bullets13

Bullets13 we disagree on world view but I do admire your dedication to the kids!!!  I trust that they know the 3 R's much better after a year under your guidance than they did when you first met them at the beginning of an academic year. 

I agree, I get a feeling you are very dedicated to the kids and their learning...but please don't ever dress like a woman in front of them!   :D
 
BTW, I know several teachers that teach younger kids and every one of them spends a good deal of their money on supplies for their kids.
 
The kids could probably make do without but they choose not for them to.

OK....we need an Admin and quick!! Someone has stoled :P  Doves idenity and posting things that make sense!!! 

I think its too late. They have problems ignoring dirty laundry thinking its going to "go away" magically.

I have already stated my view but here’s the real question. Why and how was (s)he hired? Was his gender and situation revealed prior to hiring? Did he mislead them during the hiring process? Did they know his situation and hire him anyway?
 
If they hired him know he was a man who dressed and acted like woman then they should support their hire. If they were misled and the sub misrepresented himself they should quit using him as a sub.

I feel sorry for the kids and parents who actually care and don't look to point the finger for their admins actions. Their accomplishments are being overshadowed by a crooked group who is getting all the negative attention they deserve. Those of you who try to defend their actions and throw out the race card need your head checked. 

if we're this worried about distractions, the only answer is to completely seperate boys and girls from middle school on.  i guarantee you girls beginning to turn into young women is much more distracting to young males than some kid's long hair or questionable t-shirt. 

I'm a Lumberton conservative parent and my child is in the next school up......here is my only issue....
 
If he is a man and you can tell (did not see him) the kids would ask probably....why are you dressed like a woman,,,,,
 
I would like to be the one to explain it to my son....that is really my only issue.
 
Everyone has a right to values and how they chose to raise their children. Some parents are able to opt out of sex education and teach it themselves.....
 
I also think they should now change the dress code.....my son would like to have long hair.....and I would like to let him before he has to get a job!

That might be a radical viewpoint in parts of southeast texas, but not in large parts of the country. I wouldn't want her teaching sex ed, if that makes you feel any better. I saw on Facebook she's got a degree in physics and is also a pilot. Certainly sounds more accomplished than most of the seat fillers that districts use as subs.

First off, it's also been allowed in several places. I also didnt claim that people EVERYWHERE outside of setx would disagree with the mindset here. You're putting an awful lot of words in my mouth tonight. And secondly, while the topics are kind of related, it's not the same issue.

On an interesting note, I did poll ONE conservative lumberton parent about this issue, and he answered that he would be tentatively open minded to it, but would want the option to discuss it with his child first.

I'm plenty in tune with this area. I grew up here, I even attended ETBU for 4 years, which really dials you into the mindset of conservative east texas. That's why I knew that the parent they interviewed who had a problem with this would have a strong country drawl and the prerequisite camo hat before I saw the interview. Thats also why i agreed with you that my viewpoints might seem radical to some in setx. I don't disagree with you that there will be plenty of people in SETX who would raise a stink. But you said this teacher would be welcomed in very few places. I disagree. Your viewpoint is VERY southeast texas. I'm not criticizing that, but a good chunk of the country does not share the ideologies of this area. I'm not claiming to have polled parents from Lumberton... But don't believe that the viewpoints of some parents from lumberton will line up with people in all places.

She's an idiot and owes UConn an apology at least, your prepped before even speaking on something like this hence the reason they never had a "mistake" like this one before dealing with sport championships. I posted an article in the NCAA Tourney thread bout this. (oh maybe I should have put NAACP :rolleyes: )

SOME lumberton parents have a problem with it. I only brought that up because you called me a "radical" for not having a problem with it. So I asked two non-political people and one conservative person around me and they didn't care either. So maybe I'm not as radical as you think, or maybe you're not quite as in tune with "most places" as you might believe.

I love Roger Beard's interview for the piece: "there's some things we can accept in society that children are not gonna accept the same way that we do." Not really sure what that's supposed to mean. Later he says "they can do many things in life, but if it affects the young people, and their ability to learn and GROW NATURALLY, I think there's an issue with that." Ah, you had me until that last part. He tries to make it sound like he doesn't have a problem with transgenders, that he's only worried that its a distraction to the kids, but that one little comment belies what he's trying to portray. How is an educated sub doing their job going to affect children's ability to "grow naturally?" Oh yeah, I forgot, there are still people out there that think homosexuality or transgenderism is "catching". Just own up to your bias and admit you're uncomfortable with the situation! I can at least respect that viewpoint. But don't hide behind the "distraction" excuse! This sub had worked at this school before with no complaints. I guess only kids with parents who are uncomfortable with this topic get "distracted" by it.

Hahaha, I don't watch fox, although I do look at it when I try to verify some of the cockamamie "news pieces" on here. But it's funny how defensive you guys got. I just thought it was funny as hell. Who do you guys think will win the NAACP women's national championship tonight? It's the first time in the history of NAACP basketball that two undefeated teams have competed for a NAACP championship. :)

every article i've read online, whether from cnn or from the right, has basically said "Ted Cruz can run for president... probably." 
 
either way, i can't wait to watch the birthers justify their support of him, as his ability to run is certainly on more shaky ground than Obama's, who'm they tried to claim was ineligible. 

Quit trolling. Bullets.  You know good and well that the Hawaii birth certificate was a forgery.

I wholeheartedly agree on this. Also, no Medicaid for kids if their parents smoke in the house. I don't know how many students I've had who came in stinking of smoke all the time who had chronic allergies and sinus infections.

I wholeheartedly agree on this. Also, no Medicaid for kids if their parents smoke in the house. I don't know how many students I've had who came in stinking of smoke all the time who had chronic allergies and sinus infections.

If the govt. bans tobacco in the military and claims for health reasons then they must also guarantee no one using welfare dollars or Medicaid or food stamps will be smoking either!

Thanks to the dragging death there many years ago, "Jasper" is more likely to get them some press time.

Thanks to the dragging death there many years ago, "Jasper" is more likely to get them some press time.

Nah, he only broke NCAA rules, not the law.

Why would anyone be concerned with the ill effects of tobacco on veterans when we have Obamacare?