She thinks it’s a good thing to ‘rile’ kids up.
Via Daily Caller:
A new lawsuit in New York claims a teacher was fired after crafting a lesson plan on the Central Park Five intended to “rile up” black students.
In 1989, jogger Trisha Meili was savagely raped while jogging in Central Park, New York, and spent nearly two weeks in a coma. Five black and Hispanic men, nicknamed the Central Park Five, were tried and convicted for the attack and spent years in prison. But in 2002, another man confessed to the attack and all of the men had their convictions vacated.
The case fueled allegations of racism in policing, with supporters of the Central Park Five saying they were victims of a hostile police force and biased media coverage. In 2014, a lawsuit stemming from the case was settled for $41 million.
High school English teacher Jeena-Lee Walker says she wanted to use the Central Park Five as major part of her curriculum, claiming that it captivated her students in a way other subjects would not.