![]() ![]() “Her actions do not represent the values of our district.” “These behaviors are completely unacceptable and an offensive depiction of the vast and expansive Native American cultures and practices,” the district said. CNN has reached out to the teachers’ union and the teacher for comment but has not received a response. The district did not identify the teacher. In a statement Thursday, the Riverside Unified School District confirmed one of its teachers was seen in the video and has been placed on leave while an investigation is conducted. In the video, a teacher is seen wearing a headdress made of paper simulating feathers and dancing around the classroom while chanting “SohCahToa” – a mnemonic used to remember sine, cosine and tangent, which are the three main functions in trigonometry.Īt one point, the video shows the teacher making references to a “rock god” and “water goddess.” CNN has repeatedly attempted to contact the person that posted the videos online. The video appears to have been recorded by a student in Riverside, California, during a math lesson and posted on social media by another person. A math teacher in Southern California has been placed on leave after videos posted online showed her wearing a headdress and mimicking a Native American dance during a lesson. ![]()
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