Clarksville, TN Online » Urban Resouce Center http://www.clarksvilleonline.com The voice of Clarksville, Tennessee Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:58:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Teacher reprimanded for racial remarks and racially-based discipline http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/09/29/teacher-reprimanded-for-racial-remarks-and-disciplining-students-based-on-race/ http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/09/29/teacher-reprimanded-for-racial-remarks-and-disciplining-students-based-on-race/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:00:34 +0000 Terry McMoore http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/09/29/teacher-reprimanded-for-racial-remarks-and-disciplining-students-based-on-race/ Reed Bergen, a teacher at Montgomery Central High School in Clarksville, has received a letter of reprimand from Principal Christy Houston for using the word “Nigger” while speaking to a group of Black students in his class. The reprimand also covers Bergen’s admission that he has written up some students for discipline issues based on their race.

The parents of the Black students have joined with civil rights activist Terry McMoore, Director of the Urban Resource Center in calling for the immediate firing of Bergen from the Clarksville Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) and are recommending that his teaching license be revoked by the State of Tennessee and United States Department of Education.

The parents of the students involved will join McMoore for a press conference on this issue on Tuesday, October 2, at 3 p.m. outside the Public Library at 350 Pageant Lane. The Urban Resource center encourages you to join the students and their parents at this press conference as we attempt to bring the entire CMCSS in line with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which absolutely prohibits discrimination and racial profiling in our public schools.

For more information on this issue, contact Terry McMoore at 931-378-1999.

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