Girl deserved more sensitive treatment
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Willie “Deuce” Wright
Guest Columnist
I don’t like to criticize our hospital. I thank God that we have it in our community, and I know a lot of good people who work there.
But there was a situation that happened Monday night that should have been handled much better.
A young girl who lives in my district was allegedly touched in an inappropriate manner by an older boy. Her mother brought her to King’s Daughters Hospital after learning what happened.
To their credit, the girl was quickly taken back after arriving at the emergency room, but then the family was forced to wait for too long without any answers while there seemed to be no action taken. Police investigators came and went along with officials with the Department of Human Services, but the doctor had still not made an appearance. One excuse that I was given was that it was a shift change, but it seems unreasonable to me that a doctor could not take the time to do something to calm the fears of this child and her mother. The girl was confused, and the mother was understandably upset.
It was about two hours before the family was told they would have to go to Jackson for the tests they needed.
Why couldn’t this have happened much sooner?
I was there, and it seemed to me that there was no sense of urgency until we started complaining. Nothing happened until people started getting upset.
A little reassurance from a doctor or staff member and some updates on what was going on would have helped a lot. I hope that the hospital’s management and those who were on duty that night will think about how this seemed to the family.
I don’t want to be the judge and jury in this case, but what this young girl and her family alleged to have happened is a serious crime. It’s also something that would obviously be very upsetting.
The young girl who arrived at the hospital Monday was scared and confused, and so was her family. In my opinion the whole situation could have been handled with a lot more sensitivity.
Again, I don’t want to put down our hospital, and I know that there are many great people who work there. We just can’t let something like this happen again.
How would you want her to be treated if it was your little girl?
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Willie Wright is Yazoo County’s District 3 Supervisor.
Dear Editor,
The decision by the present school board not to renew the teaching and coaching contract of Mr. Archie Carlyle was a planned and calculated act of politics. This kind of thing has been happening for years.
They didn’t follow policies or procedures in this matter. The state’s report on the district asked the board to stop interfering in this kind of situation, but it seems they didn’t get the memo.
My mother always put her 11 children first in making decisions for their futures. It is clear this board did not do that.
Mr. Carlyle’s only crime was putting his students first. I feel like Jesus, when he told the people at the well, “He who is without sin cast the first stone.”
I and the 800 people who have signed the petition calling for Carlyle’s return can find no fault in his dedication to our community. We are being laughed at across the state, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Our community is losing faith in our ability to work in a productive and successful district. The Yazoo Herald’s sports editor called it a “travesty.” I ask the question, where are all those Christian folks, his co-workers, his pastor and his fellow church members?
Where are the athletes, past and present, and most of all where are the parents? He has mothered and fathered when you were unable to make it to a game or on the road, giving your children heart-to-heart talks of motivation and encouragement both in the halls of our schools and on the streets of this community. Now he deserves your support in this critical matter.
This affects us all, black and white, because the future of our community is at stake. I am asking everyone to show as much concern about this matter as they do during election time.
Mr. Clifton Jones, I sat on the school board when you and your wife in a 3 to 2 vote were denied what you rightfully deserved. When you first ran for alderman you were the only politician I ever spent an entire day with, walking the streets because I believed in you. When I ran for mayor as an independent, I endorsed McArthur Straughter in the primary. Many people thought I was crazy, but I was exercising my rights.
Mr. Aubry Brent Jr., I followed you from Vicksburg to Belzoni and saw people commit perjury to defeat you. When citizens support a candidate, they want something in return. As a citizen with the 800 petitioners, we are calling in our wager. Just get the record of the board of that decision, which is public record. Check the timeline of the action, and you will be amazed. Next month you will appoint or reappoint a board member, but before you do we deserve answers.
If you find me wrong I will come back and sit before you and the school board and give a public apology. Everyone deserves their day in court, and Mr. Carlyle certainly does.
What you do or don’t do will determine the caliber of teachers and coaches willing to come into our community and work with our children.
Johnny Staples
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