Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Oregon Educator on Administrative Leave for Wearing Blackface to School in Protest of the District’s Vaccine Mandate

by ErinBoogie
September 22, 2021
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
AP African American Courses Being Offered Across The U.S. For The First Time

schools

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

An educator at a Newberg, Oregon elementary school went to work wearing blackface last week to protest the school’s vaccine mandate.

On Monday, the Newberg Public School District announced the employee had been placed on administrative leave. The district declined to name the person, but another staff member told KOIN that the woman is “a special education assistant” named Lauren Pefferle. 

Pefferle used iodine to darken her face and said she intended to look like Rosa Parks to protest the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees.

“It is important to remember how Blackface has been used to misrepresent Black communities and do harm,” the district said in a statement. “We acknowledge the violence this represents and the trauma it evokes regardless of intention.”

This is the second incident of racism the district has had to contend with in the last week. It was discovered that Newberg High School students had a group chat titled “Slave Trade.” In the conversation, the students discussed how much they would pay for their Black classmates at a slave auction. 

“We’ve seen some dehumanizing and deeply disturbing expressions of racism in recent days involving our district. As always, our deepest concern is for the wellbeing of our students and our staff.” Superintendent Dr. Joe Morelock said in a statement. “Every day, we work toward building an environment where every student is welcomed and safe, and where there is absolutely no tolerance for racist or bullying behavior.” 

The school board voted to ban political symbols in August, including Black Lives Matter and Pride displays. In addition, a visiting girls’ soccer team knelt during the national anthem in solidarity with the school’s Black students. 

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Related Posts

RFK Jr. Says He’ll Ban Government Scientists From Publishing in “Corrupt” Top Medical Journals
News

RFK Jr. Says He’ll Ban Government Scientists From Publishing in “Corrupt” Top Medical Journals

May 28, 2025

In a disheartening announcement, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the government will stop publishing in...

Study Shows COVID-19 Vaccination Can Temporarily Change Menstrual Cycles
News

CDC Pulls Back on Covid Shot Guidance for Healthy Kids and Pregnant Women

May 28, 2025

In a move that caught much of the medical world off guard, the CDC has stepped back from recommending Covid-19...

Andrew Tate's Bucharest Homes Raided Amid New Human Trafficking and Underage Sex Allegations
News

UK Charges Andrew Tate and Brother With Multiple Offenses, Including Rape and Human Trafficking

May 28, 2025

Andrew and Tristan Tate are now facing criminal prosecution in the UK for a series of serious offenses tied to...

NB.1.8.1 COVID Variant Spreads in U.S. as Booster Access Gets Tighter
News

New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 Is Spreading Fast—And the Government’s Cutting Back Vaccine Access

May 28, 2025

A new COVID-19 variant, known as NB.1.8.1, is officially in the U.S., and it’s spreading quickly. First spotted in travelers...

Next Post
Critics Call Out U.S. Lottery System, Says It Preys on Poor Black and Brown Communities

Midtown-Manhattan Pizzeria Sells $432M Mega Million Ticket

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d