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Teachers union calls on school to cancel Donald Trump rally; protests planned (Maryland)
The Baltimore Sun ^ | April 19, 2016 | Ian Duncan

Posted on 04/19/2016 8:14:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The union that represents most teachers in Maryland called on the Worcester County school system to block Donald Trump's campaign from using a high school gym to hold a rally Wednesday evening.

"Donald Trump and his divisive, fear-mongering rhetoric have no place in the halls of Maryland's public schools," Maryland State Education Association president Betty Weller said in a statement. "Trump's eagerness to bully minorities would be unacceptable if it came from any of our students."

Liberal group Progressive Maryland issued the same call and launched an online petition that had been signed more than 500 times by Tuesday afternoon.

Trump's rally is being held at Stephen Decatur high school in Berlin at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have already held events in Maryland, as the protracted battle for the Republican nomination continues.

Carrie N. Sterrs, a spokeswoman for the school system, said the Trump campaign approached the schools about using the gym and is paying a fee of almost $5,000. The school system is aware of the calls to cancel the event, but Sterrs said the rally is still scheduled to go ahead as planned....

(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Education; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2016election; education; election2016; maryland; newyork; teachers; trump; unions
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To: boycott

Is the 3rd one a male or a female? Not being flippant or sarcastic; I really am not sure of the sex of that individual.


21 posted on 04/19/2016 9:13:02 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: arl295

Trump’s on record saying he will take a chainsaw to the department of education.
(And the EPA.)


22 posted on 04/19/2016 9:13:11 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s way past time to tar and feather these fascists.


23 posted on 04/19/2016 9:14:17 PM PDT by Venkman (Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
They must be scared shxtless, because of teacher's union losing power in a Trump presidency!
24 posted on 04/19/2016 9:16:10 PM PDT by entropy12 (When you vote, you are actually voting for the candidate's rich donors!)
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To: boycott

They all look rabidly over-weight!


25 posted on 04/19/2016 9:18:10 PM PDT by entropy12 (When you vote, you are actually voting for the candidate's rich donors!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Filled with a burning self-righteousness, they have become what they profess to hate.


26 posted on 04/19/2016 9:20:11 PM PDT by kanawa
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I checked and the 3rd from the right is named Bob. Now I realize, with today’s society, that doesn’t mean male 100% of the time.


27 posted on 04/19/2016 9:28:36 PM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: boycott

The American classroom has long since become an indoctrination venue for the far Left.


28 posted on 04/19/2016 9:32:50 PM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: boycott
Betty on the far left. She's a union teacher. Union objectives are far more important to her than students.

Hell, they're ALL on the far left. You can't fool me.

But they sure look like the typical liberal, umm, err, "brain trust" don't they?

29 posted on 04/19/2016 9:42:53 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Betty Weller sounds divisive and fear-mongering.


30 posted on 04/19/2016 9:51:30 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: JBW1949

Well, there is an awful lot of chalk in schools...

;)


31 posted on 04/19/2016 10:10:41 PM PDT by Salamander (My Soul's On Fire...)
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To: boycott

Bobra Ann?


32 posted on 04/19/2016 10:11:41 PM PDT by Salamander (My Soul's On Fire...)
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To: JBW1949

It looks like they ATE Moochelle!


33 posted on 04/19/2016 10:38:04 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The GOPe must be defeated.....the sooner the better.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Betty Weller sounds like a typical union fascist trying to shut down free speech.


34 posted on 04/19/2016 10:38:45 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Obama = ISIS Fanboy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, God forbid we should have candidates that want to guard our borders and enforce who is allowed to enter our nation, like every other country in the world.

God forbid we should do background checks on muslims that enter OUR country.


35 posted on 04/19/2016 10:40:37 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The GOPe must be defeated.....the sooner the better.)
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To: tumblindice

I have no problem with that


36 posted on 04/19/2016 10:53:45 PM PDT by arl295
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump could make their heads explode by holding a special press conference with experts telling teachers and other union members that they can take a religious exemption and give all their dues money to charity instead of to the union thugs.


37 posted on 04/19/2016 11:29:56 PM PDT by doug from upland
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To: b4me

The Eastern shore is pretty conservative
A former democrat givernor referred to the eastern shore as a “shithouse”
I sure hope this rally goes on and they tell,these chowderheads just because they call something “hateful and divisive” does not make it so
And any kid who attends the rally to,listen for himself gets the next day off school


38 posted on 04/20/2016 1:59:17 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Salamander

In no time at all, some poor kid is going to get suspended and charged if he has chalk in his possession on school grounds. That’s how these idiot school administrators think.


39 posted on 04/20/2016 7:24:06 AM PDT by goldi
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To: arl295
Disband the teacher’s union, fire them all and hire back the good ones.

Privatize the schools. Completely. From K through PhD. Get the government completely OUT of the education business.

40 posted on 04/20/2016 7:26:59 AM PDT by NorthMountain (A plague o' both your houses.)
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