[Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped with toy soldiers

Sun Mar 10 12:47:32 PDT 2013

On 03/10/2013 11:00 AM, Saundra Lund wrote:
>
> My goodness, Paul -- paranoid much?  I'm amazed, perplexed, and 
> astonished at how many posts of your V2020 posts take the tenor of 
> "why's everybody always picking on me?"
>
> But, since I apparently wasn't clear enough, it seems clear to *me* 
> that those parents are the ones with an agenda and used their son to 
> garner attention for their agenda.  As what I hope was a parent in 
> regular contact with the school back in the day, I cannot imagine that 
> my *first* reaction to a call from the school would be to use 
> "colorful language" when disagreeing with a trivial school decision 
> like this was.  Shoot -- in spite of some pretty significant 
> disagreements with the schools over the years, *never once* did I find 
> it necessary to behave in such a disgraceful manner with school 
> personnel.  WTG, mom -- I'll bet you're doing a stellar job of raising 
> a balanced child!
>

Really?  The incident happened, but if they bring it up they are the 
ones with an agenda.  What about the stupid idiots at the school that 
think that little green soldiers are somehow bad for kids? They seem to 
be the ones pushing an agenda.

> Remember, this was a case of no harm, no foul:  the boy wasn't 
> suspended or disciplined *in any way*, and his birthday cupcakes -- 
> sans militaristic toys -- were distributed as planned.
>
> Second, in spite of no harm, no foul, dad sure wasted absolutely no 
> time running to the news.  WTD, dad -- great problem-solving skills 
> you're teaching your son!
>
> IOW, chill, Paul, and quit stereotyping those who criticize what you 
> post.  It really is tiresome.
>

You accuse me of seizing upon this because of some agenda but if I 
defend myself I'm being "tiresome".  Wonderful.  Sorry for not obeying 
the rules of the echo chamber.

Paul

> Saundra
>
> *From:*Paul Rumelhart [mailto:godshatter at yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:28 AM
> *To:* Saundra Lund
> *Cc:* 'Vision 2020'
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes 
> topped with toy soldiers
>
>
>
>
> On 03/09/2013 10:46 PM, Saundra Lund wrote:
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>     But, this sensational story certainly *_is_* a convenient one for
>     some with agendas to seize onto.  And, focusing on the story is
>     perhaps the best example of going after low hanging fruit that
>     I've seen in a bit ;-)
>
>
> I'm amazed, perplexed, and astonished by how far the politically 
> correct crowd will go with respect to their apparent belief that guns 
> are bad, but if I point to an article in a mainstream news service 
> demonstrating it then I'm "seizing" onto it because of my "agenda", 
> despite the fact that I don't align politically with either major 
> political party that are fighting over this particular issue.
>
> I guess you could say that I have an anti-PC agenda.  It's not my 
> fault that guns are now the current PC bogeyman.
>
> Paul.
>
>
> If the shoe fits, wear it.
>
> Saundra
>
> *From:*vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
> <mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com> 
> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Rumelhart
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 09, 2013 7:07 PM
> *To:* Vision 2020
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes 
> topped with toy soldiers
>
> This is getting a little ridiculous, don't you think?
>
> Paul
>
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/school-confiscates-third-grader-cupcakes-topped-toy-soldiers-215018982.html
>
>
>   School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped with toy soldiers
>
> /The Daily Caller/ -- Fri, Mar 8, 2013
>
> In the latest incident of anti-gun hysteria to erupt in a school 
> setting, officials at an elementary school in small-town Michigan 
> impounded a third-grader boy's batch of 30 homemade birthday cupcakes 
> because they were adorned with green plastic figurines representing 
> World War Two soldiers.
>
> The school principal branded the military-themed cupcakes 
> "insensitive" in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, 
> reports 
> <http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/school-confiscates-cupcakes-decorated-with-toy-soldiers.html> 
> Fox News Radio.
>
> "It disgusted me," Casey Fountain, the boy's father, told Fox News. 
> "It's vile they lump true American heroes with psychopathic killers."
>
> Fountain explained that his wife had made the cupcakes. His son, 
> Hunter, helped decorate them. The following morning, Fountain's wife 
> brought the taboo treats to the school's front office, where the 
> secretary reportedly remarked favorably on their appearance.
>
> "About 15 minutes later the school called my wife and told her they 
> couldn't serve the cupcakes because the soldiers had guns," Fountain 
> told Fox News. "My wife told them to remove the soldiers and serve the 
> cupcakes anyway --- and I believe she may have used more colorful 
> language."
>
> "We're just taking political correctness too far," the angry father added.
>
> In a statement to local media, Schall Elementary School principal 
> Susan Wright Susan Wright doubled down on her school's bold stand 
> against little green men that represent American soldiers.
>
> "These are toys that were commonplace in the past," Wright said. 
> "However, some parents prohibit all guns as toys. In light of that 
> difference, the school offered to replace the soldiers with another 
> item and the soldiers were returned home with the student."
>
> "Living in a democratic society entails respect for opposing 
> opinions," the principal also said. "In the climate of recent events 
> in schools we walk a delicate balance in teaching non-violence in our 
> buildings and trying to ensure a safe, peaceful atmosphere."
>
> This incident is the latest in a growing line of apparent 
> overreactions by school officials to things students have brought to 
> school --- or talked about bringing to school, or eaten at school --- 
> that are not anything like real guns.
>
> At Genoa-Kingston Middle School in northeast Illinois, a teacher 
> threatened an eighth-grader with suspension if he did not remove his 
> t-shirt emblazoned with the interlocking rifles 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/27/junior-high-teacher-tells-kid-to-remove-marines-t-shirt-or-get-suspended/> 
> insignia of the United States Marines. *(RELATED: Junior high teacher 
> tells kid to remove Marines t-shirt or get suspended) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/27/junior-high-teacher-tells-kid-to-remove-marines-t-shirt-or-get-suspended/>*
>
> At Park Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, a student was 
> suspended for two days because his teacher thought he shaped a 
> strawberry, pre-baked toaster pastry 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/second-grader-suspended-for-having-breakfast-pastry-shaped-like-a-gun/> 
> into something resembling a gun. *(RELATED: Second-grader suspended 
> for having breakfast pastry shaped like a gun) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/second-grader-suspended-for-having-breakfast-pastry-shaped-like-a-gun/>*
>
> At Poston Butte High School in Arizona, a high school freshman was 
> suspended 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high-school-freshman-suspended-for-having-a-picture-of-a-gun/> 
> for setting a picture of a gun as the desktop background on his 
> school-issued computer. *(RELATED: Freshman suspended for picture of 
> gun) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high-school-freshman-suspended-for-having-a-picture-of-a-gun/>*
>
> At D. Newlin Fell School in Philadelphia, school officials reportedly 
> yelled at a student and then searched her in front of her class after 
> she was found with a paper gun 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-having-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/> 
> her grandfather had made for her.* (RELATED: Paper gun causes panic) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-having-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/>*
>
> In rural Pennsylvania, a kindergarten girl was suspended for making a 
> "terroristic threat" 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/29/hello-kitty-bubble-gun-comment-lands-5-year-old-in-school-suspension/> 
> after she told another girl that she planned to shoot her with a pink 
> Hello Kitty toy gun that bombards targets with soapy bubbles.
>
> At Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Maryland, a six-year-old boy was 
> suspended for making the universal kid sign for a gun 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/>, 
> pointing at another student and saying "pow." That boy's suspension 
> was later lifted and his name cleared. *(RELATED: Pow! You're 
> suspended, kid) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/>*
>
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