Eighth-grader chastised at school for having picture of military brother on binder.

[Busybody]

Eighth-grader chastised at school for having picture of military brother on binder.

Another episode of Idiots in Education.

No wonder California is so far down on the list. If it was her LBGT brother in a pink tutu we’d bet it would have been just fine with this moron.

 

[Busybody]

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Like many middle-schoolers, 13-year-old Brianna Gentry likes to decorate her school notebook with pictures of herself, her family and her friends, but one of these photos is extra special. She keeps a photo of her brother Derrick, a military policeman stationed in Montana, in a prominent spot.

"My brother's very important to me," Brianna told KTLA. "I haven't seen him in a while."

So Brianna and her mother Jaima Eudy were shocked when an administrator at Golden Valley Middle School in San Bernardino told the girl she was breaking school rules by displaying the photo, as well as one of her softball team, even though there is no explicit rule against having photos on binders.

"The counselor took me out of class twice telling me that the pictures are added material," Brianna told KTLA. "But they haven't pulled any other students with pictures out from their class... Just me."

Eudy sent an angry letter to the school, claiming her daughter was being singled out and discriminated against. The school replied by sending home a list of the rules for the AVID program, a high-achieving club that Brianna is a part of, with the section on binders highlighted. However, Eudy says the rules never specifically said photos weren't allowed.

"I was very upset about it, because this is an AVID rule, not a rule for the whole entire school," Eudy told KTLA. "I think if you're going to enforce a rule, the rule should apply to all children."

After speaking with KTLA the school agreed to allow Brianna to keep her brother's photo, but not the one of her softball team. Brianna and her mother say they are happy with the compromise.

"I'd rather have my brother in my pictures than to have nothing at all," Brianna told the station. "So I'm fine with the decision."



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/1...ary-brother-on/?test=latestnews#ixzz240fHQ2Z9

 

[Bidin~Time]

Someone hacked up the gnat, but the camel was delicious.

 

[Busybody]

non-responsive

 

[HAL_9000]

"After speaking with KTLA the school agreed to allow Brianna to keep her brother's photo, but not the one of her softball team. Brianna and her mother say they are happy with the compromise."



OUTRAGE!!!

 

[Bidin~Time]

"After speaking with KTLA the school agreed to allow Brianna to keep her brother's photo, but not the one of her softball team. Brianna and her mother say they are happy with the compromise."



OUTRAGE!!!

I agree!

It was absolutely outrageous such a big deal was made over such a small thing. The compromise should have been offered long before the story made it to the news station.




Now put your damned eyes back in your wee head and stop rollin them around before they get dirty.

 

[Busybody]

the reality is

it was made an ISSUE for one reason

had the pic been of Obama, the pic been of a PC approved entity

NO ISSUE WOULD HAVE ARISEN

 

[Busybody]

"After speaking with KTLA the school agreed to allow Brianna to keep her brother's photo, but not the one of her softball team. Brianna and her mother say they are happy with the compromise."



OUTRAGE!!!

you sarcasm is noted

and you have been

DEMOTED to

HAL 4500

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Like many middle-schoolers, 13-year-old Brianna Gentry likes to decorate her school notebook with pictures of herself, her family and her friends, but one of these photos is extra special. She keeps a photo of her brother Derrick, a military policeman stationed in Montana, in a prominent spot.

"My brother's very important to me," Brianna told KTLA. "I haven't seen him in a while."

So Brianna and her mother Jaima Eudy were shocked when an administrator at Golden Valley Middle School in San Bernardino told the girl she was breaking school rules by displaying the photo, as well as one of her softball team, even though there is no explicit rule against having photos on binders.

"The counselor took me out of class twice telling me that the pictures are added material," Brianna told KTLA. "But they haven't pulled any other students with pictures out from their class... Just me."

Eudy sent an angry letter to the school, claiming her daughter was being singled out and discriminated against. The school replied by sending home a list of the rules for the AVID program, a high-achieving club that Brianna is a part of, with the section on binders highlighted. However, Eudy says the rules never specifically said photos weren't allowed.

