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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:40 PM Original message |
Teacher Banned After Ripping Out Boy's Insulin Pump |
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SammyBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Another teacher ranking high in the "I was only following orders" category |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
110. whose orders was he following? |
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StopTheMorans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:00 AM Response to Reply #110 |
116. those orders came straight from the desk of GW Bush, son |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's a terrible thing |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
128. very good point. nt |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'll bet he was a Republican. nt |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. Hate to burst your bubble but the vast majority of teachers and subs |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I've been a teacher for 31 years, and I haven't met the "vast majority" |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:23 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. She said that was how it was put at the various union meetings |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. That hasn't been my experience ... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:06 AM Response to Reply #47 |
72. I have been a teacher and am a lifetime diabetic. I'm strongly pro- |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:47 AM Response to Reply #72 |
79. We ran afoul of the union when we tried to get things right for our child |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 06:24 AM Response to Reply #47 |
100. CTA is California Teachers' Association? |
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ProudToBeLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:56 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. ummm |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 09:08 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Yup, and Kerry in 2004. What's your point? |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #55 |
126. True, that |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:26 PM Response to Reply #54 |
140. and the vast number of UAW members |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 09:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. Not around here they're not. They're big majority GOP. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:56 AM Response to Reply #56 |
83. Yes |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:47 AM Response to Reply #42 |
80. Huh? |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
53. Republicans don't have a monopoly on heartless bastards. |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. too bad the kid didn't take advantage of fla's shoot first law |
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niallmac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. All I can say to that comment is. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. LOL. |
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Seen the light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oh my God! |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. jesus can you say lawsuit? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Hell yeah!!! |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. Mr Maline deserves more than banning |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. To bad that Supreme court pick was already used.. |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. I'm sure Mr Malin has just been retired for a short time. |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. More Florida antics |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
131. Ahh, thank you |
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MojoXN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:18 PM Response to Reply #131 |
137. At least it wasn't the inevitable Nazi reference... |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. that's a pretty fancy cell phone you got thar, boy. |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
91. Best post of the thread (nt). |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. Why can't childrens' lives be safe in school? nt |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. The teacher should have known |
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nvliberal (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. In my district, teachers are required |
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IADEMO2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. My son wore an insulin pump in school |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
51. DISAGREE. Why do others need to inform him, if his eyes and ears work? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:03 AM Response to Reply #51 |
70. Exactly--simply pausing a moment for an explanation would have |
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wrathofkahn (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:00 AM Response to Reply #51 |
97. I kind of agree with both you and CBC |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:14 AM Response to Reply #51 |
102. Completely agree....Just got through watching Crash |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. zero tolerance for assholes. n/t |
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don954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. is this guy stupid or retarded? THE THING HAD A IV TUBE ON IT |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. This kid's parents are going to be able to rename the school |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. One wonders how long the kid had been in his class. |
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wrathofkahn (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:03 AM Response to Reply #25 |
98. I was thinking the same thing |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:31 AM Response to Reply #98 |
119. He was a substitute. nt |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
103. He was a sub. |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:17 AM Response to Reply #103 |
105. Ah, that explains it. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
61. Oh please! Not that the teacher did the right thing, but to say |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. I agree... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:00 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Speaking as a pump-wearer myself--THE HELL. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:56 AM Response to Reply #69 |
84. I'm not sure I understand... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:36 AM Response to Reply #84 |
120. Sorry, I overreacted to your post, but hell yes I'm angry as hell. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:31 PM Response to Reply #120 |
143. the teacher has been fired |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #143 |
150. Pain and suffering - and I assure you there was a lot of PAIN here! |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:14 PM Response to Reply #150 |
154. if that logic was correct |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:40 PM Response to Reply #154 |
172. Oh it'll affect it - just like all the sexual and civil rights |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 09:46 PM Response to Reply #172 |
189. in the past ten years |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:29 AM Response to Reply #69 |
94. I do have questions |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:41 AM Response to Reply #94 |
121. It offers a constant flow of insulin that can be customized to |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:22 PM Response to Reply #121 |
160. My daughter (age 16) has been on the pump for about a year |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:43 AM Response to Reply #69 |
