Posted on 06/02/2011 5:57:45 PM PDT by Justaham
Original title: School yearbook puts Bush and Cheney on list of 'worst 5 people of all time' (alongside Hitler, Bin Laden and Charles Manson)
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A middle school yearbook has listed former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney among the 'worst people of all time' - ranking them alongside Adolf Hitler, Osama Bin Laden and Charles Manson.
Printed in the yearbook for students at Russellville Middle School in Arkansas, the list has prompted furious responses from parents and staff. Faculty members stuck black tape across the offending page in a last ditch attempt to save face but parents are furious about the gaffe, which aligns the former president with some of the most evil men of all time.
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler topped the list, followed closely by former Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, who was killed last month by U.S. troops in Pakistan. Third worst of all time was notorious serial killer Charles Manson, with George W. Bush in fourth and Dick Cheney trailing in fifth place.
'My problem is the tape can be removed easily,' parent and school board member Chris Cloud told Newsnet5. 'I'm furious as a parent and as a board member and as a taxpayer and as a resident of Russellville. It's wrong.' Staff insisted the list was not a reflection of views at the school.
Teachers said the students had not voted on who they thought were the 'worst people in the world' but rather had taken the information from an independent poll published by a website. Superintendent Randall Williams said the list was an 'oversight' and expressed surprise when told the quick-fix tape could easily be pulled off by kids at the school.
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MSNBC.com?
It IS a reflection of the stupid teacher in charge of the yearbook. He/She could have killed that but he/she let it slide. I would like to know his/her political affiliation.
Was a NEA member the yearbook sponsor? That teacher should be fired immediately...but the union probably won’t allow it.
Her.
The District Supervisor and the Principle ought to be forced to resign for avoiding their supervisory duties in overseeing the yearbook staff.
Stop generating revenues by buying so much, and we won’t see that happening in schools (the new private schools).
Fire the Principal, Assistant Principal and every teacher or staff member who had anything to do with the yearbook.
Middleschool kids didn't come up with this on their own and should have been severely challenged if they did.
What are Manson and OBL doing on the list anyway? Their numbers aren't high enough for such a list. You need numbers in the 10's of millions to make the top 5.
Students are encouraged to strive for not only high academic goals, but also to perform at their best in art, music, physical education and athletics. The population of RMS includes approximately 811 students with 54% on free/reduced lunch. Caucasian students make up 77% of the school population with 16.4 % African American, .06 % Asian, 14.5 % Latino/Hispanic and .0075 % Native American. Special groups at RMS include 8.5 % ESL, 10 % special education, and 16.5 % gifted students.
“Middleschool kids didn’t come up with this on their own”
Of course not!!! Manson is totally irrelevant to today’s middle-schoolers, and where are Stalin and Mao?? But plenty of Communists despise Bush and Cheney...
If he thinks this, how dumb are the District's Ordinaryintendents?
Find the responsible party... make them reprint the yearbooks at their own expense and then fire them.
LLS
Whoever created and sent the original file to the printer should be in big trouble.
How many horrible things need to happen in public schools before decent people begin to homeschool en masse?
How would a 8th grader know anything about Charles Manson. Gifted students indeed. The superintendant needs a gift of a boot in his ass and sent to the unemployment line. That is awful.
More than a reflection, it is a product of the teacher in charge. This is a middle school yearbook and this is 2011. These kids were in the 5th and 6th grade when Obama became President and probably have no idea who Bush and Cheney even are.
Adds up to 107.9675%.
The dimwit school can't even add up it's own students correctly.
I suggest the Parents have a large Bond fire :)
The offending teacher and administration heads should be terminated for cause.
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