"I was very upset about it, because this is an AVID rule, not a rule for the whole entire school," Eudy told KTLA. "I think if you're going to enforce a rule, the rule should apply to all children."

After speaking with KTLA the school agreed to allow Brianna to keep her brother's photo, but not the one of her softball team. Brianna and her mother say they are happy with the compromise.

"I'd rather have my brother in my pictures than to have nothing at all," Brianna told the station. "So I'm fine with the decision."



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/1...ary-brother-on/?test=latestnews#ixzz240fHQ2Z9

1. AVID is not for "high achievers".
2. AVID is not a club.
3. AVID has no rule, in any fashion, that restricts what can go on a student's binder.

 

[Bidin~Time]

1. AVID is not for "high achievers".
2. AVID is not a club.
3. AVID has no rule, in any fashion, that restricts what can go on a student's binder.

So, she WAS singled out?

 

[renard_ruse]

You can't put stuff on your notebook anymore?

My school notebook in the 80s was covered with names of heavy metal bands, inverted pentagrams, sexual and drug references, and pro-Reagan slogans.

Always a little something to piss everybody off.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

So, she WAS singled out?

What leads you to believe that?

 

[Bidin~Time]

What leads you to believe that?

That was the mother's original suspicion until the school sent her the list of 'rules' which you say don't exist.

Eudy sent an angry letter to the school, claiming her daughter was being singled out and discriminated against. The school replied by sending home a list of the rules for the AVID program, a high-achieving club that Brianna is a part of, with the section on binders highlighted. However, Eudy says the rules never specifically said photos weren't allowed.

Or have I read both you, and the above snippet, incorrectly?

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

That was the mother's original suspicion until the school sent her the list of 'rules' which you say don't exist.





Or have I read both you, and the above snippet, incorrectly?

Both.

 

[Bidin~Time]

Both.

Would you care to set me straight then?

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Would you care to set me straight then?

I never said the rules don't exist. They very well might. I can assure you with all certainty that this rule does not come from AVID. It might be a school rule or a teacher rule.

 

[Bidin~Time]

I never said the rules don't exist. They very well might. I can assure you with all certainty that this rule does not come from AVID. It might be a school rule or a teacher rule.

Hmmm

Then I wonder what possessed them to imply her affiliation with AVID was the source of her troubles...


It's a puzzlement.

 

[fuckwaffle]

That's the government school system at work, making dumber voters for the democrats.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Hmmm

Then I wonder what possessed them to imply her affiliation with AVID was the source of her troubles...


It's a puzzlement.

Poor reporting.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

That's the government school system at work, making dumber voters for the democrats.

And I'm curious why you've come to this decision.

 

[Bidin~Time]

Poor reporting.

You're cute in that you don't have much to say when someone won't argue with you.

just an observation

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

You're cute in that you don't have much to say when someone won't argue with you.

just an observation

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread.

I'm cute all over.

 

[SoyRock]

Eighth-grader chastised at school for having picture of military brother on binder.

Another episode of Idiots in Education.

No wonder California is so far down on the list. If it was her LBGT brother in a pink tutu we’d bet it would have been just fine with this moron.

You're looking at a Fox News story, where B.S. and pro-military propaganda unite.
This also takes place in San Bernadino, which isn't even that liberal.

And you should definitely learn civics and our federal banking system so you can start being angry at the right people for your tax problems.

 

[Bidin~Time]

I'm cute all over.

I'm sure you are, but we mustn't be mucking up turner's thread with flirtatious frivolity.

Now, tell me again about AVID as you know it.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

I'm sure you are, but we mustn't be mucking up turner's thread with flirtatious frivolity.

Now, tell me again about AVID as you know it.

AVID is an elective class students take during the day. It is not for "high achievers", it's for kids in the middle who want a more rigorous curriculum. The class gives them tips, tricks, strategies, to take more challenging courses & be successful in them.