Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: shawn Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Students threatened with punishment for failure to show fealty Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 14:33:49 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 61 Message-ID: References: <448751180.736982193.230298.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <975067278.737020732.544377.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 20:33:52 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="58c0b3b17332c6c6909a4983cd19d1ae"; logging-data="1592942"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18VbuBCFejLQD9dxKHAevyCbdW7Fu3LO1w=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:E2TuBA9FwMVkz33XYYIy2q8fP2Y= Bytes: 4271 On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:56:20 +0000, BTR1701 wrote: >anim8rfsk wrote: >> moviePig wrote: >>> On 5/9/2024 5:22 PM, anim8rfsk wrote: >>>> Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>>>> In San Diego, the school district superintendant was upset because >>>>> certain students didn't clap loudly enough to satisfy her when her >>>>> daughter received an award. I believe this was May 2023. She identified >>>>> certain students who hadn't clapped loudly enough then threatened them >>>>> with punishment like being unable to attend their own graduation >>>>> ceremonies. >>>>> >>>>> The kids aren't morons. It's possible they thought the award was >>>>> specious or that the award was given with undue influence. You kind of >>>>> have to feel sorry for the daughter and the kind of unwanted attention >>>>> she received from her fellow classmates and even teachers, just for >>>>> being the daughter of the superintendant and that her mother was >>>>> interfering inappropriately in her life. >>>>> >>>>> I'm sure I learned at some point -- possibly in school -- that America >>>>> had fought the Revolutionary War for the express purpose of not being >>>>> required to show fealty as we no longer recognized the King of England >>>>> as our ruler and wanted to have a republic. No school superintendant is >>>>> allowed to fill in the fealty gap and require that it be shown to her. >>>>> >>>>> The board of education finally addressed the issue in November 2023, had >>>>> a report prepared (likely at great expense), then fired the >>>>> superintendant in April 2024. >>>>> >>>>> Steve Lehto video >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0_jLbfdOak >>>>> >>>> >>>> Why the hell are they protecting her and keeping her name quiet? >>>> >>>> https://nypost.com/2024/05/04/us-news/california-school-boss-fired-over-clapping-scandal/amp/ >>>> >>>> Marian Kim Phelps. A San Diego-area school district superintendent was >>>> fired this week, nearly a year after students alleged she threatened to ban >>>> them from graduation ceremonies after they inadequately applauded her >>>> daughter at a banquet. >>>> >>>> https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCy7-Wm08P5eo8FMiXG5F7ie1f9bKLC4NvOauUts0D5w&s >>>> >>>> https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1o0mvT.img?w=768&h=592&m=6&x=444&y=507&s=447&d=447 >>>> >>>> https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/back-to-school/story/2021-01-14/back-to-school-celebrating-the-new-year-with-old-traditions >>>> >>> She threatened to ban them from graduation unless they what? >>> >> I wondered that myself. It’s not like they were likely to get a redo. > >She wanted them to sign a form acknowledging that they'd behaved like >bullies. No form, no graduation. I would sign it.. after making an addition to it. "We behaved like bullies if by bullies you mean not clapping loudly enough after the superintendent's daughter gave a speech."