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Philly teen who says she was mocked by
teacher for wearing Romney T-shirt sues
school district
Associated Press, by Staff
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Posted By:smcchk, 12/21/2012 11:05:03 PM
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| PHILADELPHIA – The family of a Philadelphia teenager who says she was mocked by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt to class has sued the teacher and the school district. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the lawsuit claims the district ignored 16-year-old Samantha Pawlucy´s right to free speech. The lawsuit claims the district let other students harass Pawlucy and subjected her to emotional distress. It seeks unspecified damages. A district spokesman won´t comment. Teacher Lynette Gaymon has apologized to Pawlucy. A telephone message left Friday for Gaymon hasn´t been returned. Pawlucy says the teacher questioned why
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Good for Samantha!
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
MrYules, 12/21/2012 11:18:45 PM (No. 9078770)
This teenage young woman was subjected to public humiliation by an "authority figure" who now wishes to escape responsibility for her actions. Actions have consequences.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
killerbee, 12/21/2012 11:59:35 PM (No. 9078788)
Go for it, girl! Lawfare! Turn it back on ´em.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
rinohunter, 12/22/2012 12:07:28 AM (No. 9078799)
Isn´t Mz. Gaymon a negro? Perhaps she was just a black wanting to show her support for a fellow black - not at all racist.s/o
Mz. Gaymon should therefore get a pass and a promotion in the school system...maybe assistant superintendent and a very healthy pay raise.
Sickening and disgusting!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Now or Never, 12/22/2012 12:15:39 AM (No. 9078807)
Philadelphia is a toilet.
Sue fo´ BIG MONEY girl !
Then take the settlement, and move to the suburbs. Let them have Philth-adelphia, another once beautiful city destroyed by the mental/spiritual disease known as LIBERALISM.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
realrep, 12/22/2012 12:27:39 AM (No. 9078816)
Dear Samantha,
Stay strong and bleed them for as much as you can. Pretend you are a union officer. ´They´ owe it to you! The teacher should be fired.
Keep in mind the lessons that you will learn along the way will be worth more than the money. Ahh, but the money.....make sure you get enough to pay for college. Oh yeah, pick a college that will embrace your opinions.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
chumley, 12/22/2012 1:43:34 AM (No. 9078854)
In 10th grade civics class in Akron, Ohio we had a mock election with a supposedly secret ballot. When it was all over the two of us who voted for Gerald Ford were singled out by the "cool guy" teacher and then the rest of the class. It was an early lesson that not going along with the herd has consequences.
I wish I had known it was worth money.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Keekng, 12/22/2012 6:56:54 AM (No. 9078962)
You go, girl!
Make them remember you forever!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
vanimal, 12/22/2012 7:37:41 AM (No. 9079001)
Irony, bleed those leaches dry
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Chuzzles, 12/22/2012 7:46:57 AM (No. 9079016)
This woman was not a teacher, she was the biggest bully in the room. And this is one of the reasons why, as a gun owner type, I am very hesitant to arm teachers in this country. Until they can find a way to weed out the bullies, drug takers and child molesting pervs from carrying guns,(and the classroom as a whole) I am not for teachers being armed. Janitors/maintenance people yes. Teachers no.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
pliades, 12/22/2012 7:59:46 AM (No. 9079038)
The voice of reason, how refreshing.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
curious1, 12/22/2012 8:26:59 AM (No. 9079074)
#5, suggest she take a lok at Hilsdale.
#9, same way they ´weed them out´ or don´t, from the government armed thug ranks?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Wetlandz, 12/22/2012 9:18:33 AM (No. 9079174)
Samantha, you are a smart girl! Know your enemy read Rules for Radicals
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
ROLFnader, 12/22/2012 9:45:00 AM (No. 9079218)
Samantha must be the daughter of that one person who voted for Romney in Philly.
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Hi. As you’ve probably noticed, I’m not the President. I’m just a citizen. And as a citizen, I’m here at the White House today because I want to make a difference and I hope you will join me. My name is Francine Wheeler. My husband David is with me. We live in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. David and I have two sons. Our older son Nate, soon to be 10 years old, is a fourth grader at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Our younger son, Ben, age six, was murdered in his first-grade classroom on December 14th.
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