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Subject: Re: Students threatened with punishment for failure to show fealty
Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 14:33:49 -0400
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On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:56:20 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>> moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> On 5/9/2024 5:22 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> 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."