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Life-Size Trump Scarecrow At California Elementary School Raises Eyebrows
CBS Los Angeles ^ | October 22, 2017 5:16 PM | Staff

Posted on 10/23/2017 9:20:43 AM PDT by Red Badger

Some California parents are up in arms after they say a life-size scarecrow depicting President Donald Trump was placed at an elementary school.

A Facebook post on the Santa Clarita Community Watchdog page shared an image of the scarecrow, which reportedly was placed at Santa Clarita Elementary School in Saugus.

“No matter what your political affiliation is, this was 100% inappropriate for elementary students to see at Santa Clarita Elementary today!!” the Facebook post read.

Another person wrote, “Ouch. Wrong wrong. Kids don’t need to be subject to this. No matter what these people think of our President, he IS our President and deserves respect for the position. It’s not the educators position to encourage our children to disrespect anyone.”

But not everyone found the scarecrow to be offensive.

“I’m fine with it. Left-leaning indoctrination has been occurring in every grade level, since, forever. Kids will graduate and quickly see that the real world doesn’t play by elementary school rules … ” wrote one.

“I could honestly care less there are more important things to focus on,” wrote another.

CBS2’s Greg Mills said the scarecrow has everyone talking and he talked to several parents who were decidedly on both sides of the debate.

“We need to have respect for our president and to allow young children to depict the president in that manner is disrespectful,” said one woman who chose to remain anonymous.

Mills reported that the school conducts a scarecrow contest every year — class against class. And many found a scarecrow of the president, classless.

One parent questioned why Trump looked scary while the other scarecrows in the contest appeared to be happy.

While some called for the teacher’s firing many also stood up for her calling her an exceptional teacher.

One father said it was the kids’ idea and the Trump image was one the student owned.

Mills reached Lee Morrell with the school district for a comment but told him the district hasn’t had a chance to look into it — they were unaware of the firestorm until this morning.

Sara Barsh, the president of the school’s Parent-Teacher Club wrote, “I apologize if this is offensive. I do not believe it is the student’s intention to be political.”


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To: windsorknot

How would they feel about Hillary scarecrow witch on a broom?


21 posted on 10/23/2017 10:18:41 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: bantam

Typical LIB-idiot losers.


22 posted on 10/23/2017 10:34:10 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Red Badger

Oh I remember all those Obama scare crows....hey...wait. So they make the president a “straw man” and I wonder...do they hope to burn it in effigy later?


23 posted on 10/23/2017 10:40:35 AM PDT by ransomnote
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To: Red Badger
And at another skool:

Principal Apologizes For Trump Tombstone At School Halloween Party

24 posted on 10/23/2017 11:44:24 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
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To: ransomnote

Not for a minute do I believe it “apolitical”

In all fairness let’s see one of Olbummer.


25 posted on 10/23/2017 12:05:25 PM PDT by Bodega (we are developing less and less common sense...world wide)
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To: Red Badger

They need to start firing these brain washers and replace them with people that can actually do their jobs.


26 posted on 10/23/2017 12:24:46 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: windsorknot

I say they change the mask daily: next is Nancy Pelosi, then Colon Kapernick, then Gov. Brown, then Eminem, then their school board president, then Jimmy Kimmel, and so on.

That would demonstrate their great fairness, diversity and inclusivity.


27 posted on 10/23/2017 1:03:06 PM PDT by polymuser (Enough is enough.)
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To: Red Badger

Another Reason To Homeschool...


28 posted on 10/23/2017 1:41:16 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Red Badger

In other news:
Santa Clarita school attendance down 40%. Many students and parents seen running in terror shouting “la Migra”!


29 posted on 10/23/2017 9:06:27 PM PDT by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: Only kidding.)
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