Teacher Posts On Social Media That 10-Year-Old Murder Victim Was "Not Her Brightest Student"

[Sugar Cookie]

After the deadly shooting of a 10-year-old girl, there was a big response when a teacher for Youngstown City Schools posted a message on social media about Persayus Davis-May, with some calling for the teacher to be fired.

In the post, she talked about the little girl who she said was a former student.

“I am so angry and sad at the same time. This baby was not my brightest but she was our caregiver and protector. She struggled with all academics but could count money like it was her job,” the teacher wrote in the post.

“I’m not sure what her angle was, or what her objective was of posting something like that. Posting that she’s praying or asking the community to pray for us, we appreciate that. But then she led into how she fell asleep in class and she wasn’t a bright student. That was just very disheartening, especially at a time when we are still grieving the loss,” Tayana Smith, the girl's godmother, said.

Youngstown City Schools said the incident doesn’t rise to the level of disciplinary action.

Uproar after Youngstown teacher posts about killed 10-year-old girl on social media

A teacher for Youngstown City Schools posted a message on social media about Persayus Davis-May, with some calling for the teacher to be fired.

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Police are seeking an SUV that was seen at two crime scenes minutes apart Wednesday morning where two people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl.


The red or burgundy GMC Terrain type SUV was seen at about 2:20 a.m. at Palmer and Gibson avenues just before shots were fired into a pickup truck that killed Michael Callahan, 40, and injured his 42-year-old passenger.


The SUV was then seen about seven minutes later in the 600 block of Samuel Avenue when shots were fired into a home that killed Persayus Davis-May, 10, and wounded three other people.

YPD looking for SUV in connection with shootings that killed 2, including a 10-year-old

Police are seeking an SUV that was seen at two crime scenes minutes apart Wednesday morning where two people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl.

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[cubby]

Really, you had to go and say unneeded and unnecesary stuff, you know you were not going to be graded for accuracy. Need to practice what all our grandma's have told us, If you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all.

 

[Brillig]

Not very tactful, but it sounds like she was being honest. Certainly nothing to be fired over.

 

[Totemic]

OMG you insulted a kid (granted deceased..but) off with your head and you should lose your fucking job! How dare you be a shitbag!

And all those outraged motherfuckers say nothing, NOTHING, about the fuckheads shooting people.

 

[cubby]

Well we all know how it goes, the moment someone dies, they are transformed into the most wonderful, saintlike person to ever grace this planet. And some of them might be, but not all, but every mourner wants to remember the good and not the bad. But with a child, I would have to accentuate the positive or just not say anything at all.

 

[Doctor Slaughter]

This is a catchy one. I agree that sometimes one needs to have thick skin but a teacher saying that about a kid who was killed with no hesitation raises suspicions. What else is she doin' with students that she teaches? I mean, what is it she is telling em? Something to think on.

 

[alifinrox]

Whether true or not, that was a rude thing to say that I suspect and hope she felt stupid about saying the second it came out of her mouth.
But on the other hand, I also suspect that many of the same people complaining about what she said could’ve also complained had she tried to make the girl sound flawless. Oddly, people complain about everything. People complain about complaining and can’t tolerate intolerance.
But yeah. The things my fave people have said about me that I appreciate the most might seem like underhanded complaints disguised as compliments to other people, but would be immediately recognized as true and well intentioned by anyone who knew me well- things like how people who don’t know me might not think I’m doing well for myself in life, but those people don’t know how big of a hill I’ve had to climb and how well I’ve managed to do despite really shitty circumstances in a fairly short time. Or how thinking of my diligence and commitment helps people not give up when things are hard.
My point is, maybe she wasn’t the brightest bulb in the box. Who cares? No need to be offended- own that shit and focus on the positive! And that may have legit been all this teacher was trying to do. I just wish she could’ve not said it at all since it was taken as offense by the grieving family… or that she had found a way to say what she did in a way that makes the kid sound less like a future hooker.

 

[Sejanus]

See what I take from it is this...
She was trying to say you don't have to be the smartest or most academic to be a good person that matters.
Sure it was framed awkwardly, but I don't think she was trying to be hurtful.
I feel she held the child in high regard for her compassion and accomplishments.

 

[roadsidehorror]

I haven't had a liquid spew out my nostrils since 3rd grade lunch when my buddy yelled "There's gold in them there hills!" While we were eating corn during lunch.

That headline is fucking hilarious @Sugar Cookie