95. And if anything had happened-like if the kid went into a |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #65 |
73. Okay, fine. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:18 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. IMHO, YMMV |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:45 AM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Well, definitely |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:11 AM Response to Reply #78 |
86. excellent points.. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:20 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. That sounds pretty scary |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:41 AM Response to Reply #89 |
90. occasionally my cousin gets caught on a door handle.. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:45 AM Response to Reply #89 |
122. Again, I apologize for going off on you--the issue is the teacher's |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 11:53 AM Response to Reply #122 |
125. "something else sometime would have made him crack" |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:36 PM Response to Reply #125 |
170. I have known four diabetics who wear the pump.. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:47 PM Response to Reply #170 |
177. amazing how many issues are involved in this situation--and so terribly |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:00 AM Response to Reply #75 |
93. Anybody suing a substitute teacher had better have some up-front money |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:48 AM Response to Reply #93 |
96. I was told by a lawyer, that to sue, you actually need to suffer |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:22 AM Response to Reply #96 |
109. not to mention caps on damages... n/t |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:25 AM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Considering caps on damages you need to have an actual damage. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:29 AM Response to Reply #112 |
118. Lizzie, I get ya, but -- |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:24 PM Response to Reply #118 |
139. When someone is murdered by a speeding bus, it's completely |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #112 |
151. Yeah - just ripping out a needle attached to your body is no big deal. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:21 AM Response to Reply #75 |
107. An apology can be introduced as evidence of guilt. |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #65 |
162. What Other Remedy Is Provided To Commoners? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 06:29 PM Response to Reply #162 |
188. I don't agree that a lawsuit is the obvious, only, automatic remedy |
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spuddonna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:53 AM Response to Reply #61 |
81. You've got to be kidding! The teacher got off easy!! |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:23 AM Response to Reply #81 |
111. I call it assault. If I yank out your oxygen tube, I'm in trouble, right |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
148. Nope - money is the only things these assholes understand. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #61 |
158. I beg to differ |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:03 AM Response to Reply #17 |
71. Not defending the teacher, but I've never seen an insulin pump |
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Craig3410 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #71 |
132. Basically, they look like beepers with small wires running out of it. -nt- |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #132 |
153. With NEEDLES going into your body! |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. "Assault and battery" |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. You got that right. NT |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. Remember, this was a SUBSTITUTE, not a regular teacher. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
104. Thank you. |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:28 PM Response to Reply #104 |
184. I would love to sub for you. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 06:35 AM Response to Reply #184 |
192. I've noticed that the level of response often stems from |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. Wow. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:26 AM Response to Reply #23 |
114. NO joke. The subs in our district are evil stupid morans. |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well, that's a... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm a pump-wearer myself and when it comes to diabetic kids in school |
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spuddonna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. My sister is diabetic...You would not believe the crap my mom dealt with. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Sadly, I would believe it. You should read the stories on the Children |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Our daughter just had hypoglycemia and related issues |
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spuddonna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
62. ARGH! This kind of stuff makes my blood boil! |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:33 AM Response to Reply #62 |
77. Mine too |
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spuddonna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:01 AM Response to Reply #77 |
85. I'm so glad for your family, and for your activism! :) |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:12 AM Response to Reply #85 |
88. We brought the family back here for a year. |
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Craig3410 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
133. Bingo. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. My neighbors girl has a pump and i can't imagine her teacher would ever |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Exactly. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
29. What the |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. Why the hell |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. Even if it WAS a cellphone |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Just because one is a teacher does not make her/him |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. I'm well aware of this. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
33. Wotta dumbass. Insulin pumps don't even look like cell phones |
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tech3149 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
37. It's too hard to make informed comment |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. Does this look like a cell phone to anyone? |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Devil's Advocate: By itself from across a room it very well could... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Actually, they are designed to look like pagers. I wear mine pretty openly |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:12 AM Response to Reply #41 |
74. Miss the tubing? He RIPPED IT OUT of the boy's arm. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:19 AM Response to Reply #74 |
106. The device was attached to boy's leg, not his arm. The |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 09:16 AM Response to Reply #106 |
124. "Pump re-attached" May it never happen to you, my friend. |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #106 |
130. Nothing particularly serious happened? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #130 |
138. Oh please! |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:08 PM Response to Reply #138 |
152. Teachers are not supposed to rip anything off of kids. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:21 PM Response to Reply #138 |
159. Deleted message |
expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #159 |
