Colorado: Teacher stays, student goes

[IsItJustMe]

Scarborough Country MSNBC

Reporting that the teacher, in the Colorado high school, who compared chimp's and Hitler's tactics as being similar, is stating that the teacher is now back at school teaching.

The student has left the school because everyone is giving him lots of shit (back lash). The student is now attending another high school.

Street justice. Can I have an amen?

Another source: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/14074674.htm?source=rss&channel=cctimes_nation

[mcctatas]

1. Amen...

and for any freeping lurkers..."Yeeeeehawwwww" ;)

[LisaL]

2. LOL.

Karma is a bitch sometimes.

[Drum]

24. Ha-ha!

[Reverend_Smitty]

3. Good riddance to another smarmy young Republican!

[bluestateguy]

4. He should have been expelled

Illegally taping a teacher without his consent. Is he related to Linda Tripp?

[gatorboy]

14. It's like the wiretapping..

Repugs don't mind....as long as they're the ones recording...

[babylonsister]

5. As the world turns... a year ago this wouldn't have happened! nt

[waiting for hope]

6. Amen!

Hopefully the student is now at his/her designated Aryan school of his/her parent's chosing...

[Hawkeye-X]

7. Attending Cherry Creek High School

according to the local rag.

[Divernan]

10. Hope his new teachers frisk him before every class.

Hey bud, you wearing a wire today ?

[Texacrat]

51. A quick way to end up in jail

n/t

[me b zola]

59. Hey, you sound like you're aiding the "terrorists"

Don't you never mind about someone's civil rights, we need to screen, wiretap, and monitor every American to be sure that there may not be one of those terrorists that slips through the cracks.

Hell, you weren't using your civil rights anyway---right?

[waiting for hope]

23. Thanks! Here's a good one...

Gay Youth Group Files Federal Law Suit in Colorado
Monday, 26 January 1998
Datalounge

The Post says the suit is the first of its kind in the country asserting gay students have a right to assemble without interference.

The Colorado Legal Initiatives Project filed the suit against the Cherry Creek School District on behalf of the Homosexual-Heterosexual Alliance Reaching for Tolerance (HHART).
http://www.glsenco.org/Students/CherryCreek%20High%20School.htm

And I liked this one best.....

For many years, Cherry Creek High School had a strong leader in Henry Cotton. Cotton had a powerful vision for the school as one that served all students by providing an intense, intellectually stimulating learning experience. By communicating high expectations for staff and students and supporting the development of quality instruction through a variety of symbolic actions, the principal reinforced a strong collegial culture that was focused on student academic achievement. In everything he did, said, and wrote, he reinforced a culture that shared ideas, took responsibility for change and improvement, and expected only the best from staff and students alike. Through careful staff selection and socialization, the nurturing of teacher leaders, and the development of deeply held educational values, Cotton lead change and improvement.
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le5cherr.htm

And what symbols would these be? :scared: Aryan, Nazi?

[sendero]

8. Even though it is easy to be cynical ..

... in these times, sometimes justice wins out.

[Mike Nelson]

9. Just saw that... AND

...the young man should be fined for taping the teacher. Why didn't he complain to his teacher, parents, or the principal about this behavior? He tapes the teacher and runs to MSNBC??? Sounds like a conservative set-up story. You can't secretly tape a teacher without permission... These people are nazis.

[Erika]

15. Which TV news outlet did he run to?

It wasn't MSNBC.

[Mike Nelson]

30. I don't know... BUT

I just saw the story on MSNBC. It reeks like a set-up... I think they were going after the teacher. They should have taken the regular routes... maybe they did, I'm just goin by what I saw on this Joe Scarborough report. It seems like "created" news for this show.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. I have followed this story pretty closely

and I don't think what he was doing is illegal. It was rude and obnoxious to be so sneaky about it but I don't believe it was illegal. Kids tape in class all the time. Kids with disabilities do it all over the country. So I doubt you can call it illegal.

