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Leftist Teacher Attempts To Intimidate Kids

justabubba said:
using that logic that if the president endorsed the phrase it should be alright, then it should be ok for the student to sport a "grab her by the *****" tee shirt in class
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Oh common the "Make America Great" phrase isnt thattt bad. Its like when old people go "Man you shoulda seen it back in my day!"




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DamnYankee said:
The information you seek is in the article.
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Sort of, it merely said that MAGA shirts were not specifically addressed (banned?) by the dress code - which is not surprising at all. Many dress codes are fairly vague and state that disruptive or distracting attire is not permitted (meaning that a teacher could make the call) rather than list any and all specific subsets that may be deemed so.

I am not defending the teacher in this case, by any means, but saying that anything goes if not specifically addressed as banned is also over the top.
 
CMPancake said:
When I was in high school, I personally saw people kicked out of class for wearing Obama "Hope" t-shirts for being political. If I remember correctly, the dress code either stated you couldn't wear clothes making a political statement, or you were not allowed to wear anything egregious and ultimately a teacher can decide what is and is not egregious.

Then again my high school also got circulated around Twitter for having two dudes walk around wearing "White Lives Matter" shirts recently so there's that I suppose.
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I've worn a Bleach 2016 t-shirt around my college before with no problem, and several people wore Obama Hope shirts during high school. I hadn't suspected that political clothing might be banned in some institutions.
 
dirtpoorchris said:
Have you seen the video? She is literally shaming a kid and calling his shirt a swastika. You have zero footing in this case. And if you can't wear a shirt of YOUR OWN COUNTRIES president them the top management of the school need to also be fired.

I also think Make America Great again is a dumb slogan but to shame a kid for it.... PATHETIC

Its more likely this teacher is a paranoid schitzo thats been hiding it and she thought the students wearing the shirt were attacking her personally (with the shirt)

Just watch how she behaves. She seems crazy.
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You obviously know nothing of mental health conditions. Almost as little as you do of education.
 
DamnYankee said:
Breitbart wasn't freaking out, they were reporting on this incident of a Georgia HS teacher freaking out.
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Obviously there is a dress code and teachers are first line in upholding that code. You and I don't know what is and is not allowed at that school ...so if the teacher erred...then that is on the rules in place.

No teacher has the authority to send a student home...if this student was chastised...that comes from the office.

If the teacher erred in her judgement...then it should have been corrected in the office.

what is the big whoop?
 
Back in 1960's Britain teachers knew what REAL intimidation was all about!
Using a leather strap (or tawse) on a kid's hand was the accepted punishment for those who got out of line in those days. Our new form teacher had a demonstration for us. He took his strap from it's hook on the side of his desk, and held it out sideways like a pointer. It barely bent, and was almost half an inch thick. Turning to the workbench, he used it to point to a large block of wood with a good five and a half inches of a six inch nail sticking out. Without a word, he raised the belt and brought it down on the nail, driving it flush with the surface of the wood with one blow. "Please don't make me use it again" was all he said.
Nobody did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawse
 
DamnYankee said:
Breitbart wasn't freaking out, they were reporting on this incident of a Georgia HS teacher freaking out.
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Yeah, but as usual they play the victim crybaby.
 
dirtpoorchris said:
Im almost glad she blew up though. Imagine her sitting there secretly hating the same kid every day for a year. ****ing up his tests. Deciding what awnsers just arent good enough. Giving him less leeway than the other students. Its odd the way she tries to reel her crazy back in. Listen to her (almost begging) tone, "Noooo!! Its not cuz trump! Its cuz its a Nazi slogan!" You can tell that she can tell she ****ed up.
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Being as vindictive and hateful as those people are, I'm not so sure those kids will get a fair shake or decent education from her.
 
1750Texan said:
Obviously there is a dress code and teachers are first line in upholding that code. You and I don't know what is and is not allowed at that school ...so if the teacher erred...then that is on the rules in place.

No teacher has the authority to send a student home...if this student was chastised...that comes from the office.

If the teacher erred in her judgement...then it should have been corrected in the office.

what is the big whoop?
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The kids were within the dress code according to the school. Its in the article. The teacher screwed up and ought to have been behaving as an adult. The big whoop here is, is this the kind of harassment our kids have to endure? And how many times has this very same scenario played out across the country? I think we may start seeing more of these unhinged leftist teachers in the future.
 
