tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074072896146274250.post6794875448121328585..comments2023-08-26T12:42:28.808-03:00Comments on Flint's Follies: What the ... religious intolerance?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074072896146274250.post-65121835456146379562012-05-15T09:09:24.976-03:002012-05-15T09:09:24.976-03:00You can't agree more that the person who wrote...You can't agree more that the person who wrote the article left things? Hmmmm ... I went back and reread her article and I still can't see her mentioning any of the facts that would have hurt her view.<br /><br />From what I have read people had been complaining about the proselytizing. It didn't just come out during that day of discussions. The shirt was, unfortunately, what the principal decided to act on. I think she should take a page from the father's book the next time William Swinimer starts acting out.Flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751432023350206246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074072896146274250.post-66913825306555713782012-05-15T01:17:35.966-03:002012-05-15T01:17:35.966-03:00I have just stumbled across your blog post. I cou...I have just stumbled across your blog post. I could not disagree more with what you have posted.<br /><br />The action taken by Ruth Wilkins, the Vice Principal at Forest Heights, in demanding William Swinimer not wear his t-shirt, and citing hate speech at the time, was the catalyst for the escalation of this student's behaviour and this full event.<br /><br />I am agnostic, and for years worked as a Teacher's Aide with teen students that had difficulties with social cues. <br /><br />The actions of administration here, IF William had been demonstrating harassing behaviour BEFORE the escalation of events, would have been to log events of harassment. That's what aides do. In this case there was no such action taken, and that would be because the prosyletizing was not over the top until school administration took such a wrong step.<br /><br />To quote students who are NOW giving their take on his behaviour provides no information about William Swinimer's behaviour weeks ago. <br /><br />Was he most likely annoying. You bet. So are students who loudly announce, through the hallways, their sports wins and how much they had to drink on the weekend. Annoying does not equal harassing.<br /><br />Had he probably told some students they would burn in hell. Probably. That is not harassment either. That is his allowed opinion. Students say much, much worse to each other regularly. They also have the ability to walk away and ignore.<br /><br />With regard to the 'discussion' administration arranged, I am not with you on that either. They are setting up that student, yet again, to be in the hot seat. Just more subtle administrative bullying. As a parent of an 18 and 16 year old there would be no possible way I'd allow either son to a 'discussion' lead by an administration that had so fully failed to start.<br /><br />If you followed this story further you would find at the meeting that did take place, without the Swinimers, other parents complained about the perceived atmosphere of intolerance towards Christians at the school.<br /><br />ArleneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com