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In reply to the discussion: Drinking milk at school: while black [View all]awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)49. No racism was involved?
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Naw, as we say, He went to the back of the "lunchline." You know? Like goin 2 the back of the buss
Jeffersons Ghost
May 2016
#14
Yes, it's almost as if those remarks about "superpredators" were part of a wider problem.
Betty Karlson
May 2016
#85
I wonder how fast the school scrambled to come up with those excuses to cover
cstanleytech
May 2016
#5
This shouldn't be allowed to stop here. There was no reason to go after this child.
Judi Lynn
May 2016
#6
To teach that "respect for authority" they have to double down for minor things
csziggy
May 2016
#44
The problem is that in France and Sweden, they gear their children up to succeed, The US wants their
LiberalArkie
May 2016
#29
wow, imagine thinking that feeding children and providing education is important. what concepts!!
niyad
May 2016
#81
he needs to sue the school district ...... FOR MILLIONS and put the $$$$ into a trust fund.
trueblue2007
May 2016
#15
The story is focusing on the actions of one policeman and some school authorities.
pnwmom
May 2016
#38
The case for racial bias has been well documented in research. Whether that was a factor here
pnwmom
May 2016
#63
We agree on that: the cop was wrong. Racism was just added to the mix, don't know why.
Albertoo
May 2016
#69
it's as though you expect people to walk around with a sign that says 'im doing this out of racism'
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#92
"I don't have no understanding as to why he is being charged with larceny"
Spitfire of ATJ
May 2016
#45
The principal and cop should be fired. Ye Gods, what little minds some people have. nt
Fla Dem
May 2016
#46
This shouldn't happen to any middle school student no matter what color or gender.
Stainless
May 2016
#47
Explain to the children how we do not live in a police state and this is the Land of the Free.
Rex
May 2016
#48
Unbeknownst to Ryan, he had enrolled at a school known for servitude, not science.
jtuck004
May 2016
#52
Why is a police officer patrolling the lunch line of a middle school cafeteria?
oberliner
May 2016
#55
Too many cops are threatened by too many things to be cops in the first place
uponit7771
May 2016
#57