You fucktard libtarded democrats! These jackwads voted this stuff and know they are getting ready to take it up the ass some more.
Your fancy "cheap" bronze plan?? Yeah. That one. The one you love because the premium is "cheap"? Kiss you copays adios. As of January 1, they go BYE BYE. You are flying by the seat of your $6,000 deductible! Every single expense you incur until you total up 6 grand comes out of YOUR PRETTY POCKET. How's that gonna work out for you???
Fuck all you fucking liberals. Kiss my white ass.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Parent(s) of DeWitt School student
After I posted today, I started thinking that maybe I should actually ask permission to blog about this situation out of respect and any legal issue. I sent the parent a private message via the forum I see this posted on. The parent gave me complete permission as she said, "The more people aware of what schools do, the better". BONUS.
The parent told me, too, that another thing that just adds to the frustration of this goddamn school is their "entitlement" mentality, as it was put to me. Every year before school, these schools send out a LENGTHY list of school supplies. Even the elementary aged kids have a list that would EASILY cost a parent $50/per pupil. That's a lot of cash for an age that uses scissors, crayons, and glue sticks! But, in DeWitt, parent, Marcy, told me add on colored pencils, flash cards, regular pencils, pencil cases, folders, composition books, and even CLASS donations of kleenex, hand sanitizer, Clorox Wipes, etc. When I was a kid, our TAX dollars paid for that stuff. I didn't need a THING until maybe middle school and that was only what I wanted to keep organized (folders, trapper keepers, etc). Marcy said it is ALWAYS money there and they are constantly whining about how much they do NOT have. Marcy says it's an affluent neighborhood and I should look at their transparency reporting on their main webpage.
Right on the front page of their website, a link to their transparency. How enlightening!
ONE HUNDRED FORTY THREE THOUSAND?? And they have to supply their own pencils in elementary school? No wonder! No money left after paying that dickhead's salary. I also read then DeWitt teachers are the HIGHEST paid in their county AND in the top five in the tri-county area. But goddamn it, supply your own pencils and give us kleenex.
Marcy said last year this school district worked for a few months without a contract. I guess teachers can't strike in Michigan per Michigan law so Marcy said EVERY morning before school they would walk arm in arm in their parking lots and around their buildings parading in front of parents as they dropped their kids off. How fucking unclassy can you get? Personally, I at least if they were to strike, nobody would have to get up in the morning and expose themselves to their bullshit. Highest paid teachers in their county and they whine like the pussies they are.
Marcy said it wasn't only income they were bitching about, but their "rising health costs". Does anyone see the irony there? LIBERALS voted Obama and his healthcare in. Schools are LIBERAL. This school is pissed off about it. The karma police just bit their fucking ass. Stupid fuckbag teachers. Those who can do, do. Those who can't do TEACH.
On Twitter, this graphic came up in a circle I follow. Funny shit right there.
Anyway, Marcy gave me permission to post her letters to the school about the assault accusations as long as I take out names, etc. Please feel free to use them as a template if you find yourself in a similar situation.
The parent told me, too, that another thing that just adds to the frustration of this goddamn school is their "entitlement" mentality, as it was put to me. Every year before school, these schools send out a LENGTHY list of school supplies. Even the elementary aged kids have a list that would EASILY cost a parent $50/per pupil. That's a lot of cash for an age that uses scissors, crayons, and glue sticks! But, in DeWitt, parent, Marcy, told me add on colored pencils, flash cards, regular pencils, pencil cases, folders, composition books, and even CLASS donations of kleenex, hand sanitizer, Clorox Wipes, etc. When I was a kid, our TAX dollars paid for that stuff. I didn't need a THING until maybe middle school and that was only what I wanted to keep organized (folders, trapper keepers, etc). Marcy said it is ALWAYS money there and they are constantly whining about how much they do NOT have. Marcy says it's an affluent neighborhood and I should look at their transparency reporting on their main webpage.
Right on the front page of their website, a link to their transparency. How enlightening!
| Superintendent | ||||
| Salary | $ 135,000.00 | |||
| Insurances | 2,870.64 | |||
| Taxable Life Insurance | 240.00 | |||
| Cash in Lieu of Insurance | 4,800.00 | |||
| Total Compensation | $142,910.64 | |||
ONE HUNDRED FORTY THREE THOUSAND?? And they have to supply their own pencils in elementary school? No wonder! No money left after paying that dickhead's salary. I also read then DeWitt teachers are the HIGHEST paid in their county AND in the top five in the tri-county area. But goddamn it, supply your own pencils and give us kleenex.
Marcy said last year this school district worked for a few months without a contract. I guess teachers can't strike in Michigan per Michigan law so Marcy said EVERY morning before school they would walk arm in arm in their parking lots and around their buildings parading in front of parents as they dropped their kids off. How fucking unclassy can you get? Personally, I at least if they were to strike, nobody would have to get up in the morning and expose themselves to their bullshit. Highest paid teachers in their county and they whine like the pussies they are.
