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MaryMagdaline

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30. Wow! This child will never be kicked around by authority

Mon May 21, 2018, 09:02 PM

May 2018

I am sorry you are going through this. On the other hand, I am very proud of your son. The teacher wins this round through force but your son made other children think. Bravo!

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'Highly Offended' White Teacher Kicked My 9-Year-Old Son Out of Class for Taking Knee During Pledge [View all] sheshe2 May 2018 OP

I'm white. I'd go take a knee next to that kid any time. sharedvalues May 2018 #1

+1 RandomAccess May 2018 #2

I am white too. sheshe2 May 2018 #4

Agree! mountain grammy May 2018 #10

So it is written, so shall it be, so should we all. BBG May 2018 #44

Yes ! mahannah May 2018 #47

I'll Have Your Back ProfessorGAC May 2018 #68

They still do the pledge in schools? Tipperary May 2018 #3

Why did you think that? Mariana May 2018 #14

Depends on the school. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #18

In NV it's daily. Depends on state Nevernose May 2018 #34

You'll never meet a Canadian who doesn't love their country, and luvtheGWN May 2018 #48

What did you think of the teacher's apology letter? oberliner May 2018 #5

It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. nt BumRushDaShow May 2018 #7

... sheshe2 May 2018 #9

Black folk are tired of getting post facto apologies that come only after the wrongdoing goes viral EffieBlack May 2018 #20

Amen! BumRushDaShow May 2018 #21

Think before you act mcar May 2018 #73

The letter is commendable GaryCnf May 2018 #12

I do not need the link. sheshe2 May 2018 #15

The author of your OP wrote: "Black Women Are Realizing That the Democratic Party Is Full of Shit" oberliner May 2018 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 May 2018 #24

Hey, boo bear EffieBlack May 2018 #28

Thank you - I've noticed this also. You have to wonder about those "mind parasites"... erronis May 2018 #40

.. George II May 2018 #54

"And it makes me sad because, you know, you're my boo and I want you to do better. " sheshe2 May 2018 #57

.... ehrnst May 2018 #65

Heh! betsuni May 2018 #71

He's not your boo - JustAnotherGen May 2018 #76

You make me blush! EffieBlack May 2018 #81

It's good to have a hobby. grantcart May 2018 #86

Well sheshe2 May 2018 #56

Someone should get in touch with Meghan Markle - I mean, HRH The Duchess of Sussex EffieBlack May 2018 #58

I say let them be. sheshe2 May 2018 #63

Boom! mcar May 2018 #74

you really are showing heaven05 May 2018 #66

You better not post anything else by Michael Harriot then. betsuni May 2018 #72

+1,000,000 George II May 2018 #53

"all over this board on every post about race" Vermijelli May 2018 #64

That it came after she doubled down, claiming it was "disruptive". moriah May 2018 #23

This. sheshe2 May 2018 #26

Not the point of the OP. I try to live my life so that I rarely if ever find myself..... George II May 2018 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 May 2018 #31

That was his teacher's note? UpInArms May 2018 #87

+1. Many otherwise progressive people here and elsewhere make that mistake and similar ones. Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #89

K&R GaryCnf May 2018 #6

Thanks Gary. sheshe2 May 2018 #8

This GaryCnf May 2018 #13

He has all the right to do what he did. IluvPitties May 2018 #11

It is his first amendment right. sheshe2 May 2018 #46

Sadly the law is more or less that children, esp. at school, have minimal 'rights' ... mr_lebowski May 2018 #62

Waiting for the "School's for learning, not protesting ... He should have followed the rules" posts EffieBlack May 2018 #16

Obligatory: Schools for learning, not being murdered by the NRA... erronis May 2018 #41

We shall see. sheshe2 May 2018 #43

Actually he is respecting our flag, our democracy, and our Constitution. demigoddess May 2018 #17

As an Air Force veteran who supposedly fought for these freedoms Stryst May 2018 #22

"aggressive white mediocrity. "? guillaumeb May 2018 #27

... sheshe2 May 2018 #37

Not simply his teacher? Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #29

Have no clue what you are saying here. sheshe2 May 2018 #59

Wow! This child will never be kicked around by authority MaryMagdaline May 2018 #30

I applaud this bright individual for his independent thinking discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #32

I will never understand why kneeling is disrespectful. Cracklin Charlie May 2018 #33

I agree gollygee May 2018 #38

"Disrespect" is erroneously being used by them as a synonym for nonconformity. nt Gore1FL May 2018 #39

It's not in and of itself. EffieBlack May 2018 #60

True, Charlie. sheshe2 May 2018 #61

I will never understand why the Pledge of Allegiance Mr.Bill May 2018 #35

My elder child refuses to do it gollygee May 2018 #36

The point is the "under God," I believe... Orsino May 2018 #78

Could forced recitations Alwaysna May 2018 #79

maybe he took a knee because he's read more of the Constitution than the 2nd amendment Takket May 2018 #42

If your flag stands for genocide, I disrespect it gratuitous May 2018 #45

i am so reading that keroro gunsou May 2018 #75

The teacher wrote that she wished that students exboyfil May 2018 #49

I can understand that mindset in say preschool or kindergarten Blue_Adept May 2018 #69

I find that disturbing... a teacher is not a Mom...I taught for a number of years before living in Demsrule86 May 2018 #70

This teacher has earned Alwaysna May 2018 #80

Teacher should be fired. rockfordfile May 2018 #50

It should come as a surprise to no one here. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #51

"Students do not shed their constitutional rights...of expression at the schoolhouse gate." FailureToCommunicate May 2018 #52

There was a girl in my homeroom in 1981 he refused to stand/participate in the pledge AdamGG May 2018 #55

excellent OP heaven05 May 2018 #67

Thank you, heaven. sheshe2 May 2018 #85

A little detail I'm curious about. Orsino May 2018 #77

That's not disrespect, that's dissent. That's real patriotism. argyl May 2018 #82

I have refused to stand for the pledge for decades. next time, I will take a knee, right niyad May 2018 #83

Taking a knee is a form of reverence neohippie May 2018 #84

I'd personally never take a knee, but I understand why he did Victor_c3 May 2018 #88

Good Job!! McKim May 2018 #90

The highly offensive white "teacher" who kicked your son out of class for taking a knee... debsy May 2018 #91