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Teacher who called boy 'monkey' appeals dismissal
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| Oct. 16, 2003,
| Associated Press
Posted on 10/16/2003 2:21:11 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: dennisw
Oh, I knew what it meant, just not how to spell it properly.
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posted on
10/17/2003 7:08:17 AM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: TexasCajun
The teacher then explained to the student that "monkey" was a "term of endearment," according to the statement read by Nelson, but when the student continued to be upset, the teacher apologized and the student stomped away.There's the problem. The teacher should never have apologized for something she didn't want to be fired for later. What if the teacher had asked the student WHY the comment was upsetting, and assured the student that his offense was unfounded?
I believe the kid's reaction is a perfect example of the poison that racial politics have fed to the next generation.
To: TexasCajun
As a member of the flying monkeys race in the Wizard of OZ, I resemble these remarks.........
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posted on
10/17/2003 3:06:02 PM PDT
by
Legerdemain
(Gotta go fly off and find Dorothy.....what the witch is dead? I am free)
To: Mears
we should all just keep our mouths shut
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posted on
10/17/2003 3:13:06 PM PDT
by
StriperSniper
(All this, of course, is simply pious fudge. - H. L. Mencken)
To: Mears
"I've come to the conclusion that we should all just keep our mouths shut and never talk at all so we won't offend someone." Yeah but, we'll still know what you're thinking. So, you're still guilty.
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posted on
10/17/2003 3:19:07 PM PDT
by
blam
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