Marcy said it wasn't only income they were bitching about, but their "rising health costs". Does anyone see the irony there? LIBERALS voted Obama and his healthcare in. Schools are LIBERAL. This school is pissed off about it. The karma police just bit their fucking ass. Stupid fuckbag teachers. Those who can do, do. Those who can't do TEACH.
On Twitter, this graphic came up in a circle I follow. Funny shit right there.
Anyway, Marcy gave me permission to post her letters to the school about the assault accusations as long as I take out names, etc. Please feel free to use them as a template if you find yourself in a similar situation.
DeWitt Public Schools Bullying Sagas
The parent(s) of this Joey kid haven't posted today about any updates, but I do see where I missed yesterday's. I will copy and paste because it is easier.
"Another day without any contact from this school so in my nature, it was time to do another step. I sent email to the president and vice president of the school board. Ironically, Mr. President works for a law-firm. Coincidence? I think not. Personally, I think they ALL have the best interests of the school so I know my attempts will just be turned around to go back on me, but at least this people will be 'bothered' and know I don't stop. It was THIS email that got the superintendent's attention. Imagine that. I am telling you, do NOT be afraid to move up the chain to get a response. Mr. OverPaid Superintendent (did I mention he makes $143,000 a year?) just reiterated what had transpired on Friday (as if I didn't already know this) and told me the principal and teacher did NOT find any evidence of bullying. IMAGINE THAT. In doing Google searches, I obtained NUMEROUS news stories of kids who have killed themselves and the school(s) have found 'no evidence'. "
"Let's get one thing straight. A school's TOP PRIORITY is the school's liability. PERIOD. They will do bare minimum required by law and to prevent any liability, but they do NOT want to get involved. PERIOD. Ms. Principal followed with email stating, again, there was no "evidence" of bullying and cited an incident that contradicts Trevor's story. She continued to sayJohnny is afraid of my husband because he apparently "swears" about Johnny. SO, school NOW wants to police what may or may not happen off school time and property. I know of ZERO incidents where my husband has sworn about this kid and REGARDLESS, they aren't the police of what happens at home! PERIOD."
"What's happened here? They've taken the little shithead's word for it and made a verdict without even consulting my husband or me on other allegations. That's how they work. LIABILITY. In speaking with other parents in the district, they've had similar experiences. In fact, one student who was a victim was suspended for physically defending himself. See how that works? LIABILITY. "
"I have made it known to DeWitt Public Schools that Johnny and his family are to SEIZE from any contact with my son and my family in ANY way, shape, or form. I am DONE."
DAMN! Why can't this piece of shit liberal school just come back and say, "We've addressed with Johnny's parents and with Johnny concerns you and Joey have. You can be assured that Joey is safe at school and any problem has been taken care"? instead, they are turning this all around to make the victim's parents the "problem". This blows my mind!! Making accusations to these parents of what they may or may not do on their own time is WAY out of line, in my opinion. The parent mentioned, too, in her post she was also in contact with an antibullying advocate in her area (who was the one who got the Michigan law passed) and the family attorney. MIND BLOWING.
"Another day without any contact from this school so in my nature, it was time to do another step. I sent email to the president and vice president of the school board. Ironically, Mr. President works for a law-firm. Coincidence? I think not. Personally, I think they ALL have the best interests of the school so I know my attempts will just be turned around to go back on me, but at least this people will be 'bothered' and know I don't stop. It was THIS email that got the superintendent's attention. Imagine that. I am telling you, do NOT be afraid to move up the chain to get a response. Mr. OverPaid Superintendent (did I mention he makes $143,000 a year?) just reiterated what had transpired on Friday (as if I didn't already know this) and told me the principal and teacher did NOT find any evidence of bullying. IMAGINE THAT. In doing Google searches, I obtained NUMEROUS news stories of kids who have killed themselves and the school(s) have found 'no evidence'. "
"Let's get one thing straight. A school's TOP PRIORITY is the school's liability. PERIOD. They will do bare minimum required by law and to prevent any liability, but they do NOT want to get involved. PERIOD. Ms. Principal followed with email stating, again, there was no "evidence" of bullying and cited an incident that contradicts Trevor's story. She continued to sayJohnny is afraid of my husband because he apparently "swears" about Johnny. SO, school NOW wants to police what may or may not happen off school time and property. I know of ZERO incidents where my husband has sworn about this kid and REGARDLESS, they aren't the police of what happens at home! PERIOD."
