A bizarre incident between a white school security guard and a black student with Down Syndrome has parents and teachers baffled and furious.
An excited 12-year-old Brandon Pearson, who has Down Syndrome, began his first day at Huntington K-8 School in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse, New York on Tuesday.
He arrived at school accompanied by his mother, Brandiss Pearson, her husband and her father. The family stopped near the entrance to take photos of a mural in the hall.
As they snapped photos, a white school security guard approached them.
"Wait, wait, wait, hold on," Brandiss Pearson says the guard shouted as he rushed up to them, grabbing Brandon and turning him to face the wall. The security guard then placed Brandon's hands against the wall as if he was about to frisk him for weapons "And he starts laughing and says, ‘Now take the picture, he's in the right position,'" Brandiss said.
Fortunately, having Down Syndrome, Brandon was oblivious to the insult he had just suffered at the hands of this security guard who insists that he was "just joking" with the boy. Brandon continued to smile as Down Syndrome children do all the time.
Brandiss, her husband and father were not so ready to forgive and forget however.no one with an once of compassion would have done something like this but to be a White rent a cop and do it to a kid in his co0ndition is unforgivable and shows he has no right around any kid as a figure of authority or at all.
this was done with malice aforethought and showed his frame of mind in regard to kids of color.
Pearson is a registered nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital Heath Center and is working on her master's degree at Upstate University. She is also on the board of directors for Home HeadQuarters a non-profit dedicated to revitalizing neighborhoods and helping disadvantaged people to improve their lives and own homes. "Nothing that I've accomplished can change what some people see," Brandiss said.
father deleted picture of event that was understandable but maybe not a good idea if he is and should be prosecuted as a lack of evidence, the only way to deal with this is in the courts especially now that they seem to be more intolerant, keep it in the public eye and it won't fade away like so many other prejudicial activities that never saw justice.
