by Jeroslyn JoVonn
March 22, 2024
A former Detroit instructor is making ready for a authorized battle in opposition to the college she believes fired her for being a rapper.
A former Detroit instructor is making ready for a authorized battle in opposition to the college she believes fired her for being a rapper.
Domonique Brown was a U.S. historical past instructor at Taylor Preparatory Excessive Faculty the place she was named instructor of the month in December. Nevertheless, she was not too long ago fired from her job on account of an nameless mum or dad who complained about her rap profession, Fox 2 Detroit experiences.
Brown had been educating for seven years whereas pursuing a grasp’s diploma and aiming for her doctorate. In October, an nameless mum or dad made a criticism in regards to the music she launched underneath her rap persona “Drippin Honey.” The criticism resulted in 5 months of conferences with the college the place she needed to defend her music profession.
“The primary assembly was with my dean and my principal they usually have been simply telling me, ‘Hey, a mum or dad stated that they’ve seen your social media, and that you simply’re a foul affect since you’re a rapper,’” Brown recalled.
The mum or dad continued to complain about Brown working as a instructor on the college. When Brown requested for a proper criticism in writing, she by no means obtained one.
“I used to be like hey nicely can we inform that mum or dad to return in and see professionalism, see me in a classroom, see me after college, see me in any respect the video games, see me dropping youngsters off on a regular basis, shopping for meals?” Brown stated. “Can they arrive see me in my component earlier than they attempt to say I’m unprofessional in it?”
She calls out the mum or dad and the college for utilizing her private life to find out whether or not or not she is match to show highschool college students. Since being fired, Brown launched her music video for the only “Drippin 101” which options a few of her former college students dancing and singing alongside along with her.
“My outdoors life shouldn’t be grounds for termination when it doesn’t intervene with my potential to meet my duties as a instructor,” Brown wrote underneath her newest music video on YouTube.
“My dedication, professionalism, and keenness for training have at all times been unwavering, no matter any private pursuits I’ll have.”
Brown believes she was discriminated in opposition to due to her model of music. She says the college was not clear in why she was being fired and he or she is now engaged on hiring a lawyer to take authorized motion.
“If I used to be a horrible instructor, y’all would have dropped me the day it was an issue,” Brown stated.
The college launched an announcement standing by their choice to fireside Brown who seemingly went in opposition to their “distraction-free” studying surroundings.
“Scholar well-being stays on the forefront of the whole lot we do, and we’ll proceed fostering a distraction-free educating and studying surroundings centered on scholar success,” the college stated.