CMPancake said:
When I was in high school, I personally saw people kicked out of class for wearing Obama "Hope" t-shirts for being political. If I remember correctly, the dress code either stated you couldn't wear clothes making a political statement, or you were not allowed to wear anything egregious and ultimately a teacher can decide what is and is not egregious.

Then again my high school also got circulated around Twitter for having two dudes walk around wearing "White Lives Matter" shirts recently so there's that I suppose.
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Teenagers more than anyone like to F with the system.
 
Chomsky said:
Yeah, but as usual they play the victim crybaby.
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Who? The left? They have been playing victim and behaving like cry babies since DJT announced he was running for president.
 
DamnYankee said:
Breitbart wasn't freaking out, they were reporting on this incident of a Georgia HS teacher freaking out.
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They called the teacher a "leftist," for pointing out rules in the dress code.
 
graeme104 said:
A Trump hat or T-shirt is not "political propaganda".
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Yes it is. As is Hope and Change, or Romney 2012. If you can't even recognize the simplest forms of propaganda, you are in trouble.
 
But its a-ok to wear a shirt promoting gay lifestyle, just not one promoting the American flag or the President
 
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justabubba said:
using that logic that if the president endorsed the phrase it should be alright, then it should be ok for the student to sport a "grab her by the *****" tee shirt in class
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I never said MAGA was okay because the president endorsed the statement. I only said it's not political propaganda. Here's the definition of propaganda: Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

The statement "Make America Great Again" is not of biased or of misleading nature. The kids have a right to wear T-shirts or hats that say it. It's called freedom of speech.
 
NeverTrumpGOP said:
Yes it is. As is Hope and Change, or Romney 2012. If you can't even recognize the simplest forms of propaganda, you are in trouble.
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None of those are propaganda. Here's a definition of propaganda: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. None of those sayings are of biased or misleading nature. They are all showing support of a particular candidate without trying to convince others to feel the same support. This teacher impeded on the basic rights of these students to freedom of speech.
 
DamnYankee said:
Who? The left? They have been playing victim and behaving like cry babies since DJT announced he was running for president.
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You know who I'm talking about:

Breitbart, the Alt-Right, and Trump & his hardcore. The cryin' shames.

What we're seeing is a far cry from the self-reliant take-responsibility conservatism of yesteryear. Back then I had more respect for conservatives, even while I often disagreed. I have no idea what I'm seeing now in Trump and his share of the rank & file GOP, but it sure isn't the qualities of old, and it sure isn't anything to respect.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
What does the school's dress code say about the matter? That important nugget should have been included in such a "news" story. Obviously the teacher was wrong in basically equating Trump and Hitler but were they wrong about the school's "dress code" rule?
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If the teacher's point was the dress code, she should have said that instead of what she did.
 
DamnYankee said:
The kids were within the dress code according to the school. Its in the article. The teacher screwed up and ought to have been behaving as an adult. The big whoop here is, is this the kind of harassment our kids have to endure? And how many times has this very same scenario played out across the country? I think we may start seeing more of these unhinged leftist teachers in the future.
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Once the teacher shows just how stupid she really is, the students can't take her seriously anymore.

She is going to have a hard time teaching the other students now.
 
NeverTrumpGOP said:
They called the teacher a "leftist," for pointing out rules in the dress code.
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There is no dress code in this case.

Do you have another excuse for the teacher's behavior?
 
Mason66 said:
There is no dress code in this case.

Do you have another excuse for the teacher's behavior?
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Well there is a dress code but it does appear that the teacher jumped the gun here but anyway,
“The Superintendent also is instructing all Principals to meet with their teachers and staff to review the dress code and remind them that their political opinions should not be shared with students,” she said.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-not-allowed-in-class/?utm_term=.4fc8c42d2384

What probably happened was that she is new and came from a district that did restrict these types of clothing and if that is the case then it is a perfectly reasonable mistake for someone to make. Emotional outbursts from teachers should be kept in check, but so should emotional outbursts from breitbart.
 
graeme104 said:
None of those are propaganda. Here's a definition of propaganda: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. None of those sayings are of biased or misleading nature. They are all showing support of a particular candidate without trying to convince others to feel the same support. This teacher impeded on the basic rights of these students to freedom of speech.
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I would say there is a blurry line there.
 
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