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Report: Principal Tried ‘Magic' To Cure School
in response to reader comment: Arlo... Dude...

Submitted by Arlo Duff, Aug 16, 2007 21:17

Well actually I don't think it was Tamayo that banned me. Sinclair's the one who banned me, but after I reported her, the ban was lifted as long as I only went to the school for "legitimate" reasons. I'm not sure if Tamayo ever had anything to do with it. I'm not saying Tamayo was a saint, but I tend to think she was like Balstad, someone who was tough because the school was what it was and she cared about the kids. I could tell you a couple of antecdotes about times when she was struggling to keep the students in control, but still cut me a break because she knew I wasn't the troublemaker type. But please, let's discuss this between each other, rather than turn this message board into a "Unity grads only" discussion.

As for the violation of seperation between church and state, several of the other posters have brought up good points and I personally don't feel she violated it. There were no students in the school when she performed the ceremony, as they were all away on Winter Break. There was no possibility of students' belief systems being influenced. The only thing I do feel she did wrong was use the teachers' and the Board of Ed's money to pay for the ritual. THAT'S clearly misconduct.

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I heard about this article and considered the sepration of "church and state" statement previous to mine. The separation should be... [MORE]

Quantum Inspirations

Aug 10, 2007 07:34

No one has the right to perform any religious practices in public schools--Christian, Hebrew, Hindu, Moslim, Santeria or anything else.... [MORE]

Celia M. Stewart

Aug 8, 2007 13:16

"No one has the right to perform any religious practices in public schools"... You're right. Schools shouldn't be allowed to rent... [MORE]

Tom

Aug 9, 2007 15:25

I simply pointed out that the standard of separation of church and state is applicable to all schools supported by... [MORE]

Celia M. Stewart

Aug 10, 2007 09:10

The court case is Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971) [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_v._Kurtzman ], which I think more people should... [MORE]

Tom

Aug 10, 2007 15:04

I think the problem is the hype on the term black magic here. The hard question is, if over a... [MORE]

Monique Stines

Aug 12, 2007 19:33

Give credit for this Principal wanting all positive energy going towards the school on every level. The traditions she used... [MORE]

Dee Tanner

Aug 8, 2007 08:25

Dee Tanner brought up the issue of this prinicpal's background and whether other similar incidents were on her record. I... [MORE]

Arlo Duff

Aug 16, 2007 05:32

Arlo, this was supposed to be laughable. Tamayo wasn't that fair, you remember how she was to me, and clearly... [MORE]

James Anthes

Aug 16, 2007 16:38

Well actually I don't think it was Tamayo that banned me. Sinclair's the one who banned me, but after I...

Arlo Duff

Aug 16, 2007 21:17

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