Saturday, December 10, 2011

NC: Bonehead principal forced to retire

We read:
"The North Carolina school principal who suspended a 9-year-old boy for saying a female teacher was 'cute' has been forced to retire over the decision.

Emanyea Lockett was given a three-day suspension from Gaston's Brookside Elementary School after he told another student his teacher was 'cute' and a substitute teacher overheard the comment, the Gaston Gazette reported.

School officials investigated the incident and found that Emanyea had done nothing wrong. The school board then gave principal Jerry Bostic one hour to stand down or face termination."

Source

A bit harsh to fire him after many years of service but maybe he was getting senile and thus likely to make more bad judgments. My guess is that he would only have gotten a reprimand if the kid had been white.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is not the least bit harsh to fire this man. He still maintains he made a good decision and has refused to see the truth. With such defective thinking and intransigence clearly showing it makes all the rest of his decisions suspect.

The big question now is how many others has he abused in like fashion who didn't get national press coverage?

Anonymous said...

@1:30 - There's nothing like extrapolating from a single data point.

Brian from Virginia said...

Anon 130: Abuse? That's a bit strong. I would say he overreached or that that was overzealous in suspending the kid. But this is the problem with 'zero tolerance' policies; you end up with zero tolerance for common sense. Just how is a nine year old kid saying that his teacher is cute an actionable offense? Unless he said more that we haven't heard about, and even then, that warrants a good ole talking to, rather then a three day suspension.

A. Levy said...

Quite obviously, what we're seeing here is just another case of political correctness run amuck in one of our public indoctrination camps. The "society-corroding" PC "virus" is so deeply ingrained in our education systems, that it is now seen as "normal". It is not!

"To conquer a nation without the use of military force, you must first control the minds of their young..." --- Karl Marx

Anonymous said...

"The "society-corroding" PC "virus"

All is well on the liberal front. Conservative America is dying. LOL.

Anonymous said...

I think the guy made the right decision given the hysteria that is surrounding child abuse today. Why should he risk getting fired for "not doing enough". That's the lesson from Paterno at Penn State; ten years from now, someone can come back and accuse you. The PA Governor, State Attorney General and State Police Commissioner created this new legal standard without input from the legislature. Who decides what "enough" is: them, you, me, the media, the plaintiff's lawyers? That's the legislature's job. The lawyers are saying anything they can to taint the civil trial. Their goal is not to find the truth but to force as big of a settlement out of Penn State as possible. Of which, they will get 40%. Ten victims at $20 Million each is $200 Million, of which they will get $40 Million. The media reports rumors and gossip as fact to sell ads and maybe win a Pulitzer.

Bird of Paradise said...

Now if they could only make that idiot principal who wouldnt allow american flags on CINO DeMAYO to not only resign in disgrace but applogise as well

Anonymous said...

No one should have gotten fired, and no one should have gotten suspended. The people involved completely overreacted and should have stopped, assessed the situation, and moved on.

Zero-tolerance has no place in any system. Rules must be followed, but rules must be established that are enforceable and must provide for Constitutional personal liberties.

Kee Bird said...

Annon 4:13 Zero tolerence should be eleminated its rediculous

Dale Cooper said...

Right now, we have zero tolerance for murder. Are you sure you want to eliminate zero tolerance across the board, Mr. Bird? Just have to ask.

Anonymous said...

Dale,

Actually, we don't have zero tolerance for murder. Because the state investigates the crime and even if they come to the conclusion that murder took place, there may be extenuating circumstances, the state may decide to lower the charge if it can bring another suspect to justice, and even after conviction and sentencing, it still may be possible to get out early due to good behavior or some other act that is an overall good. Not saying it happens in every case in all situations, but to say we have zero tolerance for murder is a bit naive and displays a certain lack of understanding about the world you live in.

Dale Cooper said...

@9:28 - I stand corrected. My cynicism got in the way of unintended consequences.

Anonymous said...

People in the States are more afraid of lawyers than terrorists - or have they become the same cohort (so threatening are they!)