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Bucks County, PA-The Bucks County NAACP called for disciplinary action and teacher sensitivity training in the Central Bucks School District yesterday after an eighth-grade math class at Lenape Middle School got a homework assignment with an image of a black man that the group called “insulting” and “disparaging.”

The picture – with the caption “Solving Equations Using Multiplication and Division!” – shows an unshaven black man with a straw hat and a gaping mouth missing most teeth. Beneath it is the slang expression “No Wai!!!”

The principal of the Doylestown school, NAACP officials, and the parents of an African American student in the class met yesterday about the incident. NAACP president John Jordan said he was satisfied with the outcome, which he said would include “consequences” for the teacher and training for the staff.

Principal Nick Chubb said, “I believe the meeting was productive, and we’re working toward a resolution.” He would not say whether the teacher would be disciplined.

The teacher was identified as Matthew Curran. In a statement released by the district, he apologized, saying he “had no idea that I might offend anyone” with the picture, which he said he got off the Internet.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    what makes yall think they give a damn about educating us???

    we need OUR OWN schools!!!!!!!!!!!

    school only produces obedient well-trained employees who can memorize and parrot book info…. but CANT THINK FOR THEMSELVES

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_A_/ _A_

    Co Signing the post below me. NAACP (Rest in peace) taking up, yet another useless cause!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Unseen626/ Unseen626

    I am not one to pull the proverbial ‘race card’, but that is ridiculous. It amazes me that things like this still occur in 2009.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2daTopnonStop/ 2daTopnonStop

    so what…

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/itskindadangerous2be/ itskindadangerous2be

    It’s math people – it’s very hard to make it racist w/out trying – clearly the teacher was trying. Go offline and start your own important protests if you think this was a pointless one.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SenorCafeDa2nd/ SenorCafeDa2nd

    If they used a photo with Obama for an predominantly white school, crackas would be in a uproar teabagging and protesting.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TMAC_35000/ TMAC_35000

    There’s no way that teacher could be so stupid as to think that was not offensive.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/rickblake3/ rickblake3

    he had no idea it would offend anyone………..and this fool is a teacher???

    y’know since obama has become president it seems as if some whites feel the need to elevate themselves by puting us down in some very not so subtle ways.

    disgraceful.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MrCooldaddy7/ MrCooldaddy7

    No reports of Black teachers doing this. Peoples true colors are starting to show now after Obama became elected. It also shows who is really ignorant. Maybe Blacks should show a side of themselves against others that act this way. Then they will yell “racism” with hypocrisy. That should have been a picture of bush since he really looks like a chimp.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    Blackpower! Soulaflarez. Spit that fire

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lakerdude19/ lakerdude19

    Haha this one is funny

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kullmack/ kullmack

    YOU MISSED THE REAL ISSUE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kullmack/ kullmack

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    HOTEP,BLACK POWER, AND ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE;WE WILL RISE BY THE POWER OF MINDS.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/deshawn121/ deshawn121

    WHO GIVES A RAT ASS WHO STARTED ANY MATH EQUATIONS IN THE PAST.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    Soularflares, you speak the total truth. Blacks & Latin’s are the only ones ignorent enough, to send our children to another persons educational system. Than wonder why they come back brainwashed. The real reason the Nation of Islam was hated so much, is because it preached black empowerment, long before these Pimpen Reverends, turned sunday service into an accountants meeting. We need to run our own schools, teach african history, humanity, and self discipline. Stop leaving your children in the hands of people whom look down on them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/rajincajun/ rajincajun

    @ SoularFlarez…

    The school system WAS separated once before, but that was racist. If we do it again, it will again be called racist. Most, but not all, people that pull out the race card don’t care what’s really going on. They just want to stir things up or more likely, make a quick buck in a lawsuit. I’m all for the betterment of HUMANITY. And as such, I think something should be done about EVERYBODY (Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Etc.) that intentionally lives off of “the system.” I’m not racist… I just hate anybody that is uneducated by choice or that cheats the system just because they can.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jefft/ jefft

    i was in this class i know the teacher n he had that there as logn as he teached. i also know the kid we called him tiger and he ws not eaven blaclk he was like 1/4 black and he ddint care about the picture and his mom had no money and sued the school district cuz she saw his hw i was freinds witht this kid and he apologized to the teacher about how his mom “cared” about this mr curran is funny and not racist at all and the school is not all white. if the studint just talked to mr curran i garentee u hed be like im sorry and change the packet he wasnt being racist he got all his picturs for his math packet off google. he simply typed in funny pics n it came up he didnt typ anything in to be racist and he should not be fired

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