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Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:11 AM Mar 2012

Catholic diocese sorry after punishing girl for speaking native languange

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/01/catholic-diocese-sorry-after-punishing-girl-for-speaking-native-languange/



The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay has apologized after punishing a 12-year-old girl for speaking her Native American language at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Shawano, Wisconsin.

Miranda Washinawatok explained to WGBA that she wasn’t allowed to play in one basketball game after she spoke in her native Menominee language to two students in her 7th grade class.

“It means I love you,” Washinawatok said, recalling that her teacher, Julie Gurta, reacted with anger.

“She sort of threw her hands down on her desk and said don’t be talking like that. How would you like it if I started talking Polish?”



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Catholic diocese sorry after punishing girl for speaking native languange (Original Post) Starry Messenger Mar 2012 OP
What a stupid teacher! elleng Mar 2012 #1
What the hell. n/t bayareamike Mar 2012 #2

elleng

(130,153 posts)
1. What a stupid teacher!
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:15 AM
Mar 2012

COULD have been a learning experience for the whole class, AND teacher could have then translated into Polish.
Hope Diocese gave the teacher a talking-to!

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