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Salinas Teacher Calls This Drawing "Offensive" (U.S. Flag, 'God Bless America')
NBC11 ^ | Tue, May 11, 2010 | LORI PREUITT and SHAWN BROUWER

Posted on 05/12/2010 11:49:55 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A week after a school Morgan Hill made national news for sending five students home for wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo, a school in Monterey County finds itself in the flag spotlight.

This one involves an art project. A Salinas middle school student said her teacher stopped her from drawing the American flag, while another student's picture of President Obama was praised.

Tracy Hathaway said the art teacher at Gavilan View Middle School told her daughter she couldn't draw the American flag because it was offensive.

Hathaway said they were shocked when they heard what happened. They have met with the teacher and principal at Gavilan View Middle School, but were not satisfied with outcome of that meeting. When the parents asked the teacher what she thought was offensive about drawing, the teacher didn't answer them, Hathaway said.

The Hathaways now want a "real" apology.

"My daughter wasn’t trying to break any rules and she wasn’t trying to create a scene," Hathaway told Fox radio. "She was just expressing her view and saying this is America and I want God to bless it."

The Hathaways said the issue isn't about race, adding that the teacher is white.

Racism crept into the discussion following the Fox report. The school says it has received more than 200 e-mails and phone messages in recent days, most of them containing hateful and racist comments. "(Messages say) that we have violated that student's First Amendment rights and the so-called teacher needs to 'get the hell out of my country,'" said District Superintendent Mike Brusa.

Brusa said another meeting is planned for later his week between the teacher, parents and Hathaway, and that an apology may be in order.

Although Brusa wouldn't discuss whether any disciplinary action has been taken, or will be, the teacher involved wasn't on campus Monday.

The incident actually happened several weeks ago, but KSBW television covered the story Monday night. At the time of the Fox report, School District Superintendent Mike Brusa sent Fox the following statement:

When we were aware there may be additional concerns, I asked the administration to contact parents again to see if there is any expectations from prior contact that have not been met. The Principal did so, and indicated the parents were satisfied that the situation had been handled. They told the Principal they had twittered Fox and had indicated that the situation had been handled. Secondly, there are 3,000 students in the district, 250 employees, and parents that go with the students. Every day there are many interactions that occur between all these individuals. As I indicated, this event occurred several weeks ago, and in that time there would be literally thousands of events large and small between the people involved with the school. This was one small event that did not even come to the level of my office. There is an informal and formal process that is used to resolve issues. The school administration and the parents did not view this as significant enough to bring it to the Superintendent’s office. Thank you for allowing me to clarify this situation.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; donttreadonme; flag; immigrants; liberalfascism; obama; obamanation; patriotism; schools; teaparty; teapartyexress
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To: Retired Greyhound

THe young lady who drew it should copyright it and sell images of it on a T-shirt.


21 posted on 05/12/2010 12:01:26 PM PDT by Carling (I'm a neo-McCarthyite ... Obama is a Communist.)
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22 posted on 05/12/2010 12:02:29 PM PDT by Dubya (JESUS SAVES)
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To: Carling
THe young lady who drew it should copyright it and sell images of it on a T-shirt.

Great idea!!

Anybody know how to contact the family?

23 posted on 05/12/2010 12:02:30 PM PDT by meyer (Big government is the enemy of freedom.)
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To: null and void

Someone around here coined the word “infectivists”.

Like you said, they must infect every aspect of society with their perverted and destructive worldview, and they simply can’t leave someone alone to live their lives as they see fit if they are living contrary to how these leftists think they should live.

Seriously, conservatives would just as soon let gays live in their own little enclaves and not use government to force them to change, but leftists are dead set on using government to make churches accept homosexuality and not speak against it.


24 posted on 05/12/2010 12:04:46 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: nickcarraway

This is now my logo. My background on my computer and my blackberry. And it will be my Tea Party banner.


25 posted on 05/12/2010 12:06:11 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: ScottinVA

I fully agree. While the sleeping giant may be awake, the damage that has been inflicted by communists and other leftist fifth column elements is irreparable. At least half of the public at large in the USA is dumber than than a toothbrush and is more than satisfied to whistle past the graveyard.

The only question now is how much bloodshed will be involved to bring some level of equilibrium the the disaster that we used to call the United States of America.


26 posted on 05/12/2010 12:09:08 PM PDT by MGMSwordsman
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To: Lazamataz
I hear ya.

It is getting WAY to bizarre out there!

27 posted on 05/12/2010 12:09:14 PM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals from spending ONE MORE DIME before they destroy our nation.)
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To: ScottinVA
A day or two ago, I would have agreed with you. That was when my very liberal 28 year-old, *still* unemployed nephew mused whether Obama was trying to destroy this country on purpose; he's not normally much interested politics. In my more cynical times, I may still see it as irreconcilable. That's when my faith kicks in.
28 posted on 05/12/2010 12:11:39 PM PDT by FourPeas (God Bless America)
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To: Lazamataz

I’m using it as my profile picture on Facebook.


29 posted on 05/12/2010 12:13:38 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Never trust anyone who points their ass at God while praying.)
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To: maddog55

Who is the teacher?


30 posted on 05/12/2010 12:14:18 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: null and void

FIRE HER ASS NOW


31 posted on 05/12/2010 12:17:57 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Jim Robinson
No doubt about it at some point Civil War will come. Best start preparing NOW. The civil and political atmosphere is most strikingly a match to pre-1861 and this time the ‘boys’ in gray have an even better shot at winning.
32 posted on 05/12/2010 12:18:33 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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To: madamemayhem
my brother says that when he is elected president, he will order all stupid people to be removed to california. then he will order strategic underground nuking of the san andreas fault to excise the stupidity from the mainland and let the whole island country of california rot.

How sweet of him and how kind of you to share with us.

33 posted on 05/12/2010 12:19:10 PM PDT by pbear8 (the Lord is my light and my salvation)
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To: null and void
Ordered by an American Judge.


34 posted on 05/12/2010 12:20:57 PM PDT by I still care (I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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To: madamemayhem

Nice thought, only there is one problem, California is not big enough for that!


35 posted on 05/12/2010 12:22:39 PM PDT by united1000
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To: apocalypto

School Website: http://www.santaritaschools.org/gv/index.html
Art Teacher’s Name: Peggy Saunders
Source: http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20100512/NEWS01/5120308/1002/Salinas-schoolroom-flag-flap-may-be-baseless


36 posted on 05/12/2010 12:22:53 PM PDT by maddog55 (OBAMA, Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: nickcarraway

Well, I mean, all the stars are of all different sizes! And the coloring is outside the lines in a bunch of places.


37 posted on 05/12/2010 12:23:25 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Jim Robinson

“Civil war is coming.”

Indeed it is, Mr. Robinson.


38 posted on 05/12/2010 12:24:38 PM PDT by panaxanax
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To: united1000

it may be once you get all the sensible people out.


39 posted on 05/12/2010 12:26:48 PM PDT by madamemayhem (defeat isn't getting knocked down, it's not getting back up)
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To: MrB
or we must separate.

There was an entire bloody war that has been fought over your solution. You want to stand against the best military force in the world as well the American Army, Navy and Air Force that says you can't separate, boy? (By the way, I'll be on the side that opposes you. I may be too old to be in the service of our country, but by gosh I will support by baking cookies if I have to, and we will crush you.)
40 posted on 05/12/2010 12:27:14 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Is Obama an Irish, Italian or Japanese name?)
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