Now I do believe he was wrong to go media shopping with his tape. He was wrong to not discuss his concerns with his teacher.

[Divernan]

32. Depends on state law. In Penn. all parties must agree to be taped.

If you tape someone without their knowledge, you've committed a crime, and the tape will not be legally admissible for any purpose. Don't know what the Colorado law is.

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. Like I said, kids with disabilities do it all the time

They are guaranteed rights under federal laws. States can't override that. So I seriously doubt is is illegal.

[roguevalley]

58. kids with disabilities have the right to tape and their teachers know

it. in my state, you only have to have one person know. In Maryland, wasn't that the state Linda Tripp was in? ... you have to have both. There are states where if you do that, you go to jail.

The boy is a dick. His parents did him a big disservice and I'm proud of those at his school who let him know that what he did was unethical and wrong. I agree with street justice. Amen.

[Iowa]

48. Colorado requires only one party notification...

to record phone conversations. In other words, when two parties are communicating, one can tape without the other's knowledge. Most states require that only one party be notified, but a few (like PA) require that all parties to be notified. Federal law requires only one. There are exceptions for businesses and a few other odd quirks.

But this is a classroom, which is akin to speaking in a public place where there would be no expectation of privacy. These laws would not apply here.

[marmar]

Another Amen...

May the little Nazi prick find likeminded (braindead) freepers to join up with.

[bedazzled]

11. what a terrific denouement! justice was definitely served

i'll bet the little toad ends up being offered a congressional page job, though. he'll fit right in with the other reptiles on capital hill

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. Oh no I think Hannity will hire him

[bedazzled]

28. you've found the perfect place for the smarmy little creep

he can worship at the feet of the master of smarmy

to continue the tradition of smarmy unto the next generation (ugh)

[Fenris]

12. No one likes a stoolie.

I'm sure David Horowitz will champion his case as an example of how conservatives are discriminated against in education.

[newsguyatl]

13. little fucker, i saw him on hannity

earlier and i just wanted to punch his face

[w13rd0]

16. I remember fondly...

...my social studies teacher in high school. He was a ragin liberal, and the students there loved him. If some whackjob did that to him, we would have made sure that student didn't feel all that welcome...

[Divernan]

17. He should be home schooled anyway - don't his parents love him?

I mean, it's terrible to send your kids to the public school where they might actually be exposed to opinions different than their father's, or be around people who don't go to Church whenever the doors are open. And they might have to sit next to a minority on the school bus!
Sarcasm off.

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. Amen

This brat needs to be in military school. He'll be lots better prepared to go fight in Iraq when he graduates.

[Ilsa]

19. Ahhhhh-mennnnnn! Love it!

I love that teens hate snitches, especially chickenshit snitches.

[blonndee]

20. Amen! Sounds like Mr. Bennish is somewhat popular.

And sneaky little rats AREN'T!

[Catherine Vincent]

21. Hannity had him on today praising him for what he did.

Rat bastard!

[mitchum]

60. Yes, but DROPOUT Hannity apparently dislikes all educators

[Erika]

25. The kid should have faced his teacher in the classroom

He chose to instead run to the far right wing media and plead victim status. He's gutless. He can talk to the far right wing media but not defend himself in the classroom?

Of course, his right wing parents fined tuned and used him.

[proud2BlibKansan]

31. His mom is a Dem

Go figure.

[IndyOp]

27. (r)Amen!

[thoughtanarchist]

29. WooHoo!

And I hope the local recruiting office is aware of this young man's eligibility...

[Southsideirish]

33. Best news I heard all day. Damn! n/t

[Skittles]

34. I can guarantee you that little chickenhawk student will never serve a day

in the military

[in_cog_ni_to]

36. GOOD! Let the little fascist suffer the consequences of his behavior.

I hope the rest of his days in school are miserable. He deserves eveything he gets.
:thumbsup: to Colorado.

