A parent has pulled her pre-school child out of school after a video surfaced of the teacher leading her 4-5 year-olds in an anti-Biden chant.
On the video, the teacher asks the little children, “Who’s our president?” When they all answer together, “Biden,” the teacher then asks them, “What do we want to do with him?” And in unison the pre-schoolers yell back, “We want him out!” And just to be sure to little kids learned their lesson for the day, the teacher repeats the question and gets the same answer, only yelled back even louder. The mother became aware of this when she picked up her child. "The first thing she said to me when I picked her up was 'We want him out,'" Christina McFadden said. "That was the great message she learned that day. Her first history lesson." The school is a private religious-based institution, Turning Point Christian Church. Some great values there. The video was originally posted on the school’s own messaging app (yes, really), until it was taken down. Some great values there. Turning Point Christian Church is in Norco, California, which is in Southern California, about 25 miles east of Los Angeles in Riverside County. And just to add a fun fact to it all, this all took place on Presidents Day! Reports say that “The school has issued an apology.” However, the school’s idea of an apology differs from mine. I feel pretty confident in saying that it would get an “F” from the American Institute for Apologies that Nell Minow and I co-founded. “Earlier today a video was posted that has since been deleted as it did not share our school and church philosophy of honoring and respecting authority including those in government position. “We are sorry for any misunderstanding this could of (sic) created. With courtesy towards the families of our campus and the children in the classroom I am asking you to please not share with others or post the video on any social media platform,” Personally, I don’t see the word or even the concept of an apology there. Mostly regret that it was found out and made public. And a desire to bury it. What they did say, though, was so weak that it suggests the school and church’s “philosophy” do, in fact, share the same sentiments as the video. Among other things, there’s no indication that the teacher wasn’t even reprimanded, or put on suspension, let alone fired. In fact, Ms. McFadden has said that the school told her the teacher would be allowed to keep teaching because she was “repentant and has learned from her mistake.” Hallelujah! She repented! (For all we know, what she learned was just not to send your video to 14 sets of parents.) And again, to be clear, there is no apology there at all. Furthermore, on the school’s website they don’t even have the statement (I won’t call it an “apology”) posted on the News section. It’s like it doesn’t exist. They just want to bury it, even after it’s become national news. Some great values, there. Despite the request by Turning Point Christian School officials to hide the video, Ms. McFadden posted the video on both Facebook and TikTok. She said on her Facebook post that she thought was important other parents in the school were aware of what was being thought. She wrote that she wanted to bring awareness that “there are currently zero standards or guidelines of any kind that are being enforced in early childhood education classes. Zero.” And added that “This video was planned, practiced, recorded and the teacher was so comfortable with it she sent it to 14 sets of parents, She was so proud of this content what else did she teach my child this year?” I’ve intentionally not embedded the video here, but if you want to see it – and read Christina McFadden’s full Facebook statement, you can find them here. [UPDATE: The Facebook posting appears appears to have either been taken down or limited to select people. But you can see the video here.] One wonders if other parents will pull their kids out, which – given that it is a private school – could have a major impact. Ms. McFadden’s child started in her new school in February. All the more reason the lack of a serious apology stands out so much. However, the school officials must think that this video comes pretty close to sharing the school and church’s philosophy, and that the parents will be fine with it, given that the teacher sent it to 14 sets up parents. But then, if the school wrong about that, it could be a big problematic turning point for them…
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