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To: Jon Alvarez
As an example, a letter from a Muslim boy included: "Even thoe [sic] you are risking your life for our country, have you seen how many civilians you or some other soldier killed?" and "I know your [sic] trying to save our country and kill the terrorists but you are also destroying holy places like Mosques." To add insult to injury, Andreatta also advised that the envelope had a ‘smiley-face’ stamped on it.

It is probably a waste of time to contact either this "teacher" or his principal.
The more effective strategy is to contact the School Board.
Does anyone know the structure of the School Board in Brooklyn? The effective pressure rests there; not only to either replace the principal or to order him to get his house in order, but perhaps to move that teacher into a more appropriate position.

Freedom of speech does not apply when the words of the speaker are parroted illiterate ravings of a supposed adult presumably providing education, not indoctrination. At that point it becomes child abuse.

Even the teachers own shortcomings as not having even Jr. High school level of education is evident in the embarrasing sprinkling of simple grammatical and spelling errors in his student's parroting of his inane rant.

29 posted on 02/22/2005 5:12:36 AM PST by Publius6961
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To: Publius6961

agree...but it's a start

www.nycboe.nycenet.edu


34 posted on 02/22/2005 5:30:50 AM PST by Jon Alvarez
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To: Publius6961

http://www.nycboe.net/offices/diit/phonebook/Main.asp


37 posted on 02/22/2005 5:32:08 AM PST by Jon Alvarez
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To: Publius6961

Here is my letter to the principal; is there a School Board contact available yet...

Mr. Castelli, I am sure that my email to you is just one of thousands that is pouring in at the moment. With the lives of our service personnel in danger, the fact that Mr. Munhardt would facilitate a barrage of negative letters to a member of our armed forces so far from home is appalling to say the least, and possibly paramount to treason in this time of conflict. Those of us who believe in the cause of freedom around the globe will be watching your response to this issue as the day unfolds; the children under your care deserve better than this.


39 posted on 02/22/2005 5:38:35 AM PST by Amalie (FREEDOM had NEVER been another word for nothing left to lose...)
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To: Publius6961

New York City's local and citywide school boards were effectively dissolved in 2003. The Department of Education is run directly by Mayor Bloomberg through his appointed School Chancellor, with mostly powerless local and citywide advisory boards.


44 posted on 02/22/2005 6:15:05 AM PST by only1percent
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