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A soldier at the Bangor meeting said that when he took his
children from school early to say goodbye, he was told it
would be an unexcused absence.

Another soldier reported that when he asked a school
guidance counselor to watch for changes in his child's
demeanor or behavior, the counselor said, "You're in the
Army, aren't you? Your child should be able to deal with
it."

Another parent said that when she told the school principal
that her child had been teased by other children who said
her father could be killed in the war, she was told there
was nothing school officials could do because the other
children were right and what the child's father was doing
was wrong.
Bluegrass girl /blockquote>

On 3/04/03, Former NYC'er: please try to defend this wrote:
> A soldier at the Bangor meeting said that when he took his
> children from school early to say goodbye, he was told it
> would be an unexcused absence.
>
> Another soldier reported that when he asked a school
> guidance co...See More
Mar 4, 2003
Former NYC'er /blockquote>

Defend what you posted as impied proof of "harassment"?

What you poated in part and without and cite was in fact
PART of an AP wire story which you may or may not have read
in whole.

The headline and main thrust of the news repot was:

"Guard blames national media for teacher flap"

...See More
Mar 4, 2003
B.G. in Derby City /blockquote>

On 3/04/03, Former NYC'er wrote:
> Defend what you posted as impied proof of "harassment"?
>
> What you poated in part and without and cite was in fact
> PART of an AP wire story which you may or may not have read
> in whole.
>
> The headline and main thrust of the news repot w...See More
Mar 5, 2003
Cynic /blockquote>

You asked for proof of the incidents and it was presented to
you. You did not dispute this.

You went on to post other parts of the story regarding the
public reaction to the incidents and then asked for an apology.

You neglected to address your original contention that there
was "no proof" or ...See More
Mar 5, 2003
Bill In Mass /blockquote>

*****
A soldier at the Bangor meeting said that when he took his
children from school early to say goodbye, he was told it
would be an unexcused absence.
*****

My response has nothing to do with the issue at hand but
instead focuses on this example, which I believe to be a
spurious one.
...See More
Mar 9, 2003


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