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[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Who bought him out?

No need for a buy out - he was never, EVER going to win. It's as if he was in a crowded bar where no one could stand him: better to walk out than be thrown out.

Botu

[Nanny]

The clown car caucus keeps delivering

[Thumpalumpacus]

Who bought him out?

No need for a buy out - he was never, EVER going to win. It's as if he was in a crowded bar where no one could stand him: better to walk out than be thrown out.

Botu

He's better than Jim Jordan, for what that's worth.

[Paraselene]

Texas teacher thinks she has training in passing meds

[Paraselene]

Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program



Gotta love Texas

[zebo-the-fat]

Ohh.. 'mericans are scared by a haircut now?

[LinuxGal]

Principal Who Punished Student For Extracurricular Dancing Won't Be Coming Back This Year

https://www.wonkette.com/p/principal-who...tudent-for



...This all started when some busybody sent a video of class president Kaylee Timonet dancing at a homecoming party, next to another girl who was twerking, to the school principal, Jason St. Pierre. St. Pierre called her down to the office and told her that he was deeply concerned about her afterlife situation, as her dancing at the party failed to live up to “God’s ideals.” He then removed her from the class presidency and student government and revoked his previous endorsement of her for a college scholarship she was applying for...

[awty]

Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program



Gotta love Texas

The thing here (N. Texas) is that they aren't just targeting hair like his.  The schools around here stopped allowing what they termed to be unnatural hair colors.  That didn't mean that a brunette couldn't bleach their hair but that they could no longer have even streaks of colors such as blue, red, purple.  Applied highlights didn't count as being against the rule.  'Cause that's what's important to focus on...not the education of the students.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program



Gotta love Texas

From the article:

Barbers Hill Independent School District  from having hair extending below the eyebrows, ear lobes or top of a T-shirt collar, according to the student handbook. Additionally, hair on all students must be clean, well-groomed, geometrical and not an unnatural color or variation.

Based on the picture, this young man doesn’t appear to be in violation.

Boru

[Thumpalumpacus]

Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program



Gotta love Texas

The thing here (N. Texas) is that they aren't just targeting hair like his.  The schools around here stopped allowing what they termed to be unnatural hair colors.  That didn't mean that a brunette couldn't bleach their hair but that they could no longer have even streaks of colors such as blue, red, purple.  Applied highlights didn't count as being against the rule.  'Cause that's what's important to focus on...not the education of the students.

In defending George's in-school suspension, the school explicitly noted that dress codes and hair standards are in place in order to teach conforming to social norms.

Fuck them.