165. Boy, I know what you mean! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:43 PM Response to Reply #165 |
173. Feel free to join us in the Chronic Health Conditions forum. |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #173 |
180. Thanks for the invite! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #180 |
185. I'm no shining example of adult control either--at least not until |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:25 PM Response to Reply #173 |
182. By the way, I also have diabetes. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:28 PM Response to Reply #182 |
183. Pump, pills, or pokes? All are welcome there. nt |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:52 PM Response to Reply #183 |
186. I don't use a pump. I check my blood sugar using glucose meter. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:55 PM Response to Reply #186 |
187. So do I--I was referring to medication delivery, but anyway, please |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:43 PM Response to Reply #165 |
175. I feel for you more than you know. |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #175 |
178. Thanks so much. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #138 |
171. All it would have taken is for the sub to spend a moment of time |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #106 |
135. He deserves criminal charges at the least. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #106 |
157. You are a piece of work. Nothing happend. Lucky boy. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 12:32 AM Response to Reply #106 |
194. It was ABUSIVE! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
46. Holy crap is he gona pay! Hope he has teaching malpractice insurance. LOL |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:33 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. NEA provides umbrella insurance for its members |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 11:21 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. Substitutes are usually NOT part of the NEA. NT |
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GOPNotForMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
48. I was really hoping this wasn't from Florida |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 09:28 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. It seemed like for awhile all the wackos were in/from Michigan |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
52. Back in the sixties I had a French teacher who was a real creep. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
57. The dumb ass shouldn't be in a school n/t |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
59. Jesus fucking Christ |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
60. My son has type 1 diabetes and wears an insulin pump... |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
63. "...his is an unfortunate situation." |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 11:52 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Welcome to the discussion, my diabetic friend! |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:26 AM Response to Reply #67 |
113. I hope the ADA and JDF come down HARD on this. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:26 PM Response to Reply #63 |
161. Ya got me in your "group" too! |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
66. bent needle or soft-touch? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. It ain't freakin' easy, OTOH, knowing people like you have a touch |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:22 AM Response to Reply #68 |
76. thanks, actually I've also been in the sub's shoes.. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 06:10 AM Response to Reply #66 |
99. That's going to cost |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:47 AM Response to Reply #99 |
123. Approximately 7000 dollars for the pump, give or take, |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
82. Aren't teachers supposed to know about this stuff? |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
87. There is no excuse or rationale for what this teacher did |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:29 PM Response to Reply #87 |
163. But "lizzy" thinks it's just a minor irritation or inconvenience to the |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 11:57 PM Response to Reply #163 |
190. You know, people need to think |
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bdot (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
92. Reminds me of my Spanish teacher who didn't know what seizure was. |
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artemisia1 (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
101. Reminds me of high school. While I recognize the fact that there are many |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
108. Glad they fired the teacher, but... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
115. Well... |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #115 |
127. no -- I don't know what an insulin pumps looks or sounds like, but... |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #115 |
164. As a diabetic, I haven't seen one up close. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
117. 'inhalable insulin' may have problems in situations such as these: |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
129. He should be arrested as well, and sued hard. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
134. We are being a tad quick to call the teacher the anti-Christ, arent we? |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:14 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. Nope |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:29 PM Response to Reply #136 |
142. The pump is intentionally made to look like a pager. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:32 PM Response to Reply #142 |
145. Well |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:42 PM Response to Reply #142 |
147. No excuse |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. I think death penalty is appropriate. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #149 |
155. I like your style |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:34 PM Response to Reply #149 |
168. Cash. Lots of it. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:22 PM Response to Reply #168 |
181. What exactly do you think they don't understand? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 12:18 AM Response to Reply #181 |
193. Yeah - we should listen to you - since it's "no big deal" anyway. |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 05:05 PM Response to Reply #149 |
179. You can shove your sarcasm. |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #134 |
156. No matter what the kid might have said, |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:36 PM Response to Reply #156 |
169. Besides, it's not like insulin level changes cause major attitude or |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-05 01:01 AM Response to Reply #169 |
195. Sure! |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #134 |
166. Not at all. |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
141. Yep, good old Florida insanity. From my county at that! |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
144. Oh my fucking GOD! |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
146. Sounds like the Teacher has anger management problems |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
167. Substitute teachers aren't usually that aggresive are they? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
174. I have no idea what an insulin pump looks like... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-05 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
176. Uhh duh...who says that they can just start grabing suff off you? |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-05 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
191. don't worry. |
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