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On 5/9/2024 12:35 PM, 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

And I just read a report about Russian students being punished for not 
"volunteering" to work in defense industry factories....

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I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky 
dirty old man.