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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Mar-18-10 02:52 PMOriginal messageEffigy Of President Found Hanging In R.I. School CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (CBS) ― Click to enlarge1 of 1President Barack Obama waves as he walks towards Marine One while departing the White House on March 15, 2010 in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesClosenumSlides of totalImages Related StoriesObama Vows Sweeping Education Overhaul(3/14/2010)Report: Teachers Gained The Most From Stimulus(10/12/2009)Related LinksMore From CBS Station WBZ-TVA Rhode Island teacher has been disciplined after an effigy of President Barack Obama was found hanging by its ankle in his classroom.The male teacher at Central Falls High School was not named, nor did the school district say specifically what disciplinary action was taken.Central Falls is the troubled high school where all of the teachers were fired last month in an effort to reform the chronically underperforming school, reports CBS station WBZ-TV.Superintendent Dr. Frances Gallo told CNN that the President Obama doll was found late Monday night holding a sign that said "Fire Central Falls teachers." Obama had called the firings in Central Falls an example of holding failing schools accountable."This was an ill-conceived imprudent act that has upset the lives of some of our students," Gallo said in a written statement. "The matter was investigated by the District, reported to the appropriate authorities, and the proper disciplinary actions have been taken."The Central Falls teachers union also condemned the teacher's action, which he described to the union as a "lesson plan.""Simply put, the teacher's actions were wrong and cannot be condoned under any circumstances," union president Jane Sessums said. "The teacher has apologized verbally to his students and has asked Superintendent Frances Gallo for permission to apologize to them in writing. He understands that his actions affect not just his students but all of us. There is no excuse for what he did."http://wcbstv.com/national/president.barack.obama.2.157...
Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Mar-18-10 03:15 PMResponse to Original message4. What are they going to do, fire him. Personal attacks are usually met with personal attacks.
radical noodle Donating Member (56 posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Mar-18-10 03:21 PMResponse to Original message5. It's sad that it's come to this What this teacher did was totally wrong, although I think Obama was off base to applaud the firings of all the teachers as well. I think it made him seem mean-spirited and out-of-touch with teachers, and was a huge blow to a group of people who probably supported him.
mbperrin (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Mar-19-10 12:42 PMResponse to Original message15. Let's see, fire someone and expect them to cheerfully work for the next three months as if nothing had happened, and then the President applauds your firing, while expecting that same fired someone to complete their job as if nothing were happening?I suspect the doll was hung by its ankle for a reason, so that lynching was not a factor.Do I condone the teacher's action? Not at all. But the management of any organization that fires a group months in advance and leaves them on the job certainly has no understanding of people at all or of standard practices involved in termination of employees.So there's plenty of opportunity to point fingers at lots of people, including the President.
Its obvious to me what the point of the ankle hanging wasfrom WikipediaThe Hanged Man (XII) is the twelfth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. It may also be known as The Traitor, particularly in older decks.[1]
That would mean that the person did it knowing the Tarot reference. What was the teacher's DU name?
