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Pupils who shared photos of packed corridor of maskless Georgia students suspended:
At least two high school students in Georgia have allegedly been suspended after sharing a video of school hallway crowded with largely maskless students, according to reports.
North Paulding High School in Dallas went viral after it reopened on Monday when two students shared photos of the school corridors with apparently no social distancing and barely any wearing masks.
Paulding County Schools Superintendent Brian Otott reportedly released a statement saying that the images were taken out of context, that masks were a personal choice for students and reopening was in line with Georgia Department of Education's health recommendations.
[...] "Students are in this hallway environment for just a brief period as they move to their next class. ... There is no question that the photo does not look good," Mr Otott said according to CNN.
"Wearing a mask is a personal choice, and there is no practical way to enforce a mandate to wear them."
Following the alleged suspension 15-year-old Hannah Watters who posted one of the photos and a video on Twitter told Buzzfeed News she received a five-day, out-of-school suspension for posting one photo and one video on Twitter.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 09 2020, @10:17PM (1 child)
"I dare you to go to your church and say that exact phrase to anyone under 18 years old or not yet financially able to get away from their parents. While rubbing their asses from the sunday raping, they will likely tell you you are full of crap."
I don't think most parents force their children to believe one thing or another and wouldn't say that they aren't allowed to do other research. Not that there aren't situations where this isn't true but contrary to what you say I don't think it's the norm. but if parents want to use their private money to introduce their children to a specific way of thinking it's their money. Those students will still learn about your viewpoints from school and have the opportunity to explore other viewpoints.
OTOH trying to use MY public money to teach students only your viewpoints in an unbalanced manner is a sign of insecurity and weakness. Fund your own beliefs only using your own private money if you believe in them so strongly. Don't force me to fund them for you. I expect schools that use my money to be more balanced.
"BTW, nobody is specifically trying to shut you up. We are just telling you you are wrong. And stupid. And need mental help. And most people don't waste time responding to idiots and trolls. "
Because anyone that disagrees with you is automatically wrong and stupid by virtue of the fact that they disagree with you and hence they must be shut up.
"You keep repeating that. Perhaps you are insecure about your beliefs? :P"
I repeated it in response to someone who bashed religion out of context because I keep seeing it over and over here on Soylent news and I always let it go. and I continued the discussion within the context of the off topic discussion that this other individual started. Start a specific thread on the subject but don't bring the bashing into every unrelated subject.
Either you are too stupid to see that or you are purposely being disingenuous. I believe it's the latter. I shouldn't really have to point this out but for the sake of your intentional retardedness I will do it anyways.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday August 12 2020, @06:38PM
Now I'm *really* wondering what makes you qualified to comment on this topic--I daresay the vast majority of religious parents are going to raise their children in it. Some minor concept of "wanting to make sure their children's souls are safe" or somesuch. I'm sure it's inconsequential.
Sure, as long as you come to the "right" conclusion.
Source: was raised religious myself, and my parents still won't leave it alone. I'm 31 now.
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...sort of minorly enshrined in the concept of "separation of church and state," when we're talking about public schools here.
You sound like the sort of person who only sees Pascal's Wager [wikipedia.org] as a binary choice ("are you a Christian or not"), instead of the hundred-way split it really is. So you'd be okay with students being taught a variety of religions, right? We're just making sure even more people's viewpoints aren't being left out.
For public schools, either teach no religions, or all (for sufficiently abused definitions of "all") of them. Somehow I bet you're not okay with either of those ideas.
Rolling my eyes so hard right now. Nobody is deleting your posts, or banning you from the site. Take your persecution complex and grow up.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"