Wednesday, September 16, 2015

#IStandWithAhmed

IStandWithAhmed – Parenting Black Kids, Parenting Brown Kids ...

Freshman, from MacArthur High in Texas, built a clock.
Showed it to his teachers who, to that poor freshman's shock,
Called police, believing that he'd brought a bomb to school.
Ahmed was interrogated, all because some fool

Couldn't tell a nerdy kid apart from terrorists.
So, in NASA tee-shirt and with hand-cuffs on his wrists,
Five cops took Ahmed Mohamed off to Juvie Hall
Where, at last, they let the kid give mom and dad a call.

He's still facing charges but he's home...  Not in a cell.
'though the school's suspended him, perhaps it's just as well;
Doesn't sound as if they've got a lot to offer him...
Faculty has demonstrated that they're rather dim.

3 comments:

  1. For all the trouble that teacher has done to a school student, on this one, should be FIRED!!!! A clock can very well tick. If I had to do with the school system she would be gone!!

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  2. Will you get this straight, I'm NOT Martin Reinert, I'm Morton Carol. I just posted a comment & his name comes up. The second time this happened. I don't think I will post anymore on this site, because you don't even know who is who on your site.

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    1. My apologies Mr. Carol... I'm not sure why Blogger is misidentifying you, but I'll let them know there's a problem. Thanks for taking the time to read my rhymes.

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