Soccer Moms strike again

[Ladies Man]

http://nj.com/news/expresstimes/nj/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1086167083114100.xml

Why the hell would responsible adults be fired over drinking 1 glass of wine at diner.
They didn't give the kids any...
They didn't rip their tops off after the first sip.

What is wrong with the parents of america? They get pissed off at crap like this while their kid is probably out back smoking crack. AGH

 

[gistech1978]

mountains out of molehills.

i wonder how many of the outraged parents are catholic

 

[Ogg]

:thumbsdown:

 

[MrDingleDangle]

i wonder how many of the parents have never had a drink in front of their kids

 

[Mo0o]

This is retarded. We're already short on teachers and these dumbas$ parents want to fire some which they even agree to be good teachers.

 

[Anubis]

another reason wht we need that 1 free kill thingie that in that other thread

 

[DaiShan]

So they are telling me that they have no alcohol in their houses? How can they say the kids are impressionable and shouldn't be exposed to alcohol if they have any in their house. Those that live in glass houses...

 

[Psycho18]

That is a bunch of BS!

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
i wonder how many of the parents have never had a drink in front of their kids

yeah, at the dinner table

 

[GasX]

Oh my gosh, I cannot imagine the ill effects that seeing an adult drink in a responsible manner would have on an impressionable mind! :Q

The horror! the horror!


fvcking stupid ass kneejerkers...

 

[Thraxen]

It's treating things like alcohol as such taboos that makes kids curious. Plus, it's not like that can't see people drinking (or representations of) in TV shows and in movies every day.

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: DaiShan
So they are telling me that they have no alcohol in their houses? How can they say the kids are impressionable and shouldn't be exposed to alcohol if they have any in their house. Those that live in glass houses...

Well you need to remember that a lot of parents these days feel that teachers should be the "parents" to their kids, since the real parents have trouble taking responsibility for anything. I'm sure that most of those parents asking for the firing has alcohol in their house.

 

[jjones]

Wow, that's some really impressive stupidity.

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: Thraxen
It's treating things like alcohol as such taboos that makes kids curious. Plus, it's not like that can't see people drinking (or representations of) in TV shows and in movies every day.

...or see beer commercials when Dad's watching football.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Shouldn't have happened, but it's not some huge deal.

 

[Ness]

The teachers should have set an example for the students, said Jennifer Klimko, also an eighth-grade parent.

"The children were sent home with a sheet explaining that school rules still apply. I don't see why that's any different for the teachers," Klimko said. "They're supposed to be role models for these kids who are going to be going into high school. They're at a very impressionable age right now."

So drinking responsibly isn't a good impression to make on students? She doesn't see why teachers are different? How about them being legally old enough to consume alcohol? They were role models when they only had one drink. That's not only responsible drinking, but according to many popular studies it is healthy drinking.

Maybe these ladies should sit their asses down and watch TV with their kids and see that there are instances of people on TV drinking on many occasions. It might just be me, but TV seems to be the more popular teacher among children these days.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Shouldn't have happened, but it's not some huge deal.

I would argue that it SHOULD have happened.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
This is retarded. We're already short on teachers and these dumbas$ parents want to fire some which they even agree to be good teachers.

Yep.

Originally posted by: isasir

Originally posted by: DaiShan
So they are telling me that they have no alcohol in their houses? How can they say the kids are impressionable and shouldn't be exposed to alcohol if they have any in their house. Those that live in glass houses...

Well you need to remember that a lot of parents these days feel that teachers should be the "parents" to their kids, since the real parents have trouble taking responsibility for anything. I'm sure that most of those parents asking for the firing has alcohol in their house.

So true isasir. So true.

 

[TheNinja]

My two favorite parts of the story:

1. " Linda Quick, the parent of an eighth-grader, agreed the chaperones are good teachers, but she said she is very upset by their behavior...........Her son, Don Quick, who also has a child in the eighth grade" ----- So this lady has a kid and a grandkid in the same grade? That's kind of wierd.

2. "Don Quick said. "If they can't refrain from drinking for a few days, they shouldn t be on the trip. It s like they re out there having a party instead of watching our kids."" ---- ya Don, they were having a raging kegger instead of taking care of your little snot-nosed brat. It's one glass of wine. I agree they shouldn't have done it but this is all going overboard

 

[phantom309]

Another victory for the New Puritans.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Staley8
2. "Don Quick said. "If they can't refrain from drinking for a few days, they shouldn t be on the trip. It s like they re out there having a party instead of watching our kids."" ---- ya Don, they were having a raging kegger instead of taking care of your little snot-nosed brat. It's one glass of wine. I agree they shouldn't have done it but this is all going overboard

Apparently the donster couldn't make the sarcrifice either, so he stayed home and got blasted in front of the TV while underpaid teachers took over the demanding task of raising his soon to be dirtbag whine ass son. :thumbsup: Dad!

 

[ViRGE]

Am I the only one that finds something wrong with this? The teachers were the chaperons and temporary guardians of the kids in question: and as long as they're responsible for the kids, they need not drink. When you're taking temporary care of someone else's kids, there's (largely) an expectation that you won't do these kind of things, as it shouldn't be impossible to avoid drinking for 1 night. Now, they may very well be making too big of a deal out of this, but it was a very poor decision none the less.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Am I the only one that finds something wrong with this? The teachers were the chaperons and temporary guardians of the kids in question: and as long as they're responsible for the kids, they need not drink. When you're taking temporary care of someone else's kids, there's (largely) an expectation that you won't do these kind of things, as it shouldn't be impossible to avoid drinking for 1 night. Now, they may very well be making too big of a deal out of this, but it was a very poor decision none the less.

It's one fvcking drink! Let me tell you, if I had to chaperone a bus load of eigth graders, one drink would be a MINIMUM!

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Anubis
another reason wht we need that 1 free kill thingie that in that other thread

I still say the 10 savage beatings would be more effective.

 

[dman]

Well, if it was a school function then they shouldn't have been drinking. But, to get fired over it seems extreme. Especially given the circumstances that we've seen. Perhaps there's more to the story?