[freepatriot32]

"The principal considered it a threat against the teacher."

This dumbass needs to go back to school himself until he realises that saying f**k granger is an insult not a threat

[Calvin Locke]

There's a photo of a tombstone, with an innocuous epitaph, that spells out "FU" reading down. Can't remember what cemetary.

[TheBattman]

Why is this just now getting attention in the media, if it's such a big deal? It is now Mid-July.

And the kid was an idiot for going through with his stupid plan. His punishment though was rather harsh...

[Texas_Jarhead]

"Publishing obscenity is illegal. However, determining whether it is obscene is not something for a school administrator to determine," said Ingelhart, a former member of the SPLC board. "You have to go to court to get that determination."

What a freakin dumbass.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

This is ridiculous! It's not like the letters are even together. Punishing this kid for the first letter of each paragraph is a thought crime. The kid should have just said that it one hell of a coincidence or not told anybody until after he got his diploma.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

"They turned a deaf ear to alternative and more appropriate punishments..."

Excuse me?

[Timesink]

Lawrence Central High School administrators handed down the punishment to Drew LaMar after he used the first letter of every paragraph in his May 20 column in the Cub Reporter to spell out a message directed at the newspaper adviser, Elizabeth Granger. School officials said the message, "F**k Granger," was not protected speech.

School officials are right. The SCHOOL owns the paper, just like Rupert Murdoch owns the New York Post. The students have no First Amendment right to publish whatever they want in it, no matter how many times politically-motivated (LIBERALLY motivated) organizations like the SPLC like to screech otherwise.

He should have been suspended, though I think the banning from the graduation is a bit of overkill.

(But then, high school graduation itself is overrated. Show up, listen to your principal bleat and the valedictorian everyone hates talk about how wonderful he/she is, then stand in line for an hour to be handed a blank piece of paper with a ribbon around it (since the real diplomas won't be printed for weeks or months). Then go out and get wasted. Yay.)

[DonQ]

This guy must have bragged about it. In my high school nobody bothered to read any of the columns in the school paper, much less try to decode hidden messages.

[DonQ]

This guy must have bragged about it. In my high school nobody bothered to read any of the columns in the school paper, much less try to decode hidden messages.

[DainBramage]

His reply to the principle:

"Kind sir
I feel the need to respond to your attempt to dicipline me.
Surely you can see the outrageous penalty you havee assessed is too high a price.
Surely you can see the need to cool off and rethink things

Most likely you will realize you have over reacted and change your ruling.
Your students are watching you and will learn from your behaviour as much as mine.

All parties involved wish to end this in a mutually beneficial way.
So, in closing I hope to hear from you to establish a point of reconciliation.
Sincerely, Drew

[aruanan]

"I've been to federal court and the use of the 'f-word' is not protected," Burden said.

Perhaps as an exercise in zero-tolerance they should dispense with the alphabet entirely. Someone in possession of one can find all sorts of unprotected speech in it.

[Our man in washington]

For Underage Children, Knowing Certain Limits Is Necessary; Teachers Outlaw Naughtiness.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Every day it is something new.

All kids pull pranks.

This one was rather crude.

Most pranks are more creative.

Of course, times are changing.

Really, though, some things never change.

Every class has some similar minor scandal before graduation.

Oh well.

Val A. Dictorian had the highest GPA.

A group of students handed the principle marbles in their handshakes.

Lol!

Those were the days.

I remember wrapping houses(T-P-ing, for you Yankees).

Nowadays they may not do that.

Ending my essay, I proclaim that I hate the taste of Lifebuoy soap, and the Bumpus hounds.

[The Radical Capitalist]

Senior year, my high school paper printed a map of "hunger in America" which had the same sentiment hidden in the graphics. The kid who drew it got into trouble, but we laughed over it like...like...well, like a bunch of high school kids.

[don-o]

In my high school (class of '68) the thing was to see if one could get a picture in the annual "shooting the bird."

[Core_Conservative]

I think this kid deserves a commendation for his efforts. His ability to subliminally tell the teacher off is a great stress reliever. There have always been bad teachers, and what better way to tell them so - without actually saying anything. This kid had every right to say what he said about the teacher. I love his ingenuity!

[RonDog]

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