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BrotherIvan

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27. It was an inner city school I taught in for a few years.

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 07:22 PM

Sep 2014

There were some textbooks, but no enough so that each student could have one to take home. There were no books for supplemental lessons such as a classroom novel, so I bought enough copies so each period could read it and then pass it on to the next. My mother's primary school classroom received one pack of paper and one pack of pencils that was supposed to last the school year. All while administrators were buying land and building state of the art high schools to pad their resumes. It was pretty bad. I'm sure those assholes would have love a tank and some weapons to play around with.

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Holy Shit: School Districts Are Receiving Free Military Gear From The Pentagon [View all] Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 OP

kick Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #1

Mine resistant vehicles? Grenade launchers? What is happening??? Initech Sep 2014 #2

Yup Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #5

Because guns BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #13

100% Politicalboi Sep 2014 #24

Not even for the schools that have ROTC programs? cstanleytech Sep 2014 #18

This is why I worry about the DOJ's goals and motives in investigating Ferguson. woo me with science Sep 2014 #6

The program of providing surplus military equipment to police departments is under review. nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #7

Yes, and I am distrustful of the motives and likely outcome there, woo me with science Sep 2014 #9

The police by and large are simply here to Serve and Protect Glassunion Sep 2014 #10

They are getting ready for us when we really protest, for real! Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #21

Because a mine is a terrible thing to waste! Divernan Sep 2014 #37

??? hifiguy Sep 2014 #3

Everyday is just more insane & outrageous. CrispyQ Sep 2014 #4

Our local high school had to sell toilet paper so the marching band could logosoco Sep 2014 #8

Our high school didn't have books BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #12

That's rough! logosoco Sep 2014 #19

Hope you didn't have to sell that toilet paper to the schools in your local school japple Sep 2014 #26

I guess someone up the chain thought it was more practical than baked goods! nt logosoco Sep 2014 #29

It was an inner city school I taught in for a few years. BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #27

That evokes such a sad picture... logosoco Sep 2014 #28

Yes, it is BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #30

How big of a marching band does this school have? jmowreader Sep 2014 #17

Oddly enough it is much smaller now, they probably can manage with a bus and personal vehicles. logosoco Sep 2014 #23

They can get pretty big. F4lconF16 Sep 2014 #34

where? 1dogleft Sep 2014 #22

Revolting. woo me with science Sep 2014 #11

Well Shite! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #14

money money money .... grasswire Sep 2014 #15

Granade launchers are more accurate than manual throwing ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #16

cool 1dogleft Sep 2014 #20

They're already preparing for an armed revolution they foresee in the schools-- Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #25

That is messed up. City Lights Sep 2014 #31

What's next, hospitals? malthaussen Sep 2014 #32

Because "The Pentagon" is suddenly so proactive that they start handing out this shit like candy...? MADem Sep 2014 #33

Rocket launchers instead of textbooks. Sounds like a Conservative's wet dream. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #35

Jesus H. Christ. Are we stupid. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #36

It's not about school budgets...they were free. Merely a humantarian gift for teacher safety... libdem4life Sep 2014 #38

Never thought I would see this in my lifetime, this is something right out of dilby Sep 2014 #39