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  • Boy's Family Upset At Unflattering AwardsParents Demand Apology From Teachers, Reprimand

    06/14/2007 8:18:08 AM PDT · by TornadoAlley3 · 300 replies · 4,447+ views
    denverchannel.com ^ | 06/13/07 | denverchannel
    INDIANAPOLIS -- Sixth-grader Matt Porter didn't enjoy getting "Most Likely Not To Have Children" and "Sir Clowns-a-Lot" awards from two teachers at his school. His parents aren't pleased, either. Matt said he received the awards in front of classmates during a ceremony at the Decatur Intermediate Learning Center at the end of the recently finished school year. His mother and his stepfather have asked the Decatur Township school system to reprimand the teachers, and they want an apology. "Words cut deeper than any knife could. They hurt," said his stepfather, Joseph Sims. "When you hurt a child like that, you...