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liberal_at_heart

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7. Arne Duncan is an asshole, and Obama is responsible for hiring him.
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:12 PM
Feb 2014

Obama has put a psychopath in charge of our children. I hope the parents sue the school district and possibly the Department of Education.

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The poor child's doctor should write him a medical excuse LiberalEsto Feb 2014 #1
Dumb, insensitive and quite frankly, bizarre. But I am curious to their motives, what Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #2
Look at who is selling the tests to the states csziggy Feb 2014 #21
Crooks and liars...thanks for the posts. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #23
How? surrealAmerican Feb 2014 #3
I agree. Let them give it a go ... 1000words Feb 2014 #4
let them... amen... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #20
Is he even registered for class at this point? How does this happen? kcr Feb 2014 #5
I'd send the test back blank with a nice little note that said "he's in a fucking coma dumbass" Drew Richards Feb 2014 #6
Arne Duncan is an asshole, and Obama is responsible for hiring him. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #7
The intent, across the board, seems to be to skew test results downward Orrex Feb 2014 #8
I have a son with MD. Sometimes he's in pain and can't get through a school day.. SomethingFishy Feb 2014 #9
There's no options for us anymore. We are getting screwed at both ends. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #10
Most Catholic schools won't take kids with special needs either VMA131Marine Feb 2014 #12
well get ready because this state standardized crap comes all the way from the top down. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #13
You know this I am sure, but your kids sound, AWESOME!!! Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #11
Well, when your state is run by a known criminal Rex Feb 2014 #14
kick. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #15
Good The Straight Story Feb 2014 #16
kick. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #17
Being in a coma isn't an automatic opt-out for taking a test? Dash87 Feb 2014 #18
Well according to the Department of Education every child can learn something and can be liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #19
The lower the aggregate score, the sooner the school can be privatized. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #22
The people who insist on this are a greater tragedy because they WERE born with a brain. n/t DebJ Feb 2014 #24
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