Colo. Teacher Sorry for Kicking Student
DURANGO, Colo. – A part-time college instructor has apologized for kicking a student because he was wearing a Republican shirt.
Fort Lewis College student Mark O’Donnell said he was showing people his College Republicans sweat shirt, which said “Work for us now … or work for us later,” when Maria Spero kicked him in the leg at an off-campus restaurant.
Spero, a visiting instructor of modern languages, apologized to O’Donnell in a letter dated Oct. 29.
“I acted entirely inappropriately by kicking you, giving vent to a thoughtless knee-jerk political reaction that should never have happened,” she wrote. “Before the incident, I did not know you and that you are a Fort Lewis student.”
O’Donnell said the apology wasn’t enough and he plans to file a complaint with the college.
Well isn’t this just amazing? Assault because of a t-shirt with a political statement the teacher did not like. Now.. analyzing this..
1. She wasn’t the teacher of the student.
2. She kicked him off campus and in a restaurant.
3. She didn’t even know him.
Now I haven’t seen the police report. I don’t know if she was arrested (I hope she was!).. but I wonder if a guy went up to a woman and kicked her because of a statement on her t-shirt if he would be getting what appears to be the same treatment. Oh and the apology letter is meant to make it all better??
This is not someone I want working in an educational institution. Freedom of thought, freedom of speech (Not Consequence Free) are principals we want in colleges. No one should be physcially abused just because they wear a political t-shirt. I hope she looses her job and I urge you all to send in an email to the Fort Lewis College. Zero Tolerance laws go both ways.. if they apply to students they should apply to teachers.
The Office of Human Resources Staff:
Vicki Caskey – Director
(970) – 247 – 7429
caskey_v@fortlewis.edu
Steve Miller – Assistant Director of Human Resources
(970) – 247 – 7423
miller_s@fortlewis.edu
Susie Huffman – Human Resources Specialist
(970) – 247 – 7433
Huffman_S@fortlewis.edu
he has said several things that contradict each other. after being crushed in one debate, he came up with, “hey, we’re all Americans”, blah blah blah, then he was right back with red hot hate.
only pcd has gotten to me like him.
snatch is a baby hater compared to mike.
49 – shiloh, you have personally attacked people here as well. i’m not fond of the name calling. who knows, maybe he really thinks sandy is an anti-semite. peejz has been called a racist, and i think i have as well. whatever. if you don’t like what he writes, no one says you need to respond.
51 – nice how you rank us. where do i sit in your scale?
K – i was actually getting pissed at you for not agreeing with me.
i think i’ve modified (or tried to) the way i express myself because of some of the valid criticism directed towards me.
he plays at it, but not seriously.
you can tell by the typos when i’m fired up that my emotions are getting away from me – like when i was on the verge of saying things to you i would regret.
those i mentioned in 51 are the only ones i’ve ranked so far.
they’re the bottom 3 – you’re numero uno, dear.
actually, earlier today i told Sandyb i ;oved her – but it’s more of an admiration. the girl is smart.
bah, can we get back to talking about the issues and not the people who post?
p.s. i think snatch is a teddy bear
don’t you love how “high-minded” communists like Shiloh are so quick to label conservatives and republicas as “racists” and “nazis”….c’mon Shiloh, it’s getting old.
i’ve never called you a nazi. i’ve alredy given you examples of your racism. thank you.
What example????????
I’m still waiting for it.
i’m just egging you on mike. after all, we’re all Americans, right?
Well, I sometimes wonder about you…
for someone who claims to be and American and love our country, you, like your candidate, have an uncanny knack for siding with it’s enemies.
if half of America will votes for Kerry, would they be siding with ‘our’ enemies, too?
Yes, but the sad part is that some of them don’t realize it. I mean, good gosh, did you ever ask yourself why terrorists would want Kerry in office? On second thought, maybe you shouldn’t, you could agrue yourself to death.
All democrats should be thrown in jail for their ties to terrorism.
Shiloh, Did you see my question to you on the top subject of recent posts???
Shiloh, isn’t here.
Thank goodness, I miss him about like I miss an ingrown toenail.:lol:
Monkey,
Since when does disagreement with this administration equate to siding with the terrorists?
I guess we should blindly follow those who lead and never question where they are taking us.
KY,
at least he adds something to debate about. Otherwise it would be right against righter, if that makes any sense.
You could look at it that may I suppose. But debating with him is kind of stilted because he only sees one side to a thing: his. And he doesn’t like to hear anything we have to say because it goes against his way of thinking, at least that is the impression I get.
So you actually see the other side of things and listen to what they have to say.
I try. Sometimes its not easy but I do try, even when I’m not shown the same courtesy.
Good night
Remember to go out and vote.