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davidpdx

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30. Ah very true

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:15 PM

Mar 2015

It is almost tradition in American high schools for guys to let their girlfriends wear their letterman jacket from time to time. Certainly if it's not theirs they didn't earn it either.

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Special needs student forced to remove letter jacket after parent complained he didn't earn it [View all] MerryBlooms Mar 2015 OP

What kind of jerk would even complain about something like that? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #1

I can't even believe it. There needs to be some serious ass kicking- MerryBlooms Mar 2015 #3

Just when I think we've reached the bottom, new lows are reached. Initech Mar 2015 #33

My gawd! This meanness is appalling. Laurian Mar 2015 #2

I bet that the name gets released soon. MerryBlooms Mar 2015 #4

WTF kind of person would be offended by this ... etherealtruth Mar 2015 #5

The kind that thinks special needs kids should be warehoused onenote Mar 2015 #7

blech .... etherealtruth Mar 2015 #9

Sadly there are people who think that being exposed to special needs kids onenote Mar 2015 #11

I have witnessed this first hand etherealtruth Mar 2015 #14

Most of those people think special needs children are great as long as they belong to a liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #15

Stupid parents... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #6

There are a lot of letters being written. MerryBlooms Mar 2015 #8

Good! nt joeybee12 Mar 2015 #12

WTF is WRONG with people like this? hifiguy Mar 2015 #10

there really are fucked up parents around JI7 Mar 2015 #13

Does that mean someone with a letter jacket can't let someone else wear it unless they also lettered uppityperson Mar 2015 #16

Ah very true davidpdx Mar 2015 #30

Lettered 6 times and never bought a letter jacket underpants Mar 2015 #17

My son is a sophomore and he brought home a package full of order forms for liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #18

My brothers and I ea h got high school class rings. Jenoch Mar 2015 #23

My friend's high school class ring Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #36

The name of the complainer should be released brer cat Mar 2015 #19

There's enough witch hunting on the net. You want his address next? Wella Mar 2015 #24

a small thing you can do easily d_r Mar 2015 #20

Thank you for sharing this davidpdx Mar 2015 #31

looks like your facebook worked d_r Mar 2015 #38

Great to hear davidpdx Mar 2015 #40

What kind of small person does this? MineralMan Mar 2015 #21

no doubt a teabagger Skittles Mar 2015 #22

I hope I'm not offending anyone when I say this: Initech Mar 2015 #25

+1 leftofcool Mar 2015 #26

I wouldn't worry about it. Kalidurga Mar 2015 #27

+100 irisblue Mar 2015 #29

Some people should just leave the human race mountain grammy Mar 2015 #28

If You Want To See How People Should Really Act.... Laxman Mar 2015 #32

Thanks for posting this. SheilaT Mar 2015 #34

This Is A Really Interesting Story.... Laxman Mar 2015 #35

Good. If he didn't earn it... woolldog Mar 2015 #37

It was a choice between football and a job in HS for me. roamer65 Mar 2015 #39