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Tennessee student suspended for saying "bless you" after sneeze
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:48 pm
PC Police or classroom distraction?
Student's side of story:
Student's side of story:
quote:
A young girl, who claims she was standing up for her religious beliefs in the classroom, was suspended after breaking a class rule of saying "bless you" after a classmate sneezed.
When Dyer County High School senior Kendra Turner said bless you to her classmate, she says her teacher told her that was for church.
"She said that we're not going to have godly speaking in her class and that's when I said we have a constitutional right," said Turner.
Turner says when she defended her actions, she was told to see an administrator. She says she finished the class period in in-school suspension.
Students sent WMC Action News 5's Michael Clark a photo of the teacher's white board that lists 'bless you' and other expressions that are banned as part of class rules.
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Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:49 pm to AnonymousTiger
Dumb as frick to suspend her
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:50 pm to AnonymousTiger
Well it says it was a class rule.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:52 pm to AnonymousTiger
Some people just don't/refuse to follow directions.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:53 pm to The Easter Bunny
quote:
Dumb as frick to suspend her
+1
Maybe if she had said frick you instead all would be well.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:01 am to AnonymousTiger
Misleading thread title is misleading. She was suspended for breaking class rules and then arguing with the teacher.
Maybe the other student didn't appreciate having her religious beliefs shoved down their throat.
Maybe the other student didn't appreciate having her religious beliefs shoved down their throat.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:05 am to Wayne Campbell
You can't just have any rule that you want though.
This rule is wrong. It's against the Constitution.
This rule is wrong. It's against the Constitution.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:06 am to SwaggerCopter
This teacher has got to be a giant choch to actually have that rule on the board.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:08 am to Wayne Campbell
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Maybe the other student didn't appreciate having her religious beliefs shoved down their throat.
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:08 am to Wayne Campbell
The sad part about this is really saying "bless you" is nothing more than saying something like have a good day. I'm a Christian and if I said bless you to someone, I'm am by no means trying to shove my beliefs down anyone's throats.
I am simply extending a common courtesy to them.
In my mind it's literally no different to me than holding door for someone that's coming up behind you or saying excuse me if you bump into someone.
Why do people want to freak out if anything remotely related to a Christian belief comes into play.
By saying bless you, I'm obviously not God so I can't physically bless you so I'm literally doing nothing but extending a simple everyday courtesy of just being polite and nice
I am simply extending a common courtesy to them.
In my mind it's literally no different to me than holding door for someone that's coming up behind you or saying excuse me if you bump into someone.
Why do people want to freak out if anything remotely related to a Christian belief comes into play.
By saying bless you, I'm obviously not God so I can't physically bless you so I'm literally doing nothing but extending a simple everyday courtesy of just being polite and nice
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 12:10 am
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:08 am to AnonymousTiger
Where's the ACLU?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:10 am to Tactical1
quote:
Well it says it was a class rule.
Which is fricking retarded
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:11 am to Wayne Campbell
quote:
Maybe the other student didn't appreciate having her religious beliefs shoved down their throat.
Is that what saying bless you is? she didnt even say god bless you.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:16 am to AnonymousTiger
quote:
She said that we're not going to have godly speaking in her class and that's when I said we have a constitutional right," said Turner.
I guess I really shouldn't be surprised any more that people still get this so horribly wrong.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:16 am to AnonymousTiger
where was the rules are rules crowd when the rule said homos can't marry each other?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:17 am to AnonymousTiger
what is happening to this country?
Next a kid will be suspended for saying "Oh my GOD, it's hot in here." or for including "under God" in the pledge.
Next a kid will be suspended for saying "Oh my GOD, it's hot in here." or for including "under God" in the pledge.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:18 am to AnonymousTiger
I'm not religious by any means and I say 'bless you' when someone sneezes.
What in the actual frick.
What in the actual frick.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:19 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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I guess I really shouldn't be surprised any more that people still get this so horribly wrong.
Eh, the teacher said you can't express your religious freedoms afforded to you by the first amendment. Had she just left it at, there will be no responses in my class to coughing or sneezing...no issue. But not being allowed to make "godly comments" in her class is an issue.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 12:20 am
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:23 am to HempHead
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What in the actual frick.
I remember we'd all say "bless you" when someone sneezed to be little shits, so that may be where the rule came from.
Or the teacher could be a miserable person.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:25 am to Golfer
I think he's referring to people saying that they can say whatever they want and not have to pay consequences for it.
The problem here is that saying "bless you" after someone sneezes isn't religious at all. Not anymore at least.
The problem here is that saying "bless you" after someone sneezes isn't religious at all. Not anymore at least.
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