Superintendent: “Appropriate Action Will Be Taken” Against Obama IndoctrinatingTeacher
Posted on November 8, 2008
Bill Harris, superintendent of schools in Cumberland County, is just as disturbed as I was with the teacher that was brainwashing her students with Obamanonsense. He says she will be “thoroughly investigated and appropriate action will be taken.” Good for him. He was also smart to put his statement on youtube.
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Damn. Now that’s what we’re talking about. It’s called accountability, and it has become a rare commodity these days.
I’d like to see that commissioner run for political office. He’d sure as hell get my vote.
But, he could just be lying through his teeth to cover his butt. What will be needed is a complete follow-up to see EXACTLY what this “appropriate action” will consist of…
I’ve sent the following to every address in my email account along with any other relevant email account I can think of including the principal of the school, the school counselor, and school board members of Cumberland County Education Board. I’ve also sent it to every blog/website I can think of. Hopefully this teacher will receive more than a slap on the wrist.
RE: Diantha Harris intimidating 5th grade students who don’t support Obama
Please see the following you tube link to understand the seriousness of this issue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDEAYgm0Dv8
My heart goes out to this little girl, who showed much more restraint, grace, tolerance and respect than did her so called “teacher”. This student has every reason to be proud of her father. We should all be commending him for his service to our country and appreciative of the sacrifices his family is making because of that service. It’s not easy for the spouses or children of military personnel to be without their loved ones for months at a time and it’s disgraceful for this teacher to coldly and intentionally play upon the emotions and fears which undoubtedly exist because of the very real costs these families pay.
That this teacher has the audacity to afterward haughtily proclaim she has not “brow beaten” anyone and insinuates that she instead has shown respect by allowing each child to freely express their own preference for president, shows the depth of her dishonesty and self deception. She did NOT allow them to freely state who they supported. She says they are entitled to their own personal opinion, but her behavior exposes her real prejudicial and biased motivations. She pressured some (under the feigned assurance that it was ok) to admit they supported McCain and then she ripped into them for it. She obviously does not believe that it is “alright if they are pulling for John McCain”, as she claims. Come on! These kids aren’t stupid, they can see through her. I’m not in the least surprised to hear her smugly proclaim that Obama won the mock election held in her class. Her contempt is very transparent. To say that she behaved in an extremely inappropriate manner is an enormous understatement. But her lack of self awareness about her cruelty is what’s astonishing. If she honestly believes she wasn’t “brow beating” that little girl, one wonders what she would consider “brow beating”? Corporal punishment? Or worse?
Such unfair manipulations and intimidations are beneath her calling as a teacher and come criminally close to emotional abuse. While this child’s father and other brave military professionals like him make sacrifices in one respect or another everyday to defend the freedom our nation takes for granted, his daughter’s “teacher” presumes upon those very freedoms to coerce her own agenda and in the process of doing so is exploiting the very children her profession entrusts her to nurture and educate.
She is doing a disservice to every student in her class, not just those who don’t think the way she wants them to. Her intolerance, ridicule, criticism and denial of the truth only serve to foster a feeling of strife and division. Doesn’t she know it is an honor to teach kids? That each impressionable mind is a precious gift and should be humbly handled with utmost care and kind consideration? That her actions can have lasting influences positively or negatively for their futures and ultimately all our destinies? I pray that she would recognize the privilege and opportunity she has been given to guide her students towards worthy virtues like respect, honesty, and goodwill toward others. Her “teaching” method or whatever she calls it is NOT what our children need and should NOT be encouraged or tolerated in our public school system.
A teacher should be required to teach the truth at all times, but even more so during an election year. While she falsely misleads her students to believe that McCain wants to fight a war with Iraq for a hundred years and tells this little girl McCain wants her daddy to remain there for that long – the truth is ignored.
The truth is, it’s because of the courageous men in our nations history and those presently who are also willing to lay down their very lives to protect the liberties our constitution guarantees that our citizens have the privilege and right to vote for any candidate they choose. The truth is, our armed forces protect our freedoms not only from foreign threats, but also from domestic threats as well. Their success is confirmed by the fact that there has been no terrorist attack within the USA since 911. Not only that, a black man was just elected president by a predominantly white constituency. The truth is, that would not have been possible without the kinds of freedoms our military has fought to preserve.
What class is she trying to teach anyway? Obviously not math, or reading, or language. If this was a government or civics class, why is she not teaching about these freedoms? Why does she not insist that they be safeguarded and exemplified in her classroom, both through her instruction and EXAMPLE?
As a Christian, I am offended that she would in her disgusted and shocked tone, call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in her rebuke of this child’s preference for McCain. Why is the ACLU not threatening lawsuits against this school if the principal doesn’t immediately fire her for stepping beyond their hallowed boundary of separation of church and state? It’s obvious her disdain would be more accurately reflected if directed against the parents who dare to think differently than she does. Like most bullies, is she afraid to pick on someone her own size?
At the very least, this woman shows a tremendous lack of judgment, insensitivity and compassion which are necessary qualities and characteristics of any good teacher. At worse, her behavior is emotionally abusive. Either way, she needs to resign and take some time to seriously re-evaluate why she became a teacher in the first place. If she can’t honestly put her students well being above what ever is lacking in her own emotional makeup that would cause her to behave so shamefully, then she needs to seek employment in another profession. If she refuses to do so, the principal, superintendent, or school board itself, has an obligation to the parents of every child who attends this school, to the state itself, and to every taxpayer who pays their salary, to hold her fully accountable. These children deserve and have the right to be taught by someone who has the ability and talents to properly and respectfully teach them.
Well said, AJ.
Our job now, as I see it, is to make sure this isn’t dropped. We need to see if and how this woman is disciplined. I think she should be fired, but, sadly, I doubt that will happen.