USE OF THE WORD NIGGER BY STAFF AND MANAGEMENT IS OFFENSIVE

February is Black History Month in America and people of color et al., celebrate the occasion. However at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School there seems to be some sort of strange happening and to some it is offensive. Sources at CJTS have reported how incarcerated residents refer to each other by using the word Nigger. This word seems to be a mainstay of youth at this facility and other locations. In many respects youth are among the primary abusers of such a historically negative word. That is until the word nigger started rolling off the lips of staff and white management on the plantation.

Reports from CJTS state how staff [ black, white, Hispanic ] are calling each other Niggers while talking in social settings. The use of this word in front of residents does not set any type of good example for youth one has to assume. Youth Service Officers are suppose to be models of integrity, at least while working in public at CJTS Plantation- after work is another matter. But how can white staff or management even presume to utter the N word ? As granddaddy would say " how you gone fix yo' mouth to say dat?"  Indeed, the fact that white staff / management feel comfortable enough to say such words as Nigger openly, only highlight what has been pointed out for months on this blog i.e. CJTS is not being managed by strong leadership. Several incidents of racism, bias, gender discrimination and homophobia are well documented. Now it comes to light how the historically offensive word Nigger is a mainstay in the vocabulary of full grown adults who are in charge of young residents. So what is the solution to such an offensive remark by whites who believe they are entitled to use the word Nigger ?

Better yet, what is the solution for people of color allowing the word Nigger to be used in their presence by management ? Historically these same people using the offensive word have terminated / disciplined YSOs of color more harshly than other ethnic groups.

And to add insult to injury all this came to public attention during Black History Month.