Chicago Teacher Under Investigation for Posting Pic of Student‘s ’Jolly Rancher’ Hairdo
- Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:31pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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A Chicago mother is outraged after a teacher took a picture of her daughter’s hairdo that included Jolly Rancher candies and put on Facebook. And despite the teacher’s apology, the mother is demanding more action, and the school is now investigation:
WLS-TV reports:
Ukailya Lofton, 7, says math is her favorite subject. She also likes to dress up. For picture day last week, Ukailya wore Jolly Rancher candies at the end of her braids, a hairstyle she says her computer teacher at Overton Elementary School mocked on Facebook.
“She took a picture of me and then she said my boyfriend can’t believe this,” Ukailya told ABC7.
“She told me her teacher told her to put her hair in her face and she took out her cell phone and she took a picture, not knowing she was putting my baby on Facebook and criticize her,” said Lucinda Williams, mother.
Williams says she copied some of the comments from the teacher’s Facebook page. The teacher allegedly wrote, “right, this is for picture day.” Then someone commented,”if you are going to make your child look ridiculous, the least you can do is have them matching.” Another wrote,”yeah, this is foolishness.” And one added, “I laughed so hard that my contact popped out.”
A spokesperson for the school district told the news outlet “the district is currently investigating the matter to determine if any policies have been violated. If policies have in fact been violated, the district will move on disciplinary action.”
Despite the teacher meeting with the girl’s mother, apologizing,and deleteing the Facebookpage, the mother is not appeased.
“She never apologized to my daughter. She is still in the school. She wasn’t suspended. I mean, it’s like nothing happened. She just apologized and that’s it. That’s not enough,” said Lucinda Williams.
She’s hired an attorney and is planning on filing a lawsuit.
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Comments (215)
Pattondog
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:19pmyou shouldnt throw stones in glass houses. im really surprised by some of the comments on here lately.
Report Post »Pattondog
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:18pmthe teacher was stupid for posting it and having somewhat questionable comments about it. as holding a position in the public you should be held to a elavated standard. now if she took the picure and gave praise thats one thing. i think the picture was taken for malcontent, and shame on her as this is a child who was probably realy proud of the sweet hair style. come on folks this is a kid let them have the weird hairstyles and growth phases. my gosh, as ugly as my bonjovi hair style was backin high school, im glad i grew my hair long while i still had hair.
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:12pmUh, candy in the hair? Let me check the dress code – - Hey “mother” how about dressing your child properly for school so that she is not a distraction for teachers and the other students and so that she does not look like an ignorant clown?
jungle J
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:05pmShe’s hired an attorney and is planning on filing a lawsuit.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:04pmmost teachers are poor quality humans..the high quality have left the government schools..so as not to be assaulted and raped.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:56pmThe kid had ‘jolly Ranchers candy’ at the end of her braids/dreadlocks!!! Her mother surely did that and thought it looked good. LOL! She made a fool of her daughter and is mad because someone thought it was funny. These people are a bunch of idiots. The name ‘U-kailya says it all.>>LOL>>
The teacher should not have put the kid on facebook. She should have known better unless her name is lukwicha.
Vixvenom
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:55pmteacher is in the wrong….judge not, lady….making fun of kids is not cool, no matter what. Here’s hoping you do lose your nose to frostbite or get a severe burn and end up scarred for life…you reap what you sow.
Vixvenom
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:00pmI meant don’t lose your nose…typing too fast.
commonsenseguy
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:54pmWhat no sweet tarts,no twizzlers, no chocolate, no pixie sticks,come on this is b.S. If you are going to bring candy to school,you must bring enough for everyone.
mcpbob
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:53pmare you kidding me? this is insane……
phillip taheny II
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:52pmwell for one thing you can not see the child’s face, nor was the child’s name given.sounds to me like this mother is looking for the winning lottery ticket.that’s the problem today is that there are to many frivolous law suits.manly because the courts award such huge amounts.i could see if some one was hurt or property was destroyed but this is ridiculous.discipline the teacher and let it go.
teddrunk
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:51pmThe teacher is a horrible excuse for a human being. Just look at that sweet child. How could anyone with a heart write something directly against, by mocking, a 7 year old angel. Outrageous, but typical for a union protected thug.
