Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

California - Student Punished for Saying .... ‘Bless You’
cbs47 ^ | 9-28-11 | cakid1

Posted on 09/28/2011 8:23:26 PM PDT by cakid1

Its hard to believe but a student at William C. Wood High School in Vacaville, California was reportedly was punished for saying 'Bless You.'

The teacher says the student disrupted his classroom

“It’s not…got anything to do with religion,” Wood High health teacher Steve Cuckovich told KTXL News in Sacramento. “It’s got to do with an interruption of class time.”

Cuckovich reportedly took 25 points off the student’s grade - in an effort to deter other students from saying “bless you.”

“The blessing really doesn’t make sense anymore,” Cuckovich explained. “When you sneezed in the old days, they thought you were dispelling evil spirits out of your body. So they were saying, ‘God bless you,’ for getting rid of evil spirits. But today, what you’re doing really doesn’t make sense.”


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Religion
KEYWORDS: arth; blessyou; democrats; education; govtabuse; liberalfascism; moralabsolutes; stevecuckovich
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-72 last
To: Moleman
Principal
De Graw, Cliff (707) 453-6900 Principal
Assistant Principals
Cole, Jon (707) 453-6900 Assistant Principal
FarrosHoeppner, Kathy (707) 453-6900 Assistant Principal
Dean of Learning Support
Boles, Mike (707) 453-6900 Dean of Learning Support
61 posted on 09/29/2011 9:15:39 AM PDT by wintertime (I am a Constitutional Restorationist!!! Yes!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 55 | View Replies]

To: cakid1
It’s got to do with an interruption of class time.”

“The blessing really doesn’t make sense anymore,” Cuckovich explained. “

So, which is it?

62 posted on 09/29/2011 9:15:56 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (Very generic, non-offensive, tagline.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: caww
Ah! .....I see that you are still clinging to the idea that government schools can be reformed.
63 posted on 09/29/2011 9:17:33 AM PDT by wintertime (I am a Constitutional Restorationist!!! Yes!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 58 | View Replies]

To: xrmusn

I’m tired of hearing about these facist pigs destroying the life of a kid for a silly prank.

Why did she resign? Did the pressure get to her? I certainly hope it did LOL.


64 posted on 09/29/2011 9:17:44 AM PDT by goldi (')
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: wintertime

Thanks buddy :-)


65 posted on 09/29/2011 9:27:01 AM PDT by Moleman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 59 | View Replies]

To: wintertime

Yes, I think if parents were more involved they could change that tide...but they are not because it’s too strong a tide...not enough parents who will and not enough time... So they are withdrawing the students as we know...my family now has none in the “buildings” but at least the parents are now directly involved in what the teachers are presenting and can offset that.

One being Homeschooled with their own educational plans and two in charter schools and loving it.


66 posted on 09/29/2011 11:36:15 AM PDT by caww
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: goldi

Why did she resign?
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
I think they fired her...just a hunch.
She had been taking heat for a couple of weeks and one of the TV ‘human interest reporters’ interviewed the kid dressed like one of those “Fruit of the Loom” grapes.
I think the Principal got canned when ACLU stepped in about the ‘forcing’ the kids to take off the ‘Save the Banana Man’ TShirts etc.

Of course, back in ‘my day’, if I were told to take off the T Shirt I wouldn’t have anything else to put on...ha..
Probably would have said that my pants were matching and offer to take them off to.

I became quite a ‘wild little terror’ (at least for 1954) starting my Sophomore year, seeing as how I had left the ‘Nuns’ and went to Public School....I had all that ‘smart arse’ attitude built up after years of suppression. <” <”


67 posted on 09/29/2011 4:15:41 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) If govt involved, the more outlandish a scheme appears, the truer it probably is.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 64 | View Replies]

To: SoothingDave
Time for me to get into a remedial English Class. DUH...
IT'S been over forty years since I was a student..

See, I used the proper term in a sentence. LOL
Remember when you had to “show your work”?

Do I have to apologize the idiot Libtard Obama Loving Teacher now?

68 posted on 09/29/2011 8:19:16 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Liberals, Useful Idiots Voting for Useless Idiots...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies]

To: cakid1

Blessings are always necessary.

I’ll take all the blessing I can get even if I can’t count all the ones I have already.

I’m just greedy like that.


69 posted on 09/29/2011 10:44:48 PM PDT by Califreak (Degenerate the faithful with that crazy casbah sound)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ConservativeWarrior

Yep....know Vacaville well; and I also lived in the People’s Republic of Davis for a couple of years. I know precisely what you mean.

Davis.......with the suckiest, hardest water you’ll ever see come out of a tap, yet the city council voted to be a “No Nuke” zone. Kinda says it all.


70 posted on 10/01/2011 2:26:07 AM PDT by RightOnline
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: butterdezillion

I guess that it is okay to ‘Leave kids behind’, after all.


71 posted on 10/01/2011 2:34:21 AM PDT by Delta Dawn (The whole truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline

“Davis.......with the suckiest, hardest water you’ll ever see come out of a tap, yet the city council voted to be a “No Nuke” zone. Kinda says it all.”

Yes, the water was awful, but by God they’ve got the bike lanes built!


72 posted on 10/03/2011 5:46:49 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (In last year's nests, there are no birds this year.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 70 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-72 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson