Our Bitchy Overlords
By Mitch Berg
They said that if I voted Republican, that government officials would launch vendettas against dissidents and dissenters.
And they were right!
A Texas high school principal has launched a vendetta against a student who gave a flaming counterculture speech…
…referencing God and the Constitution
[Remington] Reimer, a senior at Joshua High School, made national headlines on June 6 when officials cut off his microphone in mid-speech after he strayed from pre-approved remarks and began talking about his relationship with Jesus Christ.
Reimer, who has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, thanked God for “sending His only son to die for me and the rest of the world,” the Joshua Star reported.
The following day the principal met with Reimer’s father and informed him “that he intended to punish Remington for his perceived misdeed.”
“Specifically, he threatened to send a letter to the United States Naval Academy advising them that Remington has poor character or words to that effect,” Sasser told Fox News.After consulting with a school attorney, the principal temporarily retracted the threat, Sasser said.
Just a liberal snit that got overblown?
Principal Mick Cochran defended the school’s decision to cut off the audio feed.
“The district has reviewed the rules and policies regarding graduation speeches and has determined that the policy was followed last night,” he told the Star.
The Joshua ISD issued a statement to MyFoxDFW noting, “student speakers were told that if their speeches deviated from the prior-reviewed material, the microphone would be turned off, regardless of content. When one student’s speech deviated from the prior-reviewed speech, the microphone was turned off, pursuant to District policy and procedure.”
Nothing, naturally, about launching a vendetta to try to screw up the kid’s adult life.
The only real question I have: when will Mr. Cochran be hired as the Saint Paul superintendant?
June 15th, 2013 at 11:02 am
I must agree, in principle, with the principal up to the point of threats.
Graduation ceremonies have pretty much turned into me-fests for certain students and their “proud” families. A kindergarten “graduation” recently resulted in shooting and another in fights. Granted, the perpertrators seem to be low achievers who likely aren’t familiar with graduations of any type (unless you include release from a correctional institution).
The school has the right to strictly control the event, particularly in respect to speakers content. I would laud the principal for shutting down a pro-abortion, pro-Obama, or anti-American ad lib speech by a speaker who was supposed to stick to the script. So, I have to do the same with ideas I agree with.
Again, in true academic freedon style, the principal chose to over-react, likely due to content. I do not agree with that.