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By Peter KarlebyAug 13, 2021
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Parents are calling for the firing of a Louisiana teacher after she made a racist comment in a public Facebook group.
Julie Colley, a tutor and facilitator at Ossun Elementary School in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana made the comment on a public post in the Facebook group Whatz Goin On in Acadiana about a recent Back to School event in a Black neighborhood. 
Referring to the event's location, Colley used a racist nickname containing the n-word used for decades to deride  communities with high proportions of Black people. 
See the comment below.
Whatz Goin On in Acadiana/Facebook
Colley wrote:
"I'm not going at 6:30. Cameron St? [That's n-word-ville] after dark lol."Colley has since deleted the comment, but screenshots have been heavily circulated.
 According to a Lafayette Parish school district spokesperson, a "thorough investigation into the matter" has been launched.
The incident is particularly worrying given Ossun Elementary's high concentration of Black students, which comprise about 45% of the student body. And that has led to countless shocked and outraged parents calling for Colley's firing.
Parent Nureaka Ross decried Colley's influence over impressionable children.
 "I'm seriously concerned, she's poisoning the minds of the most vulnerable... For her to feel so comfortable making a statement of that magnitude such as [n-word-ville] on a public forum, it speaks volumes."Robin Bugge echoed that sentiment, blaming Colley's actions on White privilege.
"I think there is an audacity of white women to say whatever they want in these spaces. And it's not alright and especially not around children."Local leaders are calling for Colley's removal, too. 
Speaking to newspaper The Acadiana Advocate, Vice President of the local NAACP chapter Marja Broussard did not mince words about the shocking racism Colley has shown.
"We will not tolerate this bigotry that continues to traumatize our youth and further the narrative that our Black children are second-class citizens.d"We are calling on Superintendent Trosclair to immediately remove Ms. Colley from any ability to further traumatize students, especially Black and Brown, Indigenous, and immigrants or from any ability to continue to teach this mentality to innocent students trusted in her care." On social media, people were similarly outraged by Colley's actions.
@LafParishSchool Board Superintendent Irma Trosclair: FIRE #JulieColley! That hateful, ignorant, spelling challenged #racist has no business being around our precious and vulnerable children of color. No apologies - she showed you who she is. Believe it.https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lafayette-parish-schools-investigate-educator-after-racial-comment-made-on-social-media/\u00a0\u2026
 — Tracey Whitney (@Tracey Whitney)
        1628692585

Julie Colley Racist of the month Award pic.twitter.com/Y6Y48TQ5rv
 — Big B Canute\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\ude48\ud83d\ude49\ud83d\ude4a#FBR #FBPE (@Big B Canute\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\ude48\ud83d\ude49\ud83d\ude4a#FBR #FBPE)
        1628685082

No Systemic Racism? Courts,Schools, Gov... \nLouisiana educator\u2019s racist comment  Elementary school teacher Julie Colley expressed her disappointment with location.\n"Im (sic) not going at 6:30," Colley wrote. "Cameron St? [That's] n***erville after dark.https://www.rawstory.com/racist-louisiana-educator/\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/pwh3ctZhEJ
 — Michael OBrien (@Michael OBrien)
        1628684586

Twitter do your thing.\n\nCome out come out Julie Colley!pic.twitter.com/ddtLz5jhJQ
 — Former Republican, HORRIFIED BIGLY by the QOP (@Former Republican, HORRIFIED BIGLY by the QOP)
        1628631072

https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/08/11/shes-poisoning-the-minds-calls-mount-for-louisiana-teacher-to-be-fired-after-screenshot-surfaces-of-racial-slur-she-used-to-describe-a-louisiana-neighborhood/\u00a0\u2026 - It\u2019s Louisiana after all, but she shouldn\u2019t be allowed to teach children at all, let alone in a predominantly minority district killing children\u2019s hearts and minds
 — Paula Dunn Brown (@Paula Dunn Brown)
        1628782239

REPUBS WONDER WHY WE HAVE TO TEACH THE TRUTH ABOUT SLAVERY, WITH TEACHERS PUBLICLY SAYING THE"N" WORD WE DESPERATELY NEED THE TRUTH TO BE TAUGHT!! \u2018This is absolutely disgusting\u2019: Residents outraged and horrified by Louisiana educator\u2019s racist commenthttps://www.rawstory.com/racist-louisiana-educator/\u00a0\u2026
 — PennyLeigh (@PennyLeigh)
        1628736510

Just imagine her attitude in the classroom.  Vile doesn't begin to cover it!\n\u2018This is absolutely disgusting\u2019: Residents outraged and horrified by Louisiana educator\u2019s racist commenthttps://www.rawstory.com/racist-louisiana-educator/\u00a0\u2026
 — Tia (@Tia)
        1628687325

I be afraid to see her face after dark! You can see the evil seeping out of her!
 — Habibah Bellot (@Habibah Bellot)
        1628673900

This woman is actually a TEACHER... how sad that she's been allowed to "educate" kids, especially those who aren't white! What kind of damage has this racist lady caused over the years?https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1425351275860791296\u00a0\u2026
 — Cher McNeely (@Cher McNeely)
        1628666344

Fire her. Immediately.https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1425244047262748672\u00a0\u2026
 — Lindsay Miles (@Lindsay Miles)
        1628640229
Colley has not been fired as of this writing.
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Parents are calling for the firing of a Louisiana teacher after she made a racist comment in a public Facebook group.

