Grinchy remark sends kids home in tears

Lebanon Daily News ^ | 12/23/05 | RORY SCHULER

[d-back]

Oops for you letter writers: Theresa Farrisi lives at 610 Brown Road, Frystown, PA 17067.

Sorry for typo.

[lightman]

Let me guess . . . Blue State?

Yup. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Lebanon (pronounced locally, "LEP-nun" is a very red County as is almost all of the "T" of Pennsylvania, meaning the northern tier Counties and the whole midstate.

If Philly ever voted honestly Pennsylvania would be a red state.

[RichInOC]

I don't know that this is a firing offense. But you know, it's amazing how quickly substitute teacher assignments can dry up sometimes...

[DKM]

Happened in the Dallas area last week.....

[d-back]

I think it was a firing offense: She was intentionally, maliciously cruel to young children. There's no other way to spin it.

[Apparatchik]

Only one word to describe this woman: monster.

[CaptRon]

It's astoundingly arrogant of this idiot to feel that she just had to 'enlighten' these children. She is obvioulsy convinced that she did the right thing, after all, what those parents told those children was false!

[PetroniusMaximus]

Attention all Freepers...

There is no Santa Clause.

Deal with it!

Sincerely,
Scrooge

[massgopguy]

That's today's editorial in my paper The Malden Observer.

[TexasGreg]

But I'm not suggesting that anyone actual call her. I just find it interesting what one can find out.

[FNG]

Actually, a modern Christian should really consider not raising their childern on the reality of myths. How much can a little child distinguish from Santa Claus and Jesus Christ anyway? When they get informed Santa is bogus what will they think about Jesus? You have already lied to them once.

[olivia3boys]

The problem with "But don't tell your friends there is no Santa!" is that it doesn't work.

They run off and tell their little friends there is no Santa, all superior, because that is what kids do.

Pisses me off! Why some parents feel compelled to ruin the magic at such an early age (first grade or earlier) is just beyond me. You ruin it for other people's children whether you know it or not.

[Texas WOP]

I have 5 kids, now grown and gone. My answer for THE Santa question was that he represented kindness and sharing. That he, and I, believe that it is better to give than recieve. That a prayer for someone in need was as important as a Christmas gift. That Santa means more than "what did I get" but "what did I give".

Merry Christmas.

[TexasGreg]

There is no Santa Clause.

Yes, Scrooge, indeed ... there is NO Santa "Clause." But there IS a Santa Claus. ;-)

[gingerky]

Exactly, this is pure arrogance. If she had any sense she would have simply not read the story and explained to the permanent teacher that her conscious wouldn't allow it or somthing like that, but the bottom line is she thinks she's a little smarter than everyone else and she couldn't resist the opportunity to try and show it.

[conservativewasp]

What a bitch! Hope she finds a lump of $#!^ in her stocking Sunday morning! Gotta be a heartless lib.

[safisoft]

It's astoundingly arrogant of this idiot to feel that she just had to 'enlighten' these children. She is obvioulsy convinced that she did the right thing, after all, what those parents told those children was false!

Wait, that is what public school teachers do. It is their job. The child shows up with their parents' belief in G-d, creation, etc., - and then the public school systematically tears those beliefs down.

FReepers need to get a grip. "Santa Claus" is a idiotic myth. Sure, the teacher shouldn't have done it, but when you scream just as loud about a teacher teaching the theory of evolution, then you can pile on this teacher.

I taught my sons that "Santa Claus" was not only fake, we didn't adhere to pagan customs. We didn't act like iconoclasts, but we didn't cater to other children's myths either.

[Howlin]

Send her a letter

Send her a CHRISTMAS CARD.