Comments on: Cape Culture Clash http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/ The WGMD 92.7 FM Delmarva Blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: getalife http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3876 getalife Tue, 08 May 2007 16:26:58 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3876 Maybe school board members are left in the dark because they don't get out to the schools. Maybe we should ask how often each board member visits the schools . Communication should go both ways. If they want to be a part of the board, they should CHOOSE to be a part of the school. Not when some big event is going on, but on a regular basis. If we have active board members, they should make their rounds at least to each school in a school year. Some never step foot in a school unless there is a big event, yet they are the first ones to complain when something goes wrong. Or complain because they aren't "aware" of things happening. Are they relying on disgruntled parents or radio show wannabees to share negative information? The best place to go to find out what is happening is to be an active part in the schools that they represent. Not act on hearsay from parents. GET INVOLVED and stop pointing the fingers! Maybe school board members are left in the dark because they don’t get out to the schools. Maybe we should ask how often each board member visits the schools . Communication should go both ways. If they want to be a part of the board, they should CHOOSE to be a part of the school. Not when some big event is going on, but on a regular basis. If we have active board members, they should make their rounds at least to each school in a school year. Some never step foot in a school unless there is a big event, yet they are the first ones to complain when something goes wrong. Or complain because they aren’t “aware” of things happening. Are they relying on disgruntled parents or radio show wannabees to share negative information? The best place to go to find out what is happening is to be an active part in the schools that they represent. Not act on hearsay from parents. GET INVOLVED and stop pointing the fingers!

]]> By: Jared Morris http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3864 Jared Morris Tue, 08 May 2007 11:51:26 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3864 Hey Lefty, Not finding fault with the above scenario.. Listen to the audio clips and tell me that there's not something wrong with this story.. Fact of the matter is, School Board members admit to being left in the dark.. Even those that serve on the Safety Com... If there is no communication, that's when the walls fall.. and Lefty... do you really think that that letter would have been sent home and directly to WGMD had there not been questions raised? Hey Lefty,

Not finding fault with the above scenario.. Listen to the audio clips and tell me that there’s not something wrong with this story.. Fact of the matter is, School Board members admit to being left in the dark.. Even those that serve on the Safety Com… If there is no communication, that’s when the walls fall.. and Lefty… do you really think that that letter would have been sent home and directly to WGMD had there not been questions raised?

]]> By: Lefty http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3810 Lefty Mon, 07 May 2007 14:18:05 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3810 Let me understand this correctly: Some students became angry in the cafeteria. Staff members jumped in the middle to the fray and removed the students who were causing the ruckus. Staff members also stopped some of the students from chasing each other. The principal followed up by sending a letter home to the parents. And you people, are somehow finding fault with the school in this? First of all, it takes a lot of guts to jump in the middle of a fight between high school kids. When a staff member does this, they are literally putting their own health in jeopardy to protect your children. I once saw a 50 year old women receive a broken nose after jumping between two 18 year old boys. But in the recent case at Cape Henlopen, the staff stopped the fight before it ever started. These teachers deserve your praise, not scorn. You guys should be ashamed. Let me understand this correctly:
Some students became angry in the cafeteria. Staff members jumped in the middle to the fray and removed the students who were causing the ruckus. Staff members also stopped some of the students from chasing each other.
The principal followed up by sending a letter home to the parents.
And you people, are somehow finding fault with the school in this?
First of all, it takes a lot of guts to jump in the middle of a fight between high school kids. When a staff member does this, they are literally putting their own health in jeopardy to protect your children. I once saw a 50 year old women receive a broken nose after jumping between two 18 year old boys.
But in the recent case at Cape Henlopen, the staff stopped the fight before it ever started.
These teachers deserve your praise, not scorn. You guys should be ashamed.

]]> By: amish electrician http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3791 amish electrician Sun, 06 May 2007 12:40:00 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3791 The true 'culture clash' in public is schools is how the 'socio-economically depressed' african americans can get away with more because suspendeing them costs the schools money in fedreal funding. In a hypothetical world ina hypothetical Xesses County suppose a white middle class child attending the fictional Hape Cenlopen School of higher learning brought in a bag of catnip and pretended it was weed, and got caught. And at the same fictional school of higher learning 3 african -american children of lower socio-economic background get caught caught skipping classes and are found smoking the real stuff on schools grounds. what are the punishments? the white kid gets suspended and forced to attend a alternative school. The african-americans get a one day in school suspensin. Why because of greed, money, green....etc.. think it could happen? follow the money. The true ‘culture clash’ in public is schools is how the ’socio-economically depressed’ african americans can get away with more because suspendeing them costs the schools money in fedreal funding.

In a hypothetical world ina hypothetical Xesses County suppose a white middle class child attending the fictional Hape Cenlopen School of higher learning brought in a bag of catnip and pretended it was weed, and got caught. And at the same fictional school of higher learning 3 african -american children of lower socio-economic background get caught caught skipping classes and are found smoking the real stuff on schools grounds.

what are the punishments? the white kid gets suspended and forced to attend a alternative school. The african-americans get a one day in school suspensin. Why because of greed, money, green….etc.. think it could happen? follow the money.

]]> By: bucksmom http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3784 bucksmom Sat, 05 May 2007 22:50:08 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3784 You are at it again RonR--love it !!!! You are at it again RonR–love it !!!!

]]> By: RonR http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3759 RonR Sat, 05 May 2007 02:45:01 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3759 My question is : WHY WERE THEY PLAYING BASKETBALL IN THE LUNCHROOM? Because there was probably another fight going on in the gym, or, maybe John Atkins was using it for a campaign rally. My question is : WHY WERE THEY PLAYING BASKETBALL IN THE LUNCHROOM?

Because there was probably another fight going on in the gym, or, maybe John Atkins was using it for a campaign rally.

]]> By: amish electrician http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3758 amish electrician Fri, 04 May 2007 21:12:42 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3758 My question is : WHY WERE THEY PLAYING BASKETBALL IN THE LUNCHROOM? My question is : WHY WERE THEY PLAYING BASKETBALL IN THE LUNCHROOM?

]]> By: ConcernedSomeone http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3756 ConcernedSomeone Fri, 04 May 2007 19:20:56 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2007/05/04/cape-culture-clash/#comment-3756 You need to realize that she legally cannot talk about discipline problems. She is forbidden by law. If it gets to the expulsion stage, the student would have grounds for a lawsuit if the board members had inappropriately commented. She should be commended for remembering her legal duty as a board member and not involving cape in a potential lawsuit. You need to realize that she legally cannot talk about discipline problems. She is forbidden by law.

If it gets to the expulsion stage, the student would have grounds for a lawsuit if the board members had inappropriately commented. She should be commended for remembering her legal duty as a board member and not involving cape in a potential lawsuit.

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