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OK, I've been purposely not blogging, b/c the election has been HIGH on my mind, and, really, everyone's blogging about it. But I saw this online (my husband sent me to it), and it just had to be shown. Please keep in mind a couple of things: 1) the school district where this took place is Cumberland County, NC. It's the home of Ft. Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne Division, and of Pope Air Force Base. It is a very large base, with a very, VERY strong military presence. Which brings me to #2. How do I know? I lived there. In fact, it was a combination of Cumberland County schools, and the neighboring school district in Raeford, where I lived, that was the major reason why we decided to homeschool. They're beyond atrocious to begin with. Really, really bad, just on an academic level, without getting into all the "social" issues. So, because of this, I really perked up when I saw this:
Yet, one more reason why I homeschool. As a vet's wife, as a vet myself, I would've torn that teacher UP! Regardless of who you supported, the very idea that this teacher was using fear tactics and humiliation to indoctrinate students to HER way of thinking... It's beyond out of line. What has this country come to?
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Of course, the Cumberland County School Superintendent found out about the video, and is less than pleased. Here's his answer:
And the written statement, in case the video doesn't work:
I was shocked when I saw the clip of an interaction between a Cumberland County Schools teacher and her students as posted on YouTube. While neutral discussion of the political process is appropriate, at no time, particularly with elementary students, should a teacher infuse his/her political views into the discussion. Most disconcerting was the military slant that made its way into this discussion. We are a military community, serving over 15,000 military students and their families. We value the sacrifices, not only of the military parents but also those of their families.
We believe that military children are our children, military spouses are many of our employees, and military service men and women are our heroes. We proudly serve our military children and have received national awards for our support of military families.
I was particularly disturbed to see the uncomfortable position in which our children were placed due to the inappropriate actions of one of our teachers. Please be assured that the actions exhibited in this video are not consistent with the vision of the CCS. Moreover, the actions of one teacher do not represent the 7000 employees in our organization.
Once the video was brought to my attention, I immediately launched an investigation. Personnel laws prevent me from releasing information regarding individual employees and personnel action taken. I can assure you that upon completion of the investigation, I will take appropriate action.
Dr. William Harrison
CCS’ Superintendent
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