#Teacher mocks native american dance free#

Unfortunately, for students of color, moments such as the one at John W.

'Just weeks ago, the state of California made ethnic studies a required course across California high schools.

#Teacher mocks native american dance free#

Never miss a story - sign up for PEOPLE 's free weekly newsletter to get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday. The teacher's behavior was highly inappropriate and offensive,' they wrote. 'We fully condemn the actions that took place at John W. Ramos - the first California Native American to be elected to the state Legislature - spoke out about the video in a joint statement. Several lawmakers, including California assembly member James C. RELATED VIDEO: A Mom Called Police Because Two Native American Teens on Same College Tour Made Her 'Nervous' 'I hope that they do some reeducating and that they make sure that something like this never happens again to a Native student,' Brown told NBC News. Other videos that were recorded by the student captured the teacher seemingly praying to a 'water goddess' and later referencing a 'rock god.' In the video, the teacher can be seen wearing a headdress made of paper feathers as she dances and jumps around the classroom chanting 'SohCahToa' - a mnemonic device used to remember the three main functions in trigonometry, sine, cosine and tangent. Teacher Placed on Leave After Joking Her Students Could Pledge Allegiance to Gay Pride Flag 'And in this day and age, it's just time for change.'īrown did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. 'We are constantly looked at as an afterthought, a mascot, less than human,' Brown, a family friend, told NBC News. Per Brown, the student does not wish to be identified for safety reasons. North High School filmed the clip during a math class. The video in question first surfaced on Instagram Thursday by Akalei Brown, who said that a Native American student at John W. 'The Riverside Unified School District values diversity, equity and inclusion, and does not condone behavior against these values.' 'Her actions do not represent the values of our district,' their statement continues.