Report Post »TheWatcher
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:50pmLife is to short for this kind of stuff…
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Scarab Sport
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:47pmPart of me sez, so what? If you can‘t see the kids face and really don’t know who it is, so what! Surprised Michelle Obama did not weight in on this one. What would the food police think about smuggling jolly rancher contraband into school in your hairdo? You could get fat eating that stuff. Maybe bananas or carrot sticks would be acceptable.
On the other hand, most schools require a release signed by a parent to even take a picture of the little darlings. My daughter was student teaching in an elementary school and we were no allowed to take a picture of the kids she was teaching even for personal use. I doubt this 7 year old would have seen her picture on the teachers facebook account. If so, what was a 7 year old doing on facebook? Did she previously friend the teacher?
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:44pmI don’t blame the mom, I’d be furious too! The teacher is dumber than a stump!
Report Post »pittsteele
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:42pmwhat a dumb hairstyle…jus sayin
Report Post »redneck
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:53pmMy Jollikka is going to be the most popular girl in school!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:57pmHey Redneck, what‘s your son’s name? ;-)
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:41pmA picture of a kid with her face covered by her hair? So? Sounds about right…time to get the lawyers on this one.
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:47pmI suggest Kramer’s lawyer. What was his name? Jackie ?
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:40pmWell that’s the progressive way, mom, they can insult you and you have to take it – the teacher’s union will see to that. Want change in behavior, 2012 is coming, tell them with your vote. You cannot expect change if you keep doing the same thing over and over. Make sure you tell your friends and family too. I am very sorry your daughter was mocked by someone who should have only her best interest at heart.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:57pmGrandmaof5
Report Post »Are you still flooded ? Did you get more from the storm last night? I hope it will dry out soon for you and all your babies. have a nice day.
grandmaof5
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:26pmSISSYKATZ, the rain finally moved out late yesterday afternoon – not a cloud in the sky today, sunny and very cool. It is a Chamber of Commerce day. Cats stayed high & dry. Hope you and the kitties are well.
Report Post »SNOW, allergies and arm doing better?
PAPPY, hope the bad weather I sent you is gone. I will try harder to calm it down next time.
SHOWTIME, txs for the email, didn’t have that site.
LadyIzShy
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:39pmso she is going to SUE the teacher? of coarse it was wrong of the teacher to do this.. she might need to be disaplined or maybe fired.. you can NOT take photos of kids in your class and post online.. but should she be sued? no .. no harm came to this child and she would never have known IF her mother had NOT told her
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:04pmTeacher did excactly what the mother wanted, being attention to the child. Now the mother is looking at “The View”, “Ellen DeGeneres”, and the mother of all shows, “Oprah”!
Report Post »PavZilla
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:39pmThere are way too many thoughts in my head on this one … it’s best to just “mum”
Report Post »randy
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:39pmA spokesperson for the school district told the news outlet “the district is currently investigating the matter to determine if any policies have been violated. If policies have in fact been violated, the district will move on disciplinary action.”
Double Talk… if I have ever heard it.
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:38pmFacebook sucks bigtime. Why would I want the whole world to know about me? You are just setting yourself up for pain.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:50pmI have to agree with you there.
Report Post »kennycannon
Posted on April 2, 2011 at 12:58amFacebook works because people want to be “popular” or they want people to think that others care about them.
They want to be their own little star in their own little world.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:36pmuh oh… this teacher is in some trouble now… she may just end up losing her job in 5 year’s time. In the meantime, she’ll get paid leave.
Report Post »Grim Spirit
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:05pmIt would appear that the teacher is in error, and may very well lose her job. If so, hope the taxpayers don’t have to pay her for years while it works out.
But…
If the mother didn’t want child to be laughed at or made fun of, she SHOULDN’T HAVE PUT GOOFY-ASSED CANDY and a GOOFY-ASSED HAIRDO on her.
It’s like dressing a kid to look like Erkel and then get upset when someone calls him a nerd.
Teacher….Fail.
Report Post »Mother….Fail.
Child…Needs a better teacher and a mother with more sense.
Gonzo
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:36pmHow many people have to get in trouble with their facebook page before they figure out it’s not a private conversation?
Report Post »WhiteFang
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:22pmPerfect! I agree, you have a knack of phrasing your comments to be short and sweet.
