A smiling photo of four elementary school teachers posing with a rope fashioned into a noose of Summerwind Elementary School in Palmdale in Southern California has resulted in their and the Principal of the school been put on administrative leave and outrage among some parents. The photo has gone viral on social media and through emails. Parents of some African Americal children are worried by the teachers apparent insensitivity towards the association of nooses with Jim Crow-era lynchings. They are concerned about the safety of their children as they think it brings you back to the slavery days and are demanding their removal from service.
