One Hilldale High School student was taken to a juvenile facility Wednesday after refusing to stop screaming obscenities during a demonstration against the suspension of the school’s principal, police said.I think there's a general presumption that protesting high school student reside in coastal cities or other "Blue State" communities, where such behavior is generally viewed in a more favorable light. Well, either things are really changing quickly in Oklahoma after their recent economic boom, or this is a really good principal caught in a bizarre feud with the local Superintendent.
On Monday, up to 300 students also walked out of class to protest the suspension and possible firing of Dewayne Pemberton. He was suspended with pay last week.No one seems to be talking publicly about the origins of this feud, but according to the Muskugee Phoenix, it appears to stem from a spat with the assistant principal/athletic director over a coach not having a CDL for bus duty.
Superintendent D.B. Merrill has declined to give reasons for the suspension, calling it a personnel matter.
Muskogee police officer Brad Holt said the student demonstration this morning was peaceful.
One student has been arrested, another suspended and as of yesterday, the protests continue, although now they seem to be limited to before and after school, not during class. There may be some issues with America spreading democracy around the world, but at least the spirit is alive and well in America's Heartland.
Props to all the kids for keeping it peaceful, even if some may have scratched up some administrators' cars. I can think of no better lesson in community engagement for these students than to be a part of this protest.
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Why should screaming obscenities be an arrestable offense? Particularly at a political rally. Get the ACLU on this motherfucker.
As for the kids who keyed up the cars, fuck them. That's vandalism and real asshole vandalism at that. Lock 'em up and throw away the ... key.
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