Report Post »Politikellyincorrect
Posted on April 2, 2011 at 4:26pmAs Whitefang mentioned…. Your posts are perfectly succinct :)
Report Post »Well said!!
People never learn!
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:35pmLike it has been said, if the schools policy has been indeed violated, then let action be taken in the proportion equal to the violation.
Report Post »redneck
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:44pmI don‘t see enough Jolly Rancher’s for the entire class. Kids mother should have been called for instructions to remove Jolly Ranchers, sent home, or detention for inappropriate attire for public school.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:51pmBut didn’t you just see a “Law suit” coming? I did I knew and apology would not be enough if they thought they could get some more free money. Accept apology and go away!!!!!!!
Snow Any cooler there today? Did you get air fixed I hope so.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:06pmWhat would happen if one of the children was allergic to Jolly Ranchers. ?? . The bloodsuckers(Lawyers) would be out in droves
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 4:28pm@REDNECK:
By your logic, if the girl had worn, say, a yellow rose of Texas on her hair, then she would be required to bring a rose for everyone in class? Really? Was that on page 32 of the Marxist handbook? Sounds like redistribution of wealth to me you Commie-Pinko-Fa…!
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 4:32pm@SISSYKATZ:
I don’t think the mother was stuttering. She said that she wants the teacher to APOLOGIZE TO THE CHILD! The teacher should hurry and do it so that the possible lawsuit could be dropped. It’s the taxpayer who is on the hook, not the teacher. That’s not fair for the taxpayer.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:06pmOtto
Despite the teacher meeting with the girl’s mother, apologizing,and deleteing the Facebookpage, the mother is not appeased.
“She never apologized to my daughter. She is still in the school. She wasn’t suspended. I mean, it’s like nothing happened. “” She just apologized and that’s it. That’s not enough,””" said Lucinda Williams.
She’s hired an attorney and is planning on filing a lawsuit.
Report Post »_________________________________________________________________________________Otto I don’t think she STUTTERED either. Apoligizing to the daughter wasn’t going to be enough either.She wanted a law suit pure and simple._
ottodiedacktick
Posted on April 2, 2011 at 12:04am@SISSYKATZ:
If the teacher doesn‘t or can’t apologize to the little girl, I don’t see how the teacher could be genuinely remorseful. In my humble opinion, the most important person to apologize to is the little girl, not the parent.
No matter what the adults do, the little girl can‘t pretend it didn’t happen. The teacher broke her trust and I have no idea if an apology to the student would’ve been enough. It‘s sad that we’ll never find out.
Report Post »redneck
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:32pmEntrapment – Gotcha!
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:37pmThese are our teachers? However, she did apologize and forgiveness is not part of the left’s agenda. REVENGE IS. I doubt anything will come of this as the teacher is so protected by UNIONS. It is a no-win situation, sadly. CAN WE JUST GO TO SCHOOL AND TEACH THE CHILDREN THEIR ABCs?
Report Post »redneck
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:38pmWhat else can be done to belittle union workers.
Report Post »t00nces2
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:41pmWhat a sweet girl….
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:45pmSweet Kid
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:47pmAt this rate there will be no teachers left to teach kids so Home School will be the only options. I hope these parents think about this. Because it means that they will be responsible for their child’s education in the a future without teachers. Does that mean we go back to the 18th century in the future in education.
Report Post »redneck
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:51pmHere son, link these dozen Krispy Kremes together and wear it around you neck like a necklace. Have your friend get ready to take a picture. Invite your teacher to take a bite and get a picture.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:59pmCan someone explain what the teacher did wrong here ? This mother must be from the Sheila Jackson Lee school of waiting around for someone to offend her .
Report Post »Disabledvet
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:00pmWhen your grooming includes braids with candy in them, then you derserve to get remarks like these, I feel sorry for the little girl because the mother is the one that is stupid, and the Black community wonders why no one respects them, dress your kids like this and want to sue when someone makes fun of your kid. Maybe the mother should dress her daughter like Aunt Jamima and then complain when she gets more remarks, respect is earned and doing that to your kid you earn nothing.
Let Real Americans Be Heard.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:03pmWhy did the mom use only Jolly Rogers?? Isn’t that discrimination against other candy companies??
