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

Sun Mar 10 12:51:23 PDT 2013

That's right, Paul, just keep right on distorting things, ignoring my
response, and stereotyping those who offer comments you disagree with.

Typical.

Typical and tiresome.

Saundra

From: Paul Rumelhart [mailto:godshatter at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:48 PM
To: Saundra Lund
Cc: 'Vision 2020'
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped
with toy soldiers

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:

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]
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-so
ldiers-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-cupcake
s-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-m
arines-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-m
arines-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-breakf
ast-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-breakf
ast-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-ha
ving-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/>  her grandfather had made for her.
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-ha
ving-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/>  (RELATED: Paper gun causes panic)

In rural Pennsylvania, a kindergarten girl was suspended for making a
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/29/hello-kitty-bubble-gun-comment-lands-5-ye
ar-old-in-school-suspension/> "terroristic threat" 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
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy
-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/> 're suspended, kid)

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