Posted on 06/09/2016 8:11:34 AM PDT by DFG
MONTGOMERY, N.J. – New Jersey education officials say a school was allowed to give detention to a sixth-grader who told a student who doesn't eat meat that "vegetarians are idiots" and that "he should eat meat because he'd be smarter and have bigger brains."
The Courier News of Bridgewater reports the state education commissioner's office ruled the Montgomery school district was allowed to discipline the student.
It happened in the Lower Middle School in 2014. School officials found the comments were harassment, intimidation and bullying because they targeted a "distinguishing characteristic" under state law. The student received five detentions.
The child's parent in 2015 challenged whether being a vegetarian met the legal definition of a distinguishing characteristic. A judge says yes.
The parent's attorney, Adam Wilson, says he doesn't plan to appeal.
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This kid has a future as a restaurateur and a BBQ pit-master as well as having a larger brain !!!
And Jimmy Dean, Tyson Foods and Hormel should give that kid a scholarship.
-PJ
Exactly what I was thinking. And think, if every insulted or punished sixth grader, took the issue to court!
Or, if she’d branded “Heterosexuals are Idiots”.
The left never misses an opportunity to drive home its agenda. They will attack any level of our society and ensure punishment. The left is now giving us “the law” be it formal enactments or the creation of morals.(For example the environmental fraud.)
State action infringing freedom of speech.
Or the University of Bologna
I think most vegetarians who have no religious convictions are a-holes when they show up to someone’s house and refuses to eat the meal and almost expects the host to make a meal that they can eat.
That’s because fats (especially saturated fats) are GOOD for the heart.
Is EVERY IDIOT group that votes for democrats PROTECTED?
Quick call up Morning Joe and tell him there’s a new group he can ‘have the vapors over’ IF their ‘feelings’ are hurt.
Perhaps they needed to increase the number of white kids in detention, in order to give a teacher-raping black person a time out. Gotta keep the numbers even.
Just what I was thinking, too! I probably would have been expelled for telling someone they had cooties!
Amen, and God gave us meat to eat. He’s great.
9} We have a great opportunity to bust the establishments of both parties. With Hillary, the establishment is safe. With Trump, there is a good chance that the whole uniparty corporatist sham gets fully exposed and regular folks become much more empowered.
10) Clinton fatigue - I can’t bear the thought of 4 - possibly 8 - years of hearing more stories of unpunished sleaze, corruption and abuse perpetrated by either her or her husband, not to mention having to listen to that laugh.
The kid’s right.
They are idiots.
Ask your dentist. Most of his vegetarian patients have terrible teeth problems from a diet that degrades bones and teeth.
Will they apply this same standard if a kid is mocked by another student for expressing his religious beliefs?
Will they apply this same standard if a kid is mocked by another student for expressing his religious beliefs?
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