An African American Florida Public School Teacher Referred To Haitian Students As Trash And ‘Chocolate That Nobody Wanted’

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Most teachers across the country are dedicated civil servants, committed to the success of their students. Broward County (Florida) public school teacher Leslie Rainer is not one of them.

Rainer is a teacher at Blanche Ely High School who is being investigated for the third time by the Broward County School Board in South Florida. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting that Rainer is accused of referring to one of her Haitian students as “little chocolate boy,” and a “chocolate that nobody wanted.”

Rather than deny the allegations, Rainer is defending herself with an unusual—and probably ineffective—argument:

[She] said her use of “chocolate” was taken out of context. She said “chocolate” is an endearment in the black community. She said her husband, the Rev. Willie Rainer of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Pompano Beach, calls her “Sweet Chocolate.”

Rainer has an alarmingly long history of insensitive and flat-out offensive remarks. In March 2010, as students discussed the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Rainier allegedly explained to her class that Haiti was suffering because the country made a pact with the devil, echoing an incredibly offensive remark that made national headlines when Pat Robertson first said it on his weekly television program. To emphasize the point, Rainer reportedly instructed another Haitian student to stand by classroom trash cans because, she said, “that’s where they belong,” according to the formal complaint filed against Rainer last month.

And it gets worse. Another teacher, who is an avowed atheist at the same Broward County public school, alleges that Rainer and another teacher proceeded to sprinkle what they described as holy water on her when she discussed her disbelief in God.

That incident was reported to the Broward School District’s Professional Standards & Special Investigative Unit, but charges were ultimately dropped after local churches—including the one where her husband is a reverend—pressured the district.

Amazingly, even after this latest incident, Rainer will still have a job teaching in Broward County’s public school system. The district superintendent is recommending a three day suspension without pay and attendance at a diversity training course, after which she will presumably resume her teaching duties.

A reading teacher at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach has been accused of calling a Haitian student a "little chocolate boy" and a "chocolate that nobody wanted." - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

I have heard black women refer to themselves as sexy chocolate a lot of times.

Still don't think its wise for a teacher to refer to her student as chocolate, even it was harmless

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i lol'ed when it was said on tv...........................i still deading at the comment

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here a comments form somebody

well thats a comment from one person..its not group of protestors like wall street. all over Florida.. People go on youtube and make comments, people come on Imix and make comments..shit people upload videos and voice their unpopular opinions, then Imixers post the videos on Imix to prove their unpopular points lol

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lol

look what one Haitian said about it

do you agree with her?

are you aware of some beef between them over there OR is just people talking?

Capitaine you live in Canada right ?

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"Stress is part of life, you must embrace it "

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything"
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yep

why?

By your rhetoric in different threads its easy to tell you don't engage with much americans ( at least outside Imix)

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"Stress is part of life, you must embrace it "

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything"
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I don't live in Florida..but if African Americans had REAL BEEF in Florida the Black community around America will know..when Blacks start riots in any city Oakland, NY, LA (anywhere) its known nationally

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"Stress is part of life, you must embrace it "

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything"
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explain?

That dumb ass dont need to be around kids

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some say they are often in conflict like at school or in the street corner

not riot or war or stuff like that

:...lol..wonders where she's from..(or her roots) got a feeling she is not american born or origninally!!......

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