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Hortensis

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12. The principal's in trouble, his precious career path to a cushy job

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 03:03 PM

Sep 2015

at the Board of Education, or whatever they call it down there, derailed. At least one hopes. No doubt authoritarian fascist types will howl, but, these days, following the progress of these stories usually reveals that even more of the people in the white hats are also outraged.

On a genuinely happier plus side, Ahmed has been invited to the White House to display his invention. So he'll be just fine.

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Texas principal sends awful letter to parents after Ahmed Mohamed was wrongfully arrested [View all] damnedifIknow Sep 2015 OP

Fucking ignorant redneck shitbags gopiscrap Sep 2015 #1

succinct....and accurate..... dhill926 Sep 2015 #10

Thank you gopiscrap Sep 2015 #24

very cool! dhill926 Sep 2015 #25

Dangerous items, eh? So the school is going to remove all clocks? Luminous Animal Sep 2015 #2

Obviously they have carefully screened their clocks. mythology Sep 2015 #5

The clocks also have to take off their shoes... KansDem Sep 2015 #13

What dangerous means HassleCat Sep 2015 #3

Yet another asshole principal! RKP5637 Sep 2015 #4

OMG, he brought a CLOCK to school!!?! tularetom Sep 2015 #6

Enough of this ignorant fear mongering olddots Sep 2015 #7

Trump mentality, I call it Skittles Sep 2015 #8

Right on the button yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #14

I know Texas very well Skittles Sep 2015 #22

Why did MacArthur High School principle Dan Cummings throw the clock out the window? Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2015 #9

The picture at the bottom is made of awesome. Daemonaquila Sep 2015 #11

The principal's in trouble, his precious career path to a cushy job Hortensis Sep 2015 #12

He probably considers it a job application. ananda Sep 2015 #34

Oh, boy. I noticed Ahmed was not returning to that school. Hortensis Sep 2015 #36

Poor kid get the red out Sep 2015 #15

Yep, they destroy our youth and creativity! The principal wants to churn out RKP5637 Sep 2015 #17

Just as I thought ... GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #16

Idgit motherfuckers. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #18

Sure it kept all the students safe, except for the one it tried to destroy. Rex Sep 2015 #19

Oh, this makes me furious! hamsterjill Sep 2015 #20

The kid was just playing around with electronics. jeff47 Sep 2015 #28

so dan, is a clock a 'dangerous item' that is 'strictly prohibited'? spanone Sep 2015 #21

Yeah, So Don't Be Wearing A Watch ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #35

Time is a known killer. REP Sep 2015 #23

The school have clocks on school room walls? The principal have clocks B Calm Sep 2015 #26

They so dangerous too. Duppers Sep 2015 #29

Zero tolerance, zero thought. X_Digger Sep 2015 #27

They don't want to inspire thought Volaris Sep 2015 #32

Dangerous clocks! icymist Sep 2015 #30

Presumably Irving parents have access to news and the internet Danascot Sep 2015 #31

we can only hope OriginalGeek Sep 2015 #33

is there a picture of the clock ? I don't see one on the linked article. frankieallen Sep 2015 #37