From the thread, starting with the OP:
Teacher of the Year (30 posts)
Sat Apr 13, 2024, 12:44 PM
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Why I had to leave DU and the long journey back. My first post in nine years.
Good Morning DU. It feels good to say that. You don't know that I have been here with you, almost every day in those nine years. I was just silent while joining you. This is my third re-incarnation on DU and hopefully my last one. You see, I had to kill my old DU accounts because my posts riled up some people and they tried to hunt me down. The first account I killed to protect my identity. The second one I killed because a DUer, outed me out of...? Well, to be honest, I don't know why. In those days I was posting under the name DonRedwood.
My style of posting was not everyone's piece of cake. I am a diarist, basically. The anonymity of DU allowed me to share my experiences in my classroom without violating the rights of my students. It also allowed me to discuss my district openly without fear of reprisal. A diarist writes about their own life and experience so my writing is usually about something good I did or something stupid I did. Overall though, my only goal in my style of writing was to reach people by giving access to my feelings.
That openness was almost my undoing and DU played a big part in it.
Bucky (53,909 posts)
1. You make me believe in reincarnation... and karma
Reply to Teacher of the Year (Original post)
Sat Apr 13, 2024, 12:50 PM
Welcome back, TotY.
Bucky (53,909 posts)
7. Personally I think the problem with society today is the *lack* of karma.
Reply to Teacher of the Year (Reply #4)
Sat Apr 13, 2024, 01:04 PM
The only way the bad guys suffer lately is by tripping over their own dicks.
FalloutShelter (11,811 posts)
2. Welcome back!
Reply to Teacher of the Year (Original post)
Sat Apr 13, 2024, 12:54 PM
I am so impressed by your commitment to keep on fighting.
Here's looking at you, Kid.
Because he lives in Multnomah County Oregon (near Portland, not deepest darkest eastern Oregon), I suspect his story is embellished or leaves out pertinent facts.
The guy's case against Multnomah schools was settled in late 2015. Even if he took a year afterward to decompress, he could have been back on DU 7 years ago had he chosen to. He's just been too busy with his gay activism and autism-related activities to give DU the time of day.