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A Wisconsin security guard is appealing his termination after he was fired for allegedly telling a student not to call him the n-word, using the slur himself - which is against school policy.

In a brief Facebook post made on Wednesday, Marlon Anderson shared that he was fired from the Madison Metropolitan School District.

He claimed that a student repeatedly called him a 'b***h a*s n***a.'

'I responded "do not call me n***a !" And I got fired,' Anderson said in the post that has been shared more than 500 times and has more than 1000 shares.

He explained to the Wisconsin State Journal that he had been responding to a call to assist the assistant principal at West High School in escorting a disruptive student.

The student - identified as being black - reportedly shoved the administrator's hand and started shouting obscenities at Anderson that included the n-word.

As Anderson told the student not to call him that, he claims the assistant principal turned on the mic on their radio and moved it so other staff radios could hear what he was saying.

Anderson shares he felt 'targeted' as a result.

The security guard said that he has been called the slur by students from both East and West High School 'many times.' Those moments often end in 'restorative conversations' between him and the students.

West High Principal Karen Boran sent an email to parents on Wednesday to inform them of the 'serious incident' that involved 'a staff member using a racial slur with students.'

'As you know, our expectation when it comes to racial slurs has been very clear,' Boran said. 'Regardless of context or circumstance, racial slurs are not acceptable in our schools.'

Boran added that the zero-tolerance approach 'has been applied consistently and will continue to be applied consistently.'

Anderson is appealing the termination and has the backing of his community, who feel the policy is 'lazy.'

'MMSD needs to modify this lazy, harmful and whole-punched policy that allows it to avoid doing the real work that any HR department should do by looking at the context in which such a word (or any other) is used,' explained Kaleem Caire, former CEO of the Urban League of Greater Madison.

'They are an academic institution and should be educating themselves and young people about the use of words like N****r, not running from it.

She later added: 'Marlon should get his job back plus back-pay. Sometimes leaders have to admit they made a mistake rather than hide behind the mistakes they’ve made. It feels like that is what MMSD is doing here.
 
Now that they have those cut and dried policies in place, and the administrators are no longer required to exercise judgment in a specific instance, they can be replaced with people who can use a flow chart to decide what to do in a specific situation. And think of the money the schools can save by doing that.

--Al
 
Iconic singer Cher and Wisconsin high school students have both voiced their support for a black security guard who was fired for telling a student not to call him the n-word, using the slur and ultimately going against school policy.

The legendary songstress shared in a tweet that she would 'incur' 48-year-old Marlon Anderson's legal fees if he chose to sue the Madison Metropolitan School District.

'How can people be this disrespectful?' Cher asked in a Friday tweet, referencing a tweet that featured an emotional quote from Anderson.

'A beloved man of color just passed and our nations mourning him. Congressman Elijah Cummings fought for justice. He was loved and feared. If you want to sue MMSD Ed. Board, I will incur your expenses.'

Cher's passionate tweet came just hours after students from West High School in Madison staged a protest in support of the guard who is appealing his termination.

The protest was organized by the West Black Student Union at the school and led by Anderson's son, Noah.

Students walked from the school to the school district offices where Noah spoke on the difference of using the word as a slur versus as a statement.

'What my father did is take a teachable moment from an African American male to a younger African American male. Why he shouldn't use the word and not refer to himself that way?' Noah said, WMTV reports.

Noah added that the walkout was just the beginning in getting the community to become more inclusive.

'There has been tension in the MMSD for a while, and my dad just had to be a sacrifice for it. We're going to get it fixed - especially with all the support that we see,' Noah explained.
 
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County offered a job to a security guard who was recently fired from his position as a security guard at Madison West High School.

Marlon Anderson said he was fired for repeating a racial slur that was used against him by a student while he was telling the student not to say it.

"Marlon Anderson has an amazing track record working with local teens," The Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County said in a Facebook post. "We are pleased to welcome Marlon to this temporary position until his appeal is finalized by Madison Metropolitan School District."
 
Is this area as rat-infested as claimed in the news?
Many sections of the 7th district are a shit hole, especially in the city, and they got worse under Cummings. Maryland is the most gerrymandered state in the country so MD-07 does have a few relatively nice areas. If you're interested, just look at Maryland's 2nd, 3rd, and 7th (Cumming's) Congressional districts to see criminally designed gerrymandering.
 
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The Madison Metropolitan School District rescinded the termination of a staff member, who was fired last week for using a racial slur

According to a release from the union, Madison Teachers Inc., the Madison Metropolitan School District decided Monday to rescind the termination of Marlon Anderson, a security guard at Madison West High School.


MMSD added that Anderson will return to paid status immediately, including full benefits, and that he will remain on paid leave while a transition plan is finalized to return him to work.


Anderson was fired by the district after a black student said the n-word during an exchange, and Anderson repeated the racial slur when he told the teen not to use it. At the time, district leaders said Anderson was fired for violating its “zero-tolerance policy” for using the racial slur on school grounds.


The incident garnered national attention after hundreds of students at Madison West High School protested the firing in a massive walkout last Friday.


Anderson's son, Noah, organized the walkout as President of the West Black Student Union: “A slur is directed towards somebody to be derogatory. What my father did was he told, he took a teaching moment as an African-American male to a younger African-American male why he shouldn’t use the word and why to not refer to himself that way,” Noah said Friday afternoon.


The Boys and Girls Club of Dane County meanwhile offered Anderson a temporary job, until the district gave him his old job back. Monday was set to be Anderson's first day on the job in that position.


After learning that he was getting his job back, Anderson told NBC15 in an exclusive interview just after 5 p.m. Monday that the last week has been "probably the most humbling experience I’ve had in my life."


"I thank God for the support. I thank God for the students and I’m so proud that they got out there and they fought, and that they made it happen," Anderson said. "I showed love and I got it back, and I think that’s a beautiful thing ... I think it’s something everyone should focus on, because we fight each other so much over silly stuff."


Earlier on Monday, Madison School Board President Gloria Reyes asked MMSD Interim Superintendent Jane Belmore in a letter to rescind Anderson's termination. Belmore was named Interim Superintendent for the 2019-2020 school year in June after the resignation of then-Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham. Belmore is a former Madison teacher, principal and assistant superintendent.


"We are at a critical time in this community and in our nation where racial inequality and racism continues to persist and we must continue to fight against the injustices of our past, present and future," according to the letter from Reyes.


Also on Monday, the union Madison Teachers Inc., demanded that the district give him his job back. The union had already filed a grievance with the district over Anderson's firing.
 
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