Teacher Abuses Student's Religion, Loses in Court

[Pogo]

You can't make this kind of lunacy up. You just can't.

Rawstory:

>> The parents of a Buddhist student in Louisiana ridiculed by a creationist teacher won their lawsuit against the school district, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed Friday.

The student, known as C.C., was asked by sixth-grade teacher Rita Roark to answer the following question on a test: “ISN’T IT AMAZING WHAT THE _____________ HAS MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” When C.C. failed to respond “Lord,” Roark responded “you’re stupid if you don’t believe in God.” She also frequently denigrated his Buddhist faith, as well as the Hindu faith, referring to both as “stupid.”

When his parents complained to Sabine Parish Superintendent Sara Ebarb, they were told that &#8220;this is the Bible belt,&#8221; so they should expect to find the Christian God in the classroom. Ebarb advised them that if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where &#8220;there are more Asians.&#8221; <<

Run that back again...

if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where &#8220;there are more Asians.&#8221;

- in America.
- in a state where the Governor is Indian.

 

[bodecea]

Good. Sometimes you have to wonder....what were they thinking?

 

[PredFan]

As soon as I read the title, I knew the kid wasn't Christian.

 

[OriginalShroom]

As soon as I read the title, I knew the kid wasn't Christian.

The teacher never should have made the comment...

But you are right. If the kid had been a Christian, the Teacher would have been applauded.

 

[Pogo]

As soon as I read the title, I knew the kid wasn't Christian.

Does it matter?

 

[Unkotare]

You can't make this kind of lunacy up. You just can't.

Rawstory:

>> The parents of a Buddhist student in Louisiana ridiculed by a creationist teacher won their lawsuit against the school district, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed Friday.

The student, known as C.C., was asked by sixth-grade teacher Rita Roark to answer the following question on a test: “ISN’T IT AMAZING WHAT THE _____________ HAS MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” When C.C. failed to respond “Lord,” Roark responded “you’re stupid if you don’t believe in God.” She also frequently denigrated his Buddhist faith, as well as the Hindu faith, referring to both as “stupid.”

When his parents complained to Sabine Parish Superintendent Sara Ebarb, they were told that “this is the Bible belt,” so they should expect to find the Christian God in the classroom. Ebarb advised them that if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where “there are more Asians.” <<

Run that back again...

if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where “there are more Asians.”

- in America.
- in a state where the Governor is Indian.

The parents won their lawsuit, so things - that far at least - have worked the way they should.

However...

What do you want to bet that the teacher's union fights tooth and nail to defend this asshole?

 

[Pogo]

You can't make this kind of lunacy up. You just can't.

Rawstory:

>> The parents of a Buddhist student in Louisiana ridiculed by a creationist teacher won their lawsuit against the school district, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed Friday.

The student, known as C.C., was asked by sixth-grade teacher Rita Roark to answer the following question on a test: “ISN’T IT AMAZING WHAT THE _____________ HAS MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” When C.C. failed to respond “Lord,” Roark responded “you’re stupid if you don’t believe in God.” She also frequently denigrated his Buddhist faith, as well as the Hindu faith, referring to both as “stupid.”

When his parents complained to Sabine Parish Superintendent Sara Ebarb, they were told that “this is the Bible belt,” so they should expect to find the Christian God in the classroom. Ebarb advised them that if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where “there are more Asians.” <<

Run that back again...

if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where “there are more Asians.”

- in America.
- in a state where the Governor is Indian.

The parents won their lawsuit, so things - that far at least - have worked the way they should.

However...

What do you want to bet that the teacher's union fights tooth and nail to defend this asshole?

Absurd. Why would they? It's blatantly unconstitutional. The Louisiana Federation of Teachers were part of a suit that successfully got the Governor's voucher program ruled unconstitutional less than a year ago. So I'll take that bet.

 

[Unkotare]

You can't make this kind of lunacy up. You just can't.

Rawstory:

>> The parents of a Buddhist student in Louisiana ridiculed by a creationist teacher won their lawsuit against the school district, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed Friday.

The student, known as C.C., was asked by sixth-grade teacher Rita Roark to answer the following question on a test: “ISN’T IT AMAZING WHAT THE _____________ HAS MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” When C.C. failed to respond “Lord,” Roark responded “you’re stupid if you don’t believe in God.” She also frequently denigrated his Buddhist faith, as well as the Hindu faith, referring to both as “stupid.”

When his parents complained to Sabine Parish Superintendent Sara Ebarb, they were told that “this is the Bible belt,” so they should expect to find the Christian God in the classroom. Ebarb advised them that if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where “there are more Asians.” <<

Run that back again...



- in America.
- in a state where the Governor is Indian.

The parents won their lawsuit, so things - that far at least - have worked the way they should.

However...

What do you want to bet that the teacher's union fights tooth and nail to defend this asshole?

Absurd. Why would they?

Because that's what they do; that's what they are really interested in. You watch and see, if you don't lose interest and forget about it that is.

 

[Pogo]

The plot sickens:

>> The lawsuit describes hallways with “[p]aintings of Jesus Christ, Bible verses, and Christian devotional phrases adorn the walls of many classrooms and hallways . . . A lighted, electronic marquee placed just outside the building scrolls Bible verses every day . . . . . . several posters urging students to “Pray,” “Worship,” and “Believe,” while a poster displayed near the waiting area of the main office announces that “t’s okay to pray.”

The ACLU says that staff members “routinely lead students in Christian prayer” and teachers have been known to distribute religious literature like the bible readings contained in Truth for Youth” literature which denounce evolution, birth control and other evil influences in society. The lawsuit also alleges that Sabine Parish superintendent Sara Ebarb asked the family about whether they could “change” their boy’s religious beliefs and whether it might the better to enroll in a school some 25 miles down the road where “there are more Asians.”