"What's happened here? They've taken the little shithead's word for it and made a verdict without even consulting my husband or me on other allegations. That's how they work. LIABILITY. In speaking with other parents in the district, they've had similar experiences. In fact, one student who was a victim was suspended for physically defending himself. See how that works? LIABILITY. "
"I have made it known to DeWitt Public Schools that Johnny and his family are to SEIZE from any contact with my son and my family in ANY way, shape, or form. I am DONE."
DAMN! Why can't this piece of shit liberal school just come back and say, "We've addressed with Johnny's parents and with Johnny concerns you and Joey have. You can be assured that Joey is safe at school and any problem has been taken care"? instead, they are turning this all around to make the victim's parents the "problem". This blows my mind!! Making accusations to these parents of what they may or may not do on their own time is WAY out of line, in my opinion. The parent mentioned, too, in her post she was also in contact with an antibullying advocate in her area (who was the one who got the Michigan law passed) and the family attorney. MIND BLOWING.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Ongoing bullying story I am following
I've been following a story via social media and various forums about a school district in Michigan. Specifically, DeWitt School District in DeWitt, MI. One of the parents has been discussing a situation they are currently in and it just blows my mind.
They have a child whom I will call Joey because I truly don't know the kid's name. Joey is in third grade in this district and apparently, became friends with another kid whom I will call Johnny for the same reasons. It appears Johnny has issues of his own as this kid is two years older than his peers in the same grade. He is at 5th grade by age, but currently is enrolled in third. Obviously, there are issues there from the get-go. I don't know what those issues are. I don't know if the parent has mentioned the issue. Anyway, Joey and Johnny were friends in last year's school year, but it looks like there was some trouble that started back then but it was resolved immediately by the teacher. Give that teacher an award as you don't see many step up like that. Schools, in general, just don't want to get involved.
It looks like Joey had many, many concerns since the beginning of the school year where Johnny was concerned. Joey would go home and express distress about how this Johnny kid wasn't his friend anymore and how he was mean to him and whatever else issue there was. Parents had contacted Joey's teacher on more than one instance about these issues. On each occasion, the teacher came back and explained there was no problem with these children and that they were actually friends. But, Joey still came home upset each day and on and on it went.
Here is where this story gets REALLY interesting.
Last week, there was a week-long field trip for this class. The distress after each day from Joey didn't stop. Here is what his mother said online:
"I went to the museum to drop money off for my son for the gift shop because he had forgotten it in the morning. When I got there, I found my son and standing right next to him was Johnny. Naturally, I was concerned so I told Johnny it wasn't nice when kids are not nice to other kids. Clearly, Johnny's guilt went right to his head. It wasn't even an hour after school got out and Ms Principal called me ripping me a new ass because I said "don't bully Joey. I don't like bullies" She continued to school me how I am not permitted to say anything to any child or I would not be able to chaperone. This is where I went full BITCH MODE. I told Ms.Fact Finding Principal that I was NOT a chaperone, that I was there on my OWN time, and that I was NOT on school property so now what did she have? The silence on her end was quite amusing. Owned. Are all school personnel equally ignorant?! Then she had the largest hairy balls of brass to say to me 'well, you wouldn't want another parent to say something to Joey' to which I went into YELLING mode 'NO..I would HOPE another adult would intervene on my behalf and GOD HELP JOEY when he got his little ass home!'. But perhaps, what is most mind blowing is the fact that Johnny's parents were MORE concerned about the fact I said something to their kid than what the kid may have done to PROMPT it! I mean, just WOW. No wonder our society is fucked up nowadays"
Yes, re-read that. Not only did this principal fail to get her facts straight before making accusations, but she has started dictating when and when NOT a parent can intervene on their child's behalf. UNFUCKING REAL. They didn't prevent the problem when the parents expressed concern previously and it escalated. Now they are pissed off when the parent took care of the problem on her own time and off school property. More on this story as it is posted. This will be interesting to see how it resolves.
They have a child whom I will call Joey because I truly don't know the kid's name. Joey is in third grade in this district and apparently, became friends with another kid whom I will call Johnny for the same reasons. It appears Johnny has issues of his own as this kid is two years older than his peers in the same grade. He is at 5th grade by age, but currently is enrolled in third. Obviously, there are issues there from the get-go. I don't know what those issues are. I don't know if the parent has mentioned the issue. Anyway, Joey and Johnny were friends in last year's school year, but it looks like there was some trouble that started back then but it was resolved immediately by the teacher. Give that teacher an award as you don't see many step up like that. Schools, in general, just don't want to get involved.
It looks like Joey had many, many concerns since the beginning of the school year where Johnny was concerned. Joey would go home and express distress about how this Johnny kid wasn't his friend anymore and how he was mean to him and whatever else issue there was. Parents had contacted Joey's teacher on more than one instance about these issues. On each occasion, the teacher came back and explained there was no problem with these children and that they were actually friends. But, Joey still came home upset each day and on and on it went.
Here is where this story gets REALLY interesting.
