Students Told to Stop ‘USA!’ Chant, Take Off American Flag Bandanas…
Oxnard Union School District superintendent Gabe Soumakian told Fox News Radio that “we need to pursue this further” and “work with teachers and students and the community about the concept of cultural proficiency.” Soumakian and Camarillo High School principal Glenn Lipman felt that the students’ actions might have had racist undertones since the schools have large Hispanic student populations.
“We wanted to make sure [their actions weren't] racially motivated, and I told the kids I just want to be sensitive to the feelings of everybody,” Lipman said. “If we’re doing it for patriotism, that’s fine. But if we’re doing it for something else that’s racially motivated, I’m not going to allow that.”
But the students deny any racial element to their chants. “We’ve done it always,” one student said. “It’s something we do. It’s the same group of friends. We’re all very patriotic.” The four students gained support from their peers: More than 100 students gathered by the school’s flagpole the following morning to protest in patriotic clothing.
Principal Glenn Lipman seems to have been brainwashed by the left as he seems to see a racist under every rock or school locker. So now the left is telling us that patriotism is racist. Maybe Mr. Lipman should be looking for another job outside of the school system. This kind of BS makes one feel sorry for the few of those conservative teachers who have to work in a sea of brain dead liberalism. Keep those conservatives in your prayers because they need them badly.
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Jorge, you were an AW? Cool rate. Retire AWCS or AWCM?
This nation needs a good "cleansing" of these filthy liberals like Lipman. If these illegals have a problem with some people chanting USA then they can carry their illegal asses outta here and Lipman can take the lead. What if the illegals had started chanting Mexico. Mexico. Would that have been a problem? Id bet folding money there wouldnt have been a word said about it. The frogs will take care of the frogs and the filthy liberals will take care of the filthy liberals. Theres only one way we can save this nation. And if we dont do it soon itll be too late.
This is the letter I send to the superintendent:
Dear Superintendent Gabe Soumakian,
I have just read the following story,
Link to story: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/340639/students-told-stop-usa-...
"Four California high-school students were reportedly suspended for chanting “U.S.A! U.S.A!” and wearing American flag bandanas during a basketball game. While their punishment has since been rescinded, school administrators said “the incident is far from over.”
Oxnard Union School District superintendent Gabe Soumakian told Fox News Radio that “we need to pursue this further” and “work with teachers and students and the community about the concept of cultural proficiency.” Soumakian and Camarillo High School principal Glenn Lipman felt that the students’ actions might have had racist undertones since the schools have large Hispanic student populations.
“We wanted to make sure [their actions weren't] racially motivated, and I told the kids I just want to be sensitive to the feelings of everybody,” Lipman said. “If we’re doing it for patriotism, that’s fine. But if we’re doing it for something else that’s racially motivated, I’m not going to allow that.”
But the students deny any racial element to their chants. “We’ve done it always,” one student said. “It’s something we do. It’s the same group of friends. We’re all very patriotic.” The four students gained support from their peers: More than 100 students gathered by the school’s flagpole the following morning to protest in patriotic clothing."
and I must say that I am appalled at the school districts actions. To my understanding Oxnard School District is in California and California is in the United States of America. Now if I am incorrect and Oxnard is not in the United States of America, but is located outside our Great Nation, then I am sorry.
But since Oxnard is located in the USA, these students should not have been condemned for their actions, they should in fact be commend for their actions, because this is America and they are showing their support for this Great Nation. I know all this BS about being Mexican-American, Black American and so forth, but I do not care for it nor do I support it. If you are here in America and want to be or are a citizen here, you are not a Mexican-American, Black-American, Asian-American or whatever and I do not care whether your skin is brown, black, yellow, white or pink polka dot, you are an American, period.
If you are not an American or do not want to become an American citizen, then you are free to leave. But if you wish to be here, you are not free to change our customs and beliefs. If you want to become an American Citizen, then it is up to you to acclimate to and learn our customs, beliefs and language, not the other way around.
So in closing, those four young me should be commended for supporting America, a Great Nation under God! Not condemed!
Sincerely,
Bill Johnson
Here is his email address if you want too: sup@ouhsd.k12.ca.us
Can we get this straight Once and for all. (Socialist Marxist Muslim Brotherhood Communitist) Obama cannot be both a communist or socialist and a Muslim. Commies do not believe in God. I would say he is a socialist who sympathizes with the muslim grievances, since he was raised by socialist grandparents who saw a racist behind every bush.
Sorry Louis I should have addressed my comment more to the few who were saying that there are no good schools in America, You are all very correct when referring to the way these young men were treated, Lipman did not have the rights of these young Americans in mind. He was just thinking of his progressive left party. I was making sure that those who were says that no good schools are left in our country know that there are good people still in the schools fighting to do the right thing.
There is a third - the Islamic.
Reference the last sentence ..."Keep those conservatives in your prayers because they need them badly." I support and agree with that statement and I'd go further to say keep the liberal progressives in your e-mails.
Register your concern respectfully with Principal Lipman and the school board. Let them know America will not be dismantled by their brainwashed perspective.
Get busy people.
Mr. Moon : The only baby in the bathwater with regard to this article is Mr. Lipman as near as I can tell. If he cannot stand up for the students who are standing up for America he should be thrown out along with his bathwater. We don't need to make apologies for patriotic people/students or censor them.
I applaud the gang of Four!
U-S-A all the W-A Y! OBAMA AND THE LIB LEFT BRAIN DEAD GENE DEPRIVED AT BIRTH, CAN GO SUCK AN EGG!