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From: moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: Students threatened with punishment for failure to show fealty
Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 17:31:17 -0400
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On 5/10/2024 3:16 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On 5/10/2024 1:56 PM, BTR1701 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 can't tell if this is real, or sarcasm...
> 
> It's what was in the news report I read.

To her general cluelessness, add the irony of *her* bullying *them*.