Last week, there was a week-long field trip for this class. The distress after each day from Joey didn't stop. Here is what his mother said online:
"I went to the museum to drop money off for my son for the gift shop because he had forgotten it in the morning. When I got there, I found my son and standing right next to him was Johnny. Naturally, I was concerned so I told Johnny it wasn't nice when kids are not nice to other kids. Clearly, Johnny's guilt went right to his head. It wasn't even an hour after school got out and Ms Principal called me ripping me a new ass because I said "don't bully Joey. I don't like bullies" She continued to school me how I am not permitted to say anything to any child or I would not be able to chaperone. This is where I went full BITCH MODE. I told Ms.Fact Finding Principal that I was NOT a chaperone, that I was there on my OWN time, and that I was NOT on school property so now what did she have? The silence on her end was quite amusing. Owned. Are all school personnel equally ignorant?! Then she had the largest hairy balls of brass to say to me 'well, you wouldn't want another parent to say something to Joey' to which I went into YELLING mode 'NO..I would HOPE another adult would intervene on my behalf and GOD HELP JOEY when he got his little ass home!'. But perhaps, what is most mind blowing is the fact that Johnny's parents were MORE concerned about the fact I said something to their kid than what the kid may have done to PROMPT it! I mean, just WOW. No wonder our society is fucked up nowadays"
Yes, re-read that. Not only did this principal fail to get her facts straight before making accusations, but she has started dictating when and when NOT a parent can intervene on their child's behalf. UNFUCKING REAL. They didn't prevent the problem when the parents expressed concern previously and it escalated. Now they are pissed off when the parent took care of the problem on her own time and off school property. More on this story as it is posted. This will be interesting to see how it resolves.
Monday, November 2, 2015
School Bullying
When I was a kid in school, we didn't have anti-bullying policies. Yes, there was teasing and some were relentless, but we also lived in a time when schools were ABLE to handle the situation in a way they seemed fit. I distinctly recall a wooden paddle type of thing in the principal's office. I EVEN think I remember a kid having been exposed to it's capabilities.
But that was a time when even after you had your ass paddled at school, you would go home and have it paddled AGAIN by your parents! Parents encouraged school discipline and all of us kids KNEW the consequences of our actions. We didn't have kids killing themselves over teasing to this degree and we certainly didn't have pansy-ass "educators" taking it up the ass by entitlement minded parents.
We now live in a country were everyone is terrified of law-suits and liability. As a result, schools have created policies that, in a nutshell, tend to victimize the victim even more. Schools are terrified to do what they really need to do to take care of a problem. Instead, you see these "1, 2, 3, Magic" bullshit programs in play and "timeouts" as a consequence.
I mean, REALLY??? A timeout?? Yea, I am SURE that'll teach 'em. I guarantee you take a wooden paddle or a leather belt to a kid's ass one time, and they will think twice before they fuck up again.
Because my son has recently started being a target of a kid at school, I have done some research and am in complete and utter AWE at the stories I read. The outrageous number of kids killing themselves over bullying (some as young as 11!!!), the personal protection orders parents are forced to get against five year olds, lawsuits against schools (and a NICE sum of settlement) for failing a student.....just MIND BLOWING.
Bottom line with these schools is LIABILITY. They want to avoid it AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Pay attention how they handle things the next time you have a problem and apply that LIABILITY word to what's happened. Your kid gets suspended for using self defense? It's ALL about liability and not your kid.
But that was a time when even after you had your ass paddled at school, you would go home and have it paddled AGAIN by your parents! Parents encouraged school discipline and all of us kids KNEW the consequences of our actions. We didn't have kids killing themselves over teasing to this degree and we certainly didn't have pansy-ass "educators" taking it up the ass by entitlement minded parents.
We now live in a country were everyone is terrified of law-suits and liability. As a result, schools have created policies that, in a nutshell, tend to victimize the victim even more. Schools are terrified to do what they really need to do to take care of a problem. Instead, you see these "1, 2, 3, Magic" bullshit programs in play and "timeouts" as a consequence.
I mean, REALLY??? A timeout?? Yea, I am SURE that'll teach 'em. I guarantee you take a wooden paddle or a leather belt to a kid's ass one time, and they will think twice before they fuck up again.
Because my son has recently started being a target of a kid at school, I have done some research and am in complete and utter AWE at the stories I read. The outrageous number of kids killing themselves over bullying (some as young as 11!!!), the personal protection orders parents are forced to get against five year olds, lawsuits against schools (and a NICE sum of settlement) for failing a student.....just MIND BLOWING.
Bottom line with these schools is LIABILITY. They want to avoid it AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Pay attention how they handle things the next time you have a problem and apply that LIABILITY word to what's happened. Your kid gets suspended for using self defense? It's ALL about liability and not your kid.
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