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elleng

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5. ABSOLUTELY ridiculous!

Reply to cui bono (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 12:54 PM

Sep 2014

Out to get her or not, the fact that they 'believe' some and not the other, in this 'he said/she said' situation, is another example of insanity in our education situation.

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Teacher fired protecting student from bullying - why due process is important. [View all] QED Sep 2014 OP

Kids lie. femmocrat Sep 2014 #1

This is what wealthy connected parents can do QED Sep 2014 #2

So they can't prove what the teacher said happened but they just take the word of the kids and fire cui bono Sep 2014 #3

ABSOLUTELY ridiculous! elleng Sep 2014 #5

Especially since one of them is the teacher! n/t cui bono Sep 2014 #7

Right, as if she were not a reliable 'source.' elleng Sep 2014 #8

24 years is one year short of pension eligibility in a lot of places. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #4

I always wondered why teachers asserted they didn't hear the bullying Trillo Sep 2014 #6

A good example of why teachers need tenure, collective bargaining, and due process.... Sancho Sep 2014 #9