[KitchenWitch]

37. Ramen!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

38. 5th R. I live here, and our vacuous governor actually endorsed the kid's

underhanded, fame grubbing actions.

Nice to see things work out for the good side once in a while.

MKJ

:toast:

[KyuzoGator]

39. Kid and his dad were on Hannity today pouting about it.

This is really turning into a perfect storm, isn't it?

[norml]

40. The Cons hope to intimidate any critics by hounding a few

and attempting to get them blacklisted.

By going after a teacher it also serves their agenda of denigrating public education, whether or not they manage to do any real damage to the teacher or their school.

[pacalo]

41. Appropriate outcome.

What a weiner.

[neverforget]

42. Did he join the Bush Youth at Sean Hannity at High too?

[texpatriot2004]

43. The teacher was doing his job, and doing it very well...woo hoo

So glad to hear he's back at work.

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[TankLV]

44. Amen. SWEET!

[NuttyFluffers]

45. *covers mouth with floppy sleeve* tee hee hee hee!

*school girl tittering* the student was so valiant in attempting to save us from freedom of thought. but alas, his oppresive efforts end up calling him to another school. a tragic loss for us indeed. tee hee hee hee! :7

[Kenergy]

46. Amen!!! n/t

[Swamp Rat]

47. JUSTICE!!!

I hope he has a hard time at the other school too! :D

[DanCa]

49. A -fracking - men

Pay back is a Ann Coulter. Now let's get that kid enlisted.

[Texacrat]

50. And those students giving him "shit" are nothing but mere punks

who should be reprimanded/suspended/expelled if their conduct is harassment.

I will not stand for bullying in any form, regardless of the motive.

I don't know if this was the case, but my statement stands if it was.

[IsItJustMe]

57. I think the other students might of said to him something that goes like

this:

Hey dude, yeah you. Your a narc and you got our teacher fired and you suck.

Normal teenage talk. Kids will be kids and to expect otherwise is unrealistic.

[Raine]

52. Nobody likes a dirty

rotten little snitch. x(

[Hissyspit]

53. Two years ago, this wouldn't have been the outcome

I don't think. But great to hear, nonetheless.

[marions ghost]

54. I think you are right

although it's good to applaud this decision, it should be noted that "justice" is very dependent on the political climate.

A couple of years ago this teacher could well have lost his job. The protections we think we have in a situation like this can be very slippery. You can never take anything for granted, especially when governors are advocates for the plaintiff. The teacher lucked out.

Our "freedoms" are fragile.

[The Backlash Cometh]

55. That kid has learned a valuable lesson of American freedom.

You have the freedom to say whatever the hell you like in this country, but where there's a risk of losing a job, there's always a guarantee of losing potential friendships.

[EVDebs]

56. Prickly City by Scott Santis, a conservative cartoonist puts it aptly

and hoists himself on his own petard today ! The cartoon shows his usual characters sitting, one says

"One in four Americans can name more than one of the Five Freedoms in the First Amendment", the other says

"More than half can name at least two characters from the Simpsons".

"Aye, caraumba !"

"D'oh !"

Apparently Mr. Santis didn't notice that the Republican-controlled Senate is sand-bagging any kind of censure of the President and this administration, serving as mere window-dressing for the current bout of fascism/corporatist pathology that has infected every level of society and government.

Go rent the movie The Corporation if you don't believe what I've just said. The Colorado school-kids know the score. And proof is that idiots (like Santis) are putting the facts that back their own opposition into print, I guess to see who'll notice.

Even William F. Buckley, Jr, in his It Didn't Work

http://www.nationalreview.com/buckley/buckley200602241451.asp

article for the National Review, along with a new book Impostor, by another Bush supporter, shows that the rats are jumping ship now that they're 'on the rocks'. Stay the course ! Full speed ahead !

BTW, didn't the CIA recently move much of its domestic operations to Colorado ? Maybe that explains the pro-Bush sentiments of young master X.

[leftofthedial]

61. I wonder what school the little nazi went to?