Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: moviePig Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Students threatened with punishment for failure to show fealty Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 17:44:08 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: <448751180.736982193.230298.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Reply-To: nobody@nowhere.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 23:44:09 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5508b0af26c6d159848e575933cb05eb"; logging-data="952365"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18HXFGmSqh37kt6PLXfFq88pa5iN0zRTWE=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:yl1immsPZriEG+JD8mA0Za/qApQ= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <448751180.736982193.230298.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Bytes: 3596 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?