Obama Administration sues school.........

[Ridge]

I think allowing "reasonable religious" exercise wouldn't include having to pay a substitute for 3+ weeks b/c she decided she'd rather worship a child rapist than work.

See: Christmas

[Geology Rocks]

See: Christmas

everything is shut down. They dont have to pay anyone extra and the kids are not affected. I see your analogy though.


joe

[BigBear]

I'm with Boosted on this. I have public school teaching blah, blah, blah. I would like the judge to look over her contract before reaching a descision. In all fairness, the case would most likely be dismissed. Three weeks during the school year is unheard of. Three DAYS is pushing for non-renewing or re-placement.

[ghettodub]

I think allowing "reasonable religious" exercise wouldn't include having to pay a substitute for 3+ weeks b/c she decided she'd rather worship a child rapist than work.

The rapist comment is kind of ridiculous. I think the main point is that her request wasn't reasonable. Personally, I couldn't really care if they are muslim or whatever, and people can worship whoever they want, but asking for that much time, when it really didn't require it, is unreasonable.

[Irving]

I can't believe she's even out of the kitchen.

[theGinsue]

Oh, snap!

[Geology Rocks]

Just for reference..I asked my wife without telling her any details, just that a teacher wants to take 3 weeks off to travel to her home country. She replied with...'Unacceptable to ask for that much time off during the school year. Its unfair to the kids and to her fellow teachers. Its also probably not allowed with her contract."

so there you have it from a teacher.

joe

[hurley842002]

Just for reference..I asked my wife without telling her any details, just that a teacher wants to take 3 weeks off to travel to her home country. She replied with...'Unacceptable to ask for that much time off during the school year. Its unfair to the kids and to her fellow teachers. Its also probably not allowed with her contract."

so there you have it from a teacher.

joe

Again, pretty much what I was thinking. Thank you for asking her, and filling us in. What some may not realize, is most teachers have a program that they follow, the students are accustomed to that certain program and certain schedule, when you take nearly a month off, that is a LONG time, and if substitutes are anything like they were when I was a kid, you do more screwing around then learning. My mother is in the daycare/pre school field, and even she has a very strict program that she has put together (in accordance with the State of course), she was sick with pneumonia recently and had to take some time off, she has some very good subs she pays, and even then she said it throws everything off, that's why she rarely takes any time off.

Screw the kids tho, it's not about the kids, it's about this lady getting to perform her ritual.

[smchop]

I can't believe she's even out of the kitchen.

That's Funny!

[Elhuero]

I beg to disagree with you Elhero. The Justice Dept. did do something about the three Black Panthers at the polling booth. But you probably never heard about it. Is it maybe because all the news information you recieve is from right wing radical media?
From Live Leak

" A Justice Department spokesmen on Thursday confirmed that the agency had dropped the case, dismissing two of the men from the lawsuit with no penalty and winning an order against the third man that simply prohibits him from bringing a weapon to a polling place in future elections."

I personally agree with Eric Holder's decision, and to go any further with the case would be an intrusion by the federal government on free elections!

My opinion on the Muslim school teacher: It smacks me with racial and religious discrimination performed by the school board.


Erno

riddle me this: if that polling place had been in montgomery alabama, and the two men with clubs had been white, what do you think mr. holder's recommendation would have been? do you think he would have dropped the case?

do you think men brandishing weapons outside a polling place is a legitimate part of the democratic process?