Julie Colley, a tutor and facilitator at Ossun Elementary School in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana made the comment on a public post in the Facebook group Whatz Goin On in Acadiana about a recent Back to School event in a Black neighborhood.

Referring to the event's location, Colley used a racist nickname containing the n-word used for decades to deride communities with high proportions of Black people.

See the comment below.

Whatz Goin On in Acadiana/Facebook

Colley wrote:

"I'm not going at 6:30. Cameron St? [That's n-word-ville] after dark lol."

Colley has since deleted the comment, but screenshots have been heavily circulated.

According to a Lafayette Parish school district spokesperson, a "thorough investigation into the matter" has been launched.

The incident is particularly worrying given Ossun Elementary's high concentration of Black students, which comprise about 45% of the student body. And that has led to countless shocked and outraged parents calling for Colley's firing.

Parent Nureaka Ross decried Colley's influence over impressionable children.

"I'm seriously concerned, she's poisoning the minds of the most vulnerable... For her to feel so comfortable making a statement of that magnitude such as [n-word-ville] on a public forum, it speaks volumes."

Robin Bugge echoed that sentiment, blaming Colley's actions on White privilege.

"I think there is an audacity of white women to say whatever they want in these spaces. And it's not alright and especially not around children."

Local leaders are calling for Colley's removal, too.

Speaking to newspaper The Acadiana Advocate, Vice President of the local NAACP chapter Marja Broussard did not mince words about the shocking racism Colley has shown.

"We will not tolerate this bigotry that continues to traumatize our youth and further the narrative that our Black children are second-class citizens.

d"We are calling on Superintendent Trosclair to immediately remove Ms. Colley from any ability to further traumatize students, especially Black and Brown, Indigenous, and immigrants or from any ability to continue to teach this mentality to innocent students trusted in her care."

On social media, people were similarly outraged by Colley's actions.

@LafParishSchool Board Superintendent Irma Trosclair: FIRE #JulieColley! That hateful, ignorant, spelling challenged #racist has no business being around our precious and vulnerable children of color. No apologies - she showed you who she is. Believe it.https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lafayette-parish-schools-investigate-educator-after-racial-comment-made-on-social-media/\u00a0\u2026
— Tracey Whitney (@Tracey Whitney) 1628692585

Julie Colley Racist of the month Award pic.twitter.com/Y6Y48TQ5rv
— Big B Canute\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\ude48\ud83d\ude49\ud83d\ude4a#FBR #FBPE (@Big B Canute\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\ude48\ud83d\ude49\ud83d\ude4a#FBR #FBPE) 1628685082

No Systemic Racism? Courts,Schools, Gov... \nLouisiana educator\u2019s racist comment Elementary school teacher Julie Colley expressed her disappointment with location.\n"Im (sic) not going at 6:30," Colley wrote. "Cameron St? [That's] n***erville after dark.https://www.rawstory.com/racist-louisiana-educator/\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/pwh3ctZhEJ
— Michael OBrien (@Michael OBrien) 1628684586

Twitter do your thing.\n\nCome out come out Julie Colley!pic.twitter.com/ddtLz5jhJQ
— Former Republican, HORRIFIED BIGLY by the QOP (@Former Republican, HORRIFIED BIGLY by the QOP) 1628631072

https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/08/11/shes-poisoning-the-minds-calls-mount-for-louisiana-teacher-to-be-fired-after-screenshot-surfaces-of-racial-slur-she-used-to-describe-a-louisiana-neighborhood/\u00a0\u2026 - It\u2019s Louisiana after all, but she shouldn\u2019t be allowed to teach children at all, let alone in a predominantly minority district killing children\u2019s hearts and minds
— Paula Dunn Brown (@Paula Dunn Brown) 1628782239

REPUBS WONDER WHY WE HAVE TO TEACH THE TRUTH ABOUT SLAVERY, WITH TEACHERS PUBLICLY SAYING THE"N" WORD WE DESPERATELY NEED THE TRUTH TO BE TAUGHT!! \u2018This is absolutely disgusting\u2019: Residents outraged and horrified by Louisiana educator\u2019s racist commenthttps://www.rawstory.com/racist-louisiana-educator/\u00a0\u2026
— PennyLeigh (@PennyLeigh) 1628736510

Just imagine her attitude in the classroom. Vile doesn't begin to cover it!\n\u2018This is absolutely disgusting\u2019: Residents outraged and horrified by Louisiana educator\u2019s racist commenthttps://www.rawstory.com/racist-louisiana-educator/\u00a0\u2026
— Tia (@Tia) 1628687325

I be afraid to see her face after dark! You can see the evil seeping out of her!
— Habibah Bellot (@Habibah Bellot) 1628673900

This woman is actually a TEACHER... how sad that she's been allowed to "educate" kids, especially those who aren't white! What kind of damage has this racist lady caused over the years?https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1425351275860791296\u00a0\u2026
— Cher McNeely (@Cher McNeely) 1628666344

Fire her. Immediately.https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1425244047262748672\u00a0\u2026
— Lindsay Miles (@Lindsay Miles) 1628640229

Colley has not been fired as of this writing.

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