Detroit Teacher Claims She Was Fired For Rapping

A former Detroit trainer is making ready for a authorized battle towards the varsity she believes fired her for being a rapper.

Domonique Brown was a U.S. historical past trainer at Taylor Preparatory Excessive College the place she was named trainer of the month in December. Nevertheless, she was lately fired from her job attributable to an nameless mum or dad who complained about her rap profession, Fox 2 Detroit reviews.

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 grievance in regards to the music she launched below her rap persona “Drippin Honey.” The grievance resulted in 5 months of conferences with the varsity the place she needed to defend her music profession.

“The primary assembly was with my dean and my principal and so they had been simply telling me, ‘Hey, a mum or dad mentioned that they’ve seen your social media, and that you just’re a nasty affect since you’re a rapper,’” Brown recalled.

The mum or dad continued to complain about Brown working as a trainer on the college. When Brown requested for a proper grievance in writing, she by no means obtained one.

“I used to be like hey properly can we inform that mum or dad to come back 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 mentioned. “Can they arrive see me in my ingredient earlier than they attempt to say I’m unprofessional in it?”

She calls out the mum or dad and the varsity 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 exterior life shouldn’t be grounds for termination when it doesn’t intrude with my skill to satisfy my obligations as a trainer,” Brown wrote below 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 towards due to her model of music. She says the varsity was not clear in why she was being fired and she or he is now engaged on hiring a lawyer to take authorized motion.

“If I used to be a horrible trainer, y’all would have dropped me the day it was an issue,” Brown mentioned.

The varsity launched an announcement standing by their determination to fireplace Brown who seemingly went towards their “distraction-free” studying surroundings.

“Scholar well-being stays on the forefront of every thing we do, and we’ll proceed fostering a distraction-free educating and studying surroundings centered on pupil success,” the varsity mentioned.