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re: Special Needs Student Told To Remove His Varsity Letter
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:07 am to forksup
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:07 am to forksup
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But I really hate Opera culture. Affirmative action, medals for everyone, everyone is equal, etc
Yeah really grinds my gears when I see a kid born with a disability that he had no control over, be given something like a letter and told he's just like the other high schoolers with their letters for participating.
Tell the kid his place!!
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Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:08 am to forksup
The fact that most of the guys whining about the kid getting a letter, have some sort of sports themed user pic or name... 
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 11:13 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:11 am to XxxSpooky1
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Typical mellinial answer. Everybody gets a trophy! This is on the mother. She should not have just bought it and put it on his jacket. You may say it's no big deal, but it's a big deal to the students who actually earned it. I feel for the kid I really do. However, the mom is a shitty parent for not approaching this in the correct manner, meaning talk to the school. Also, if she did talk to the school and they told her no, she is an even worse parent.
Dude, the kid has downs fricking syndrome, it's not like they are giving letters willy nilly so some lanky unathletic water boy. Or some lazy potato chip eating fatass. Some of you are heartless bastards.
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 11:13 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:11 am to GrammarKnotsi
I find it interesting that I've seen two posters that are/were cops think the kid needs to give up the letter. 
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:12 am to Green Chili Tiger
It's not a Congressional Medal of Honor, it's a stupid letter from high school. Who cares ? Tell the school to pound sand and let the kid where what he wants.
Smart educators would have used the perceived privilege to motivate the kid to new levels of achievement in the classroom.
Smart educators would have used the perceived privilege to motivate the kid to new levels of achievement in the classroom.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:13 am to Tigerfan56
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It's a letter earned for participating
It's a letter earned for participating in a varsity sport for the school. This was an extracurricular program, just like lettering in spanish club.
Overall IDGAS one way or the other..in the grand scheme of life who does or doesn't have a letter is so insignificant it doesn't even register. I'm just playing devils advocate a bit.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:15 am to Golfer
The strict adherence to meaningless rules in the grand scheme of things outweighs some people's humanity and compassion. It's pretty hilarious.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:16 am to ccomeaux
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let the kid where what he wants.
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Smart educators
Lulz
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:17 am to WG_Dawg
So hypothetically, if the captain of the basketball team gives his lettermans jacket to his cheerleader girlfriend because she's cold, or these same whiners going to bitch then?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:18 am to BruslyTiger
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So hypothetically, if the captain of the basketball team gives his lettermans jacket to his cheerleader girlfriend because she's cold, or these same whiners going to bitch then?
No, just like nobody would bitch if that same captain gave his jacket to the student in question..
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:19 am to Green Chili Tiger
yeah, oops... you got me. good for you.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:22 am to ccomeaux
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yeah, oops... you got me. good for you.
My mom's going to order me a letter for spelling.....
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:23 am to Tigerfan56
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lol at people in here acting like "the letter must be earned". It's a fricking HS varsity letter, not some prestigious rhodes-scholarship type honor. If it makes the kid happy to wear it, then so be it, let him have his moment. The people against something like this are probably the peaked in HS guys who still talk about their high school sport playing days.
Here, Have another upvote
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:31 am to Tigerfan56
I just believe you earn some things in life. Heartless? Yes, that's life (well before SJW's and Opera's took over the nation). Give him a reward for something he actually did. Was he the MVP? Most improved? Quite simply he didn't earn a letter.
I think letters are relatively useless but they still stand for an accomplishment for a lot of kids/ some adults.
I'm also speaking as a guy that was the complete opposite of a jock in high school. Debate team, computer games, recreational soccer every other month, community service volunteer. That letter stuff had no relevance to me but I put value in things you earn a lot.
I think letters are relatively useless but they still stand for an accomplishment for a lot of kids/ some adults.
I'm also speaking as a guy that was the complete opposite of a jock in high school. Debate team, computer games, recreational soccer every other month, community service volunteer. That letter stuff had no relevance to me but I put value in things you earn a lot.
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 11:34 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:35 am to BruslyTiger
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So hypothetically, if the captain of the basketball team gives his lettermans jacket to his cheerleader girlfriend because she's cold, or these same whiners going to bitch then?
What?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:36 am to Golfer
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I find it interesting that I've seen two posters that are/were cops think the kid needs to give up the letter.
Cops are literally the scum of our society at this point.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:42 am to Green Chili Tiger
the parent that complained I hope has an ischemic stroke on christmas morning
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:50 am to Cracker
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Posted by Cracker
the parent that complained I hope has an ischemic stroke on christmas morning
You really should think before you post. Or better yet, just stop posting altogether.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:54 am to Cracker
Too far man... Too far.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 12:22 pm to forksup
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Opera's
Please explain this part. Why is Opera contributing to the problem, in your eyes?
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 12:23 pm
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