[from the suit]: Roark also routinely requires students to provide written professions of faith on science exams and other tests and assignments. Verif. Compl. ¶ 30. The required religious professions have typically consisted of fill-in-the-blank Bible verses or religious affirmations as test questions. Id. On one occasion, the final question on an exam presented students with the following fill-in-the-blank question: “ISN’T IT AMAZING WHAT THE _____________ HAS MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Having been raised a Buddhist, C.C. did not know the expected answer and left the question blank. Id. ¶ 32. Roark marked it incorrect, wrote “LORD” in the blank in red ink, and returned the test to C.C. Id., Ex. A. She also scolded C.C., with the entire class listening, for not writing in the correct answer. Id. C.C.’s sister, who is also in Roark’s class, jumped to her brother’s defense, explaining that C.C. is a Buddhist and does not believe in God. Id. Roark returned to her desk, at which point a student remarked that “you’re stupid if you don’t believe in God.” Roark looked up and shook her head “yes” in affirmation of the student’s remark. Id.

... If even a fraction of these allegations are true, the district is looking at major liability in this litigation. While the district says it would have liked more time, these are open and egregious violations. This may be “the Bible belt” as the parents were allegedly informed, but it is also part of the United States and subject to basic constitutional limitations under the First Amendment. <<

-- Jonathan Turley

 

[Pogo]

The parents won their lawsuit, so things - that far at least - have worked the way they should.

However...

What do you want to bet that the teacher's union fights tooth and nail to defend this asshole?

Absurd. Why would they? It's blatantly unconstitutional. The Louisiana Federation of Teachers were part of a suit that successfully got the Governor's voucher program ruled unconstitutional less than a year ago. So I'll take that bet.

Because that's what they do; that's what they are really interested in. You watch and see, if you don't lose interest and forget about it that is.

"Because it's what they do". What a rock solid, reasoned answer. Can't give a basis but can the time to excise the part of the quote that shoots its legs out. I put it back. Thanks for playin'.

 

[LoneLaugher]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

 

[Pogo]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

The teacher wasn't fired, amazing as that sounds. The school superintendent actually supports this shit. That's how deep this Sleaziana swamp is. So what's to "defend"?

Moreover, the entire action is blatantly unconstitutional; on what basis do you oppose the Constitution?

 

[Unkotare]

Absurd. Why would they? It's blatantly unconstitutional. The Louisiana Federation of Teachers were part of a suit that successfully got the Governor's voucher program ruled unconstitutional less than a year ago. So I'll take that bet.

Because that's what they do; that's what they are really interested in. You watch and see, if you don't lose interest and forget about it that is.

"Because it's what they do". What a rock solid, reasoned answer.

Really? You haven't noticed the cases of teachers violating their students, bringing porn on campus, even doing heroin in elementary schools that have been vigorously defended by the teacher's unions? You are a disingenuous hack.

 

[Unkotare]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

Not if I was wrong, no.

 

[Pogo]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

Not if I was wrong, no.

Unions are arbiters of "right and wrong" now??

Again -- what the fuck is the function of a union in a case where no disciplinary action was taken? What part of "the teacher is still at her job" is over your head?

Dumbass.

 

[Unkotare]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

Not if I was wrong, no.

Unions are arbiters of "right and wrong" now??.

There we go. You wanted to demonstrate outrage over what this stupid teacher did, but you are trapped by your desperate need to remain a partisan hack. Nice corner you've painted yourself into.

 

[westwall]

As soon as I read the title, I knew the kid wasn't Christian.

Does it matter?

So long as ALL children are treated equally, and with respect, no. What this teacher did is inexcusable and she should have lost. That being said whenever an atheist teacher denigrates a Christian school child they should expect the same treatment don't you think?

 

[LoneLaugher]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

The teacher wasn't fired, amazing as that sounds. The school superintendent actually supports this shit. That's how deep this Sleaziana swamp is. So what's to "defend"?

Moreover, the entire action is blatantly unconstitutional; on what basis do you oppose the Constitution?

Hmmm. You might be reading too much into my comment......which was directed at Unkotare.

I am simply saying that if I were a teacher in a union....paying dues.....I would expect the union to come to my defense.

 

[Pogo]

As soon as I read the title, I knew the kid wasn't Christian.

Does it matter?

So long as ALL children are treated equally, and with respect, no. What this teacher did is inexcusable and she should have lost. That being said whenever an atheist teacher denigrates a Christian school child they should expect the same treatment don't you think?

Absolutely. But that's a hypothetical. This is really happening. In America. In a state where the Governor is Asian (Indian).

I find delicious irony in the fact that Piyush/Bobby Brady, a Hindu converted to Christianism, wants to shunt public funds to religious schools, even though he signed a bill that forbids '"the promotion of any religious doctrine and will not discriminate against religion or non-religion." And here one of his schools is not only doing exactly that, but advocating that a student piss off because he's Asian.

As I said, can't make this shit up.

 

[Pogo]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

The teacher wasn't fired, amazing as that sounds. The school superintendent actually supports this shit. That's how deep this Sleaziana swamp is. So what's to "defend"?

Moreover, the entire action is blatantly unconstitutional; on what basis do you oppose the Constitution?

Hmmm. You might be reading too much into my comment......which was directed at Unkotare.

I am simply saying that if I were a teacher in a union....paying dues.....I would expect the union to come to my defense.

You might, but since her job and salary are still fully intact .... what's to defend?

This is where Bunkotare failed to think things through, but that's what he does.