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[quote=svelte] Let me tell you what a school here in San Diego does (or did). We sent our child to Jr High with a bottle of water with his lunch. Sealed, unopened.

We got a call saying it was confiscated. ??? Why, we asked. They said that kids are not allowed to bring water to school because it could be Zima.

I won’t go into the snappy retorts we had to that one…[/quote]

And you have the nerve to call yourself a parent!!

This wouldn’t have happened if you had simply stopped thinking of your own selfish needs long enough to put a couple of cans of Mountain Dew in your child’s lunch instead.

Not only would your child not had the humiliating experience of everyone knowing that he had WATER in his lunch, but his educational experience would have been enhanced by the large amounts of caffeine in Dew. And you and your wife could feel good, knowing that your actions were helping to support the dental care industry in your area.

Everybody wins when you strive to be just a little less self-involved, svelte.

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[quote=svelte] Let me tell you what a school here in San Diego does (or did). We sent our child to Jr High with a bottle of water with his lunch. Sealed, unopened.

We got a call saying it was confiscated. ??? Why, we asked. They said that kids are not allowed to bring water to school because it could be Zima.

I won’t go into the snappy retorts we had to that one…[/quote]

And you have the nerve to call yourself a parent!!

This wouldn’t have happened if you had simply stopped thinking of your own selfish needs long enough to put a couple of cans of Mountain Dew in your child’s lunch instead.

Not only would your child not had the humiliating experience of everyone knowing that he had WATER in his lunch, but his educational experience would have been enhanced by the large amounts of caffeine in Dew. And you and your wife could feel good, knowing that your actions were helping to support the dental care industry in your area.

Everybody wins when you strive to be just a little less self-involved, svelte.

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[quote=svelte]People in general (and this includes school employees) do stupid things all the time….[/quote]

Exactly!! Why do people think that school administrators are different from any other group of people? They come to the job with their own opinions and predjudices based on individual life experiences, cultural differences, and core values. They are just as capable of f**king things up as the rest of us.

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[quote=svelte]People in general (and this includes school employees) do stupid things all the time….[/quote]

Exactly!! Why do people think that school administrators are different from any other group of people? They come to the job with their own opinions and predjudices based on individual life experiences, cultural differences, and core values. They are just as capable of f**king things up as the rest of us.

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[quote=svelte]People in general (and this includes school employees) do stupid things all the time….[/quote]

Exactly!! Why do people think that school administrators are different from any other group of people? They come to the job with their own opinions and predjudices based on individual life experiences, cultural differences, and core values. They are just as capable of f**king things up as the rest of us.

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[quote=svelte]People in general (and this includes school employees) do stupid things all the time….[/quote]

Exactly!! Why do people think that school administrators are different from any other group of people? They come to the job with their own opinions and predjudices based on individual life experiences, cultural differences, and core values. They are just as capable of f**king things up as the rest of us.

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[quote=svelte]People in general (and this includes school employees) do stupid things all the time….[/quote]

Exactly!! Why do people think that school administrators are different from any other group of people? They come to the job with their own opinions and predjudices based on individual life experiences, cultural differences, and core values. They are just as capable of f**king things up as the rest of us.

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[quote=qwerty007]Who gives a f*** frankly. A news story picks a juicy tit bit and runs with it. Kids going ‘political’, patriotic, whatever. Most likely prompted by xenophobic parents. The school took a decision based on maintaining order, and keeping the peace, and it should be respected. End of story. [/quote]

Amen. Even if the dress code was a misguided bone-headed move by the school officials, any subsequent fallout should have been handled by the school district, without media intervention.

Instead, thanks to the media’s kind efforts, we have even more people trying to don the mantle of victimhood. Successfully, it would appear, given the increasing coverage.

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[quote=qwerty007]Who gives a f*** frankly. A news story picks a juicy tit bit and runs with it. Kids going ‘political’, patriotic, whatever. Most likely prompted by xenophobic parents. The school took a decision based on maintaining order, and keeping the peace, and it should be respected. End of story. [/quote]

Amen. Even if the dress code was a misguided bone-headed move by the school officials, any subsequent fallout should have been handled by the school district, without media intervention.

Instead, thanks to the media’s kind efforts, we have even more people trying to don the mantle of victimhood. Successfully, it would appear, given the increasing coverage.

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[quote=qwerty007]Who gives a f*** frankly. A news story picks a juicy tit bit and runs with it. Kids going ‘political’, patriotic, whatever. Most likely prompted by xenophobic parents. The school took a decision based on maintaining order, and keeping the peace, and it should be respected. End of story. [/quote]

Amen. Even if the dress code was a misguided bone-headed move by the school officials, any subsequent fallout should have been handled by the school district, without media intervention.

Instead, thanks to the media’s kind efforts, we have even more people trying to don the mantle of victimhood. Successfully, it would appear, given the increasing coverage.

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[quote=qwerty007]Who gives a f*** frankly. A news story picks a juicy tit bit and runs with it. Kids going ‘political’, patriotic, whatever. Most likely prompted by xenophobic parents. The school took a decision based on maintaining order, and keeping the peace, and it should be respected. End of story. [/quote]

Amen. Even if the dress code was a misguided bone-headed move by the school officials, any subsequent fallout should have been handled by the school district, without media intervention.

Instead, thanks to the media’s kind efforts, we have even more people trying to don the mantle of victimhood. Successfully, it would appear, given the increasing coverage.

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[quote=qwerty007]Who gives a f*** frankly. A news story picks a juicy tit bit and runs with it. Kids going ‘political’, patriotic, whatever. Most likely prompted by xenophobic parents. The school took a decision based on maintaining order, and keeping the peace, and it should be respected. End of story. [/quote]

Amen. Even if the dress code was a misguided bone-headed move by the school officials, any subsequent fallout should have been handled by the school district, without media intervention.

Instead, thanks to the media’s kind efforts, we have even more people trying to don the mantle of victimhood. Successfully, it would appear, given the increasing coverage.

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[quote=scaredycat]maybe not. maybe america is kind of about such provocative cantankerousness…[/quote]

I love it! “Provocative cantankerousness” sums it up perfectly.

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[quote=scaredycat]maybe not. maybe america is kind of about such provocative cantankerousness…[/quote]

I love it! “Provocative cantankerousness” sums it up perfectly.

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[quote=scaredycat]maybe not. maybe america is kind of about such provocative cantankerousness…[/quote]

I love it! “Provocative cantankerousness” sums it up perfectly.

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