This professor stopped class entirely and stepped out to call the police just because one student had her feet up on a seat in front of her. Mind you she wasn't talking or interrupting lecture
— Apurva Rawal (@ApurvaYRawal) November 12, 2018
Race
black people can’t learn while black either, it seems
The newest addition to the group of white people doing too damn much around Black people is a white lecturer at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Anita Moss, a Biology lecturer, called the cops on a Black student who had her feet up in class, according to The Root.
Moss had gone on a “tirade” in a previous class, complaining about the lack of civility shown by students who weren’t paying attention, according to student Apurva Rawal. Moss decided to retaliate by calling campus police on a Black student after calling out a few students. Rawal captured video of the incident involving his classmate, using it to defend the Black girl who he described as not “talking or interrupting the lecture.”
The class before this professor went on a whole tirade about how uncivil we all were because a few students were on their phone or not paying attention, cutting lecture time for the rest of us because her ego was bruised
— Apurva Rawal (@ApurvaYRawal) November 12, 2018
The Black student, who goes by @FavoritePaigeee on Twitter, replied to Rawal’s tweets, identifying herself as the student in question and shedding light on why Moss had the police escort her out of the classroom. She even thanked her classmates for supporting her and calling out Moss for being a disruptive force for students.
This is me in Anita Moss’ 2053 Bio classroom. Upon entering class I was told I needed to leave or would be escorted out by officers, I never disobeyed the student code of conduct. Not once. A police report is being filed atm, this is just the beginning. Thanks for your support! https://t.co/YUZGmwgFa7
— pistachio 💥 (@FavoritePaigeee) November 12, 2018
I seriously can’t thank my class enough for this ♥️ they literally stood up for me after I was escorted out by 3 officers and called her out for being disruptive to them as well this whole semester. Completely overwhelmed and thankful rn
— pistachio 💥 (@FavoritePaigeee) November 12, 2018
Racists knowingly putting Black people in danger when they choose to call the police on Black people “not adhering to their authority.” They see Black kids being killed by the police just like the rest of us but the difference is that specific violence reaffirms the superiority they believe that whiteness has instilled in them.
Moss felt her authority as a teacher was threatened so she turned to the reliable method of making a Black student an example. It’s the same way that Trump makes “examples” of Black reporters in White House briefings. Whiteness has a script and rarely deviates from it. Thankfully, Moss will not be teaching the remainder of her lectures and the university is conducting an investigation into the matter with their Office of Equal Opportunity Services looking into a possible discrimination case.
Did Moss know she could call the 1-800-WYT-FEAR hotline? It’s toll-free.
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