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:40pmThe mom should body slam that bully-of-a-teacher just like Casey did to the kid bullying him. I agree with 13TH IMAM, she’s a sweet kid. I’m going to steal another Jolly Rancher from my daughter.
Report Post »Dan
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:58pmI’m sorry, am I the only one that finds this to be hilarious? This is utter ignorance yet she is allowed to profit from her lack of commonsense. (Lawsuit)
You sent your child to school with candy in her hair and didn’t think she would be ridiculed? This is just telling of the parent.
Dan
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 4:00pmWhat the heck are jolly ranchers ?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 4:01pmThe first thing that the teacher did wrong was to photograph the cxhild without the mother’s permission.
The second thing the teacher did wrong was to post a picture of a child on FB who was not her own child.
The third thing the teacher did wrong was to join the teachers’ union.
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 4:22pm@ME
How do you know the teacher is White? Why is the person’s color part of this story? I never heard the parent claim that this was done out of racism. Did you hear her say this? It is very possible that the teacher was Black and insensitive.
Report Post »jackboydspeaksout
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 4:30pmIf you dress your son in a dress and don’t expect him to be made fun of, how stupid are you? What in the world made this (mother?) think that this was a good idea? I am sick of parents who use their children to try and make a buck. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson will be proud of this pathetic woman.
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:07pmThese are the same teachers that we’re all supposed to be up in arms because they are being asked to contribute more to the cost of their own health care costs and pensions. This is a time of choosing in America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7UWMwmhr7Q
Report Post »No1YaKnow
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:14pmI’m sure a lawyer will find something racial in this..what do you think? The teacher’s actions are inappropriate, but an apology isn’t enough? I wonder what kind of lawsuit we’ll have–intentional infliction of emotional distress? Hate speech?
Report Post »ME
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 6:41pm@ottodiedacktick
Ok you may have never been in Chicago but I have spent a lot of time there and am very comfortable in my assumptions. I also find that it interesting that you make assumptions about me I guess I should have said ******* then it would be more telling about me? But if you don’t think in a town that supports Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Black liberation theology is the norm, that suing because of the mentality that I am owed would be a logical assumption, then I guess you really enjoy that pasty community you live in and like many people that have never seen the reality that is intercity think everyone there lives in harmony and race does not matter:) You want to understand equality live in the ghetto for a while don’t matter what race you are someone there will hate you:) and much like prison it’s always because someone is holding you down that you are there and has nothing to do with your actions.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 6:47pmHey dumb teachers! Don’t put anything on Facebook especially about a minor you psychopaths!!!
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:48pm@ME
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@ottodiedacktick
Ok you may have never been in Chicago but I have spent a lot of time there and am very comfortable in my assumptions. I also find that it interesting that you make assumptions about me I guess I should have said ******* then it would be more telling about me? But if you don’t think in a town that supports Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Black liberation theology is the norm, that suing because of the mentality that I am owed would be a logical assumption, then I guess you really enjoy that pasty community you live in and like many people that have never seen the reality that is intercity think everyone there lives in harmony and race does not matter:) You want to understand equality live in the ghetto for a while don’t matter what race you are someone there will hate you:) and much like prison it’s always because someone is holding you down that you are there and has nothing to do with your actions.
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Sorry, I stand corrected. I only grew up in the South Bronx until the age of 16 and returned after college to teach there for several years before teaching in South Central LA for another 12 years. What the heck should I know about the ghetto? You’re kidding? Right?
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:55pm@ME:
In the future, when someone asks you a question, it is precisely because they don’t want to assume anything about you. Out of respect for you, the person will ask a question. I don’t think I said anything about crackers or cheese. :-) I would like to find out the race of the teacher; it would be interesting if she were Asian, Hispanic or Black. I’m just saying.
Report Post »SeanW
Posted on April 2, 2011 at 2:58pmTeachers should be teaching the students not snapping photos of them. It is neither within their job description nor is it within their rights to take pictures of other people, without their consent, whether it be for personal or for public use. It is a mindset that teachers have, that they are within their own little world where they are the King/Queen or God/Goddess. They have no humility, little intellect, and we wonder why our children are coming out of schools dumber than when they went in.
Report Post »Dale
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 8:15pmhersey10;
I was thinking it is ok to wear this hairdo to school, but not put it on facebook – and as far as I can tell, just the hairdo – no face. I don’t get it.
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