'SLUR' TEACHER 'SORRY'

New York Post ^ | February 23, 2005 | DAVID ANDREATTA , David Seifman and Patrick Gallahue

[BellStar]

The Brooklyn teacher who sent an American soldier demoralizing letters written by sixth-graders apologized yesterday and admitted blame. In a statement issued by the Department of Education, social studies teacher Alex Kunhardt said he regretted offending Pfc. Rob Jacobs.

His statement, however, did not address whether he either coached the students or read their missives — which accused soldiers of committing atrocities in Iraq — before mailing them.

[BellStar]

"The Brooklyn teacher who sent an American soldier demoralizing letters written by sixth-graders"

Needs a few Freeper letters himself!

[Piquaboy]

I knew she was sorry without her telling me.

[Rummyfan]

After hearing what was in those letters, there is NO WAY the kids wrote them without coaching and direction. This man should move to Boulder and get a job as Ward Churchill's assistant!

[gibtx2]

we need to ride this guy out of education completely. No more political party politics in education. AT ANY LEVEL.

[OldFriend]

It's NY......he'll no doubt get a raise!

[BellStar]

Please Bump!

[Zeppelin]

DoE needs to ZOT this teacher.

[yellowdoghunter]

I thank God I live in a place where this would never happen, and if by chance it did, that person would be run out of town.

[CSM]

It is pretty clear what he teaches on a daily basis. He most likely prays for the defeat of america, scratch prays and replace with wishes/dreams!

[ladtx]

'SLUR' TEACHER 'SORRY'

Yes he is.

[4everontheRight]

Sorry isn't good enough!!! This idiot is a disgrace! Why weren't the parents of these children better aware of what was going on here? Or did they care?

[elfman2]

This is one of those “non apology apologies”. I’m sorry that you were offended. That’s indicative of the slime that would send these letters.

" "It was never my intention to demean or insult anyone," said Kunhardt, who was spotted tossing a snowboard in his car outside his Park Slope home before driving off yesterday morning. "I never meant for the words of my students to hurt any of our troops. The responsibility for this action is mine alone, and I apologize." "

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Tar and feathers would be appropriate.

[Poser]

Sickening teacher bump.

[Anti-Bubba182]

".. His statement, however, did not address whether he either coached the students or read their missives — which accused soldiers of committing atrocities in Iraq — before mailing them..."

There is no reasonable explaination for him not addressing the bold other than he did not read them or he coached the students and had no idea this would blow up in his face like this.

[BellStar]

Bump!

[BellStar]

Bump!

[Dallas59]

Piece of crud liberal, socialist scumbag. I grew up and went to school during the Vietnam war. NEVER did any of my teachers SAY anything about the war, never. It was all reading, riting and rithmatic.

[prion]

Mayor Bloomberg said New Yorkers should support the troops but that GIs in the war zone know they are protecting freedom of speech.

"We have freedom of speech and you certainly cannot go around censoring what people want to write," Bloomberg said.

"I think most of [the soldiers overseas] believe that the freedoms that we have, like the freedom to write critical letters, are protected by them putting their lives at risk," Bloomberg said.

Bloomberg's gotta go.

[Psycho_Bunny]

social studies teacher Alex Kunhardt said he regretted offending Pfc. Rob Jacobs.

He's only sorry he got in trouble:  secretly, he probably still believes he did the right thing and resents the fact that someone is making him apologize.

I guarantee it.