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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 10 points 42 minutes ago

I became involved because I reside in Washington County, I went to school my entire life in these schools. The things that are happening now have happened for as long as I can remember. It’s the “good ole boy” system. They protect each other and let each other get away with whatever they want, and it needs to stop.

Many such cases, tale as old as time, etc.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 hour ago

Mr. Ervin has explained that he meant nothing offensive and that we have simply misunderstood his intentions,” the board said.

Uh huh, we just misunderstood (slightly paraphrased) "god you're hot, what school do you go to?"

There are SO many ways to interpret this, you don't know what he meant, except for that all those ways are all fucked up in the head

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 34 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Watch the far right rally around this.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago (14 children)

I'm sure you are correct, but is there a non-far right anymore?

[–] cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 38 minutes ago

Neoliberals?

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

when you are that far right you are in Far Reich terroritory

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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 23 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

And he is sitting next to her and grabs her when he says it... Ewww.

Definitely investigate this guy, i bet he has a BAD history. May be some criminal charges in the future.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 14 points 2 hours ago

He is already not allowed on school grounds unsupervised because of his sexual comments to children from before this incident.

So agreed on the bad history.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 26 points 3 hours ago (47 children)

Thats what you get when you choose your leaders by popularity contest. That wouldn't be appropriate even if she was an adult.

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[–] Danarchy@lemmy.nz 70 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

White House chief of staff: “Mr president.. we’ve found your new Secretary of Education sir”

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 12 points 3 hours ago

Might end up attorney general. Have they been on TV before?

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Conservatives are all pedophiles. This cannot be stressed enough.

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[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 14 points 3 hours ago

everyone at that meeting should be barred from any sort of role in the educational sector + atleast a year long mandatory training on identifying & preventing sexual harassment.

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 36 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 22 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The member would never have said it in the first place, if the school board culture was not already like that.

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