students who receive free hot lunch.
When Mark came home and asked what he could eat, told me he was absolutely starving because he could not eat the "sub lunch" due to what it was, I fucking lost it.
I called the school, no one answered, so I called the school board and explained to some poor secretary what had and has been happening to white students at the high school since the beginning of the year.
The poor girl didn't know what to do, so she patched me through to the voice mail of the person who handles the high school.
I left a very detailed message, left my number and name 3 times, and demanded that something be done about this lunch time bullying and racist crap that takes place, or I'll go to the media.
I'll take my camera up to the school, I'll say I just want to have lunch with my son, get a visitor pass, and then I'll start filming what takes place there every single day, and then send the footage to the local news people along with the story.
I know that it takes place every single day because some of the teens friends have come here to play video games after school, and the teens always ask if I can feed them.
I always do cook whatever I can whip up, or I lay a spread of bread and lunch meats and chips, pickles, cookies, whatever I have, out, and let all of the teenage boys feed themselves.
I've asked these kids why they are so hungry, is it because they are just growing young men, and they always tell me about the lunch time bullshit that happens.
I've fucking had it.
I'm not going to wait for the school board person to call me back either, I'm calling the principle in the morning, and if I don't get anywhere with them, I'll either go to the school and film it myself, or I'll alert the local tv news channel WWSB about what happens and tell them to go interview students and film the cafeteria goings on.
This shit has to stop.
All these white students getting cut in line, called names, beat up, and then refused their legal right to eat a hot lunch, has got to stop.
Comments
Reading this made my blood boil. I'm a taxpayer, and part of what I pay goes for the lunch program. No one has any right to give a kid a sub-standard lunch for ANY reason.
I was on the free lunch program when I was in high school, my father was on SSDI so we qualified. Nothing like this ever happened to me, thank goodness. But it is disturbing that it does now, and no one does anything about it.
I hope you can get media attention to this, it is a disgrace. Especially now, when the economy is bad, and more and more families are receiving free or reduced price lunches for their kids. No one deserves to be shat upon like this, no matter what their race, ethnicity, or economic status is.
Good luck!
Posted by: Christine | December 3, 2008 9:27 PM
What the fuckity fuck? Give him a sub lunch?! I am agog. Go to the school with your camera and let the chips fall where they may. What shit.
Posted by: Chickie | December 3, 2008 9:43 PM
OH, this so makes me sick, very very sick, and very very angry. What in the world is wrong with the school. Are the other staff members working blind? Refusing a hot lunch is against the law and I would be just as hot as you are Kat. That is really a shame. I wish I knew something comforting to say, but sadly I do not. Due to harassment and such, I pulled my son out of school when he was in 8th grade and he is now in 11th grade and attends school over the internet through a charter (public) school. I had my fill. I definitely see of some of the other parents of the kids who come to your place to hang out would speak up too. Doesn't the school have any police officers there too? Our local schools do now. It really really is a shame. Keeping your family in my thoughts and hope they stay safe...
Posted by: Susan | December 3, 2008 10:11 PM
That made me so angry while reading that! I'm hoping that you do get media coverage about it, KAt. No kids should have to put up with that!
Posted by: Tina | December 3, 2008 10:57 PM
I agree with you, Kat! And I'll bet these "Hispanics" are also illegal aliens! What nerve! To jam themselves into our country and grab all the freebies and treat our citizens like dirt! We are having problems with aliens out here in Oregon, too! Like home invasions!! and grabbing young girls off the street and raping them! That's why I own two big pitbulls!! They keep all intruders away. And one of the dogs usually rides with me when I go somewhere! My fences and dog training keep all honest people safe from them. (I've had pits here for over 30 years now and never had any bad incidents involving the dogs. I got my first pitbull right after some VietNamese stole my old cat to eat! I put the dog in my linkchained fenced yard, said "Let them eat that!" and have had no troubles since!)
Call members of the school board! They will likely clean up this nonsense!!
Posted by: Verna | December 3, 2008 11:31 PM
This makes me fucking livid and I'd try have that cafeteria bitch fired or beat her ass after she leaves her job one day. ....if you get the media involved, make sure they actually interview the students who've had this happen to them, and not just the student body at large. But I am sure if camera crews show up, the offenders will be on their best behavior.
Posted by: Devilish Southern Belle | December 3, 2008 11:36 PM
HOLY CRAP! Yeah, not only is that a crock of shit, it's 100% illegal! And you know that the people that work in the cafeteria KNOW it's going on, there's no way they can't! The squeaky wheel gets the grease lady! Good luck!
Posted by: Holly | December 4, 2008 5:20 AM
Wow! I am so sorry to hear about this but I know that it's a sad reality in our school. I don't blame you for taking action and going to the school.
As a black woman I am ashamed to hear this. This is not just a student problem but a personnel and most importantly a parenting problem.
Please keep us informed about what happens and include a clip when it hits the media. May God give you strength!
Posted by: Rich Single Momma | December 4, 2008 10:10 AM
Wow! Unbelievable! I don't blame you for being so mad Kat! If the principal does nothing for you, I would go to the press. And, I would be having the lunch lady FIRED!! Good luck to you and your boys Kat and I'll definitely be keeping an eye on your blog to see if you get any satisfaction. This should NOT be happening in this day and age.
Posted by: Kim | December 4, 2008 10:34 AM
I'd be knocking down the principal's door if this happened to my kid. The lunchlady should lose her job as this is discrimination. Kick some major ass Kat.
Posted by: Linda | December 4, 2008 9:34 PM
As a teacher I need to tell you that you need to go to school and raise hell till they kick you out. When that happens, call the superintendent and go bug nuts crazy on them.
If all else fails, threaten to sue their asses off. This isn't just wrong, it is a crime.
I hate play the crazy card, but it is time to unleash some crazy mamma on them.
Posted by: redroach | December 4, 2008 10:05 PM
I came from Chickie's blog to read this about your son. I am furious just reading this and it sickens me that he was treated so bad. You are right on to go to the school and take pictures. Good luck and stand up for your kid.
Posted by: Finding Pam | December 4, 2008 11:19 PM
I too, came from Chickie's site...and this is reprehensible. Yes, go to school with camera in hand and get the goods. I'm all for going to the local media. When my kids were in school - the media was on speed dial for me. It definitely works.
Posted by: themom | December 7, 2008 12:08 PM