The Constitution does not end when a child walks into the Classroom. The school is wrong, violated this young girl's unalienable right to speak freely, and the School Administrator as well as the Teacher/Instructor should be terminated, immediately.
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:48 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > Michael Clark reports for Channel 5 WMC > <http://m.wmctv.com/wmctv/db_332019/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=rFcw0OFz&pn=&ps=#display> > in Tennessee, Aug. 20, 2014, that Dyer County High School suspended senior > Kendra Turner for breaking a class rule by saying "bless you" to a > classmate who'd sneezed. > --- > their school ... their rules. > next ... > > On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 6:01:10 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Eowyn posted: " If you're a student at Dyer County High School, a >> public high school in Newbern, Tennessee, you should know that you can get >> suspended for the heinous crime of saying "Bless you." Michael Clark >> reports for Channel 5 WMC in Tennessee, Aug. 20, 2014," Respond to >> this post by replying above this line >> >> New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> Tennessee public >> school suspends student for saying “Bless you” >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/20/tennessee-public-school-suspends-student-for-saying-bless-you/> >> by >> Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> >> >> [image: Dyer County High School] >> <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/dyer-county-high-school.jpg> >> >> If you're a student at Dyer County High School >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyer_County_High_School>, a public high >> school in Newbern, Tennessee, you should know that you can get suspended >> for the heinous crime of saying "Bless you." >> >> Michael Clark reports for Channel 5 WMC >> <http://m.wmctv.com/wmctv/db_332019/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=rFcw0OFz&pn=&ps=#display> >> in Tennessee, Aug. 20, 2014, that Dyer County High School suspended senior >> Kendra Turner for breaking a class rule by saying "bless you" to a >> classmate who'd sneezed. >> >> Turner said her teacher told her saying "bless you" was for church, "that >> we're not going to have godly speaking in her class and that's when I said >> we have a constitutional right." When Turner defended her actions, she was >> told to see an administrator. The girl finished the class period in >> in-school suspension. >> >> Students sent WMC Action News 5's Michael Clark a photo of the teacher's >> white board that lists "bless you" and other expressions that are banned as >> part of class rules. (I've circled the words "Bless You" in red.) >> >> [image: Dyer County High School whiteboard] >> <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/dyer-county-high-school-whiteboard1.jpg> >> >> Turner's youth pastor Becky Winegardner said, "There were several >> students that were talking about this particular faculty member there that >> was very demeaning to them in regard to their faith. This was something >> that had come up previously in the last few weeks just since the beginning >> of school and I shared with all of those students what their rights were." >> >> After meeting with school administrators, Turner's parents say the school >> leaders claim the outburst was a classroom distraction and that she shouted >> "bless you" across the room. The teacher claimed Turner was being >> disruptive and aggressive. >> >> Yesterday, Aug. 19, Turner's classmates showed their support by wearing >> hand made bless you shirts. >> >> Turner said she doesn't want trouble for her teacher but says she'll >> stand up for her faith, "It's alright to defend God and it's our >> constitutional right because we have a freedom of religion and freedom of >> speech." >> Here's contact info: >> >> *Peggy Dodds, Principal* >> Dyer County High School >> 1000 W Main St >> Newbern, TN 38059 >> (731) 627-2229 >> >> [image: Peggy Dodds (l); Dwight Hedge (r)] >> <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/peggy-dodds1.jpg> >> >> Peggy Dodds (l); Dwight Hedge (r) >> >> *Dr. Dwight L. Hedge, Superintendent* >> Dyer County School District >> 159 Everett Ave. >> Dyersburg, TN 38024 >> Phone: (731)285-6712 >> >> *~Eowyn* >> >> *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>* | August >> 20, 2014 at 12:52 pm | Tags: Dwight Hedge >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=dwight-hedge>, Dyer County High >> School <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=dyer-county-high-school>, Dyer >> County Schools superintendent >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=dyer-county-schools-superintendent>, >> Kendra Turner <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=kendra-turner>, Peggy >> Dodds <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=peggy-dodds> | Categories: >> Children <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=34928689>, >> Christians/Christianity <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=111409284>, >> Constitution <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=29050>, Culture War >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=20812>, Education >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=15005908>, First Amendment >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=51156>, God >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=7816>, Liberals/Democrats/Left >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=115894710>, Obama's America >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=12285619>, persecution of >> Christians <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=212735197> | URL: >> http://wp.me/pKuKY-rB6 >> >> Comment >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/20/tennessee-public-school-suspends-student-for-saying-bless-you/#respond> >> See all comments >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/20/tennessee-public-school-suspends-student-for-saying-bless-you/#comments> >> >> Unsubscribe >> <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=0Yl%2F%2FU8l92%2FE_mKhvh%26CeyqOK%3FmeJaJqtIn%7CwSRJqOF70%3FmZ_2> >> to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. >> Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions >> <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. >> >> >> *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: >> http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/20/tennessee- >> public-school-suspends-student-for-saying-bless-you/ >> >> Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> >> >> >> -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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