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Elementary school teacher tells kids there's no Santa Claus ( NY )
NEW YORK POST ^ | December 3, 2011 | TODD VENEZIA and JENNIFER BAIN

Posted on 12/04/2011 11:48:16 AM PST by george76

Even the Grinch would not be this mean.

A sourpuss teacher in Rockland County ruined Christmas for a class full of second-graders this week, when she told them that there is no Santa Claus during a lesson about the North Pole.

The evil educator even told the youngsters - mostly 7- and 8-year-olds - that the presents under their trees were put out by their parents, and not St. Nick.

The stunning Scrooge-like behavior has caused a blizzard of outrage at the quiet George W. Miller Elementary School in Nanuet, where angry parents would like to see the teacher roasted like a chestnut over an open fire.

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school officials would not discuss the Christmas incident or say if the teacher would face any discipline

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: arth; christmas; homeschool; homeschoolyourkids; nonstory; santa; santaclaus; school; teacher; teacherunion; waronchristmas; waronjesus
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To: metmom; neverdem; The Mayor

Another reason to home school


62 posted on 12/04/2011 5:07:52 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: goodnesswins

You’ve got that right. The teacher should stick with the program and shut her damn mouth about everything else.


63 posted on 12/04/2011 5:10:24 PM PST by goldi (')
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To: ToxicMich

Maybe the Grinch is causing the multiple posts?? Actually, on a day when there are so many 503 errors...it’s to be expected...sheesh.


64 posted on 12/04/2011 6:12:15 PM PST by goodnesswins (Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine....)
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To: sillipuddi

So...when a doctor tells a sick child they are going to die in 3 months....you will be A-OK with that!???


65 posted on 12/04/2011 6:16:45 PM PST by goodnesswins (Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine....)
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To: righttackle44

I forgive you. Merry Christmas!


66 posted on 12/04/2011 6:21:37 PM PST by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: Noob1999

................Nanuet is a muzzie enclave north of NYC.

Probably this bitch has on her headgear!.................

Actually, I am totally wrong. Sorry.

Upon reflection, Nanuet is not a muzzie enclave, it appears to be a dominant Orthodox Jewish community.

Still, the practice of Christmas in Nanuet may be a minority holiday.

My apologies!


67 posted on 12/04/2011 7:17:55 PM PST by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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To: sillipuddi
According to you, I am going straight to hell because I lie ALL THE TIME!
I tell the very ugly receptionist at work that her new blouse looks nice on her, which it does not.

I tell my mother that her dinner tasted great, even though it was bland and tasteless.

I tell my grandsons that they are the smartest kids on earth. What a whopper that is!

I tell my husband that his snoring doesn't bother me (NOT TRUE).

I laugh at jokes that are not funny, act interested when I'm not and make compliments that I don't really believe.

I thought I was being nice, not a sinner.

68 posted on 12/04/2011 7:21:10 PM PST by GrannyAnn
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To: george76
I went to a Lutheran preschool. My teacher told me there was no Santa Claus,and I went home and told my mom about it. She said "what did you say to her?" I told her "I know there is a Santa Claus because I know Mom and Dad could not afford all that stuff!" years later, Mom said I was right!

:-)

69 posted on 12/04/2011 8:27:02 PM PST by 5thGenTexan
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To: ToxicMich

The Holly Ghost, aka Ghost of Christmas Present, aka Spirit of Chrismas aka Old Father Christmas, aka Old King Winter, and ultimately Odin AllFather is Not Santa Claus.

Different mythologies, Santa is the remembrance of the Greek Seagod Posiden

70 posted on 12/04/2011 8:32:06 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
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To: george76

Children are perfectly able to have a healthy imagination and sense of wonder even if they know “Santa Claus” does not exist.

“He’s not real, but it’s fun to pretend.” is a perfectly acceptable explanation for young children. When they are older, they can be told about Saint Nicholas.

By the age of six or seven, most of them have heard from siblings (or other children at school) that he doesn’t exist.


71 posted on 12/05/2011 8:09:14 AM PST by Altariel (`)
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To: metmom; wintertime

This is one of the minor homeschool threads, but what business does the teacher have talking about this at all?


74 posted on 12/15/2011 7:52:47 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens collect welfare checks that Americans won't collect)
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