Writing Samples for March 21, 2016

FOR MARCH 21, 2016

ATLANTA POLICE NEED YOUR HELP IN LOCATING SOME ROBBERY SUSPECTS.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE TWO PICTURES OF THE MAN HERE ON SURVEILLANCE.

THIS ROBBERY HAPPENED ON THURSDAY ROCKWELL STREET IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE ROBBERY OR THE SUSPECT SEEN THERE, CALL 404-577-TIPS.

YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND YOU ARE ELLIGIBLE FOR A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD.

EIGHTY FIVE BILLS STILL SIT EITHER ON THE HOUSE OR SENATE FLOOR UNDER THE GOLD DOME.

LAWMAKERS WILL BE BACK TO WORK AT THE STATE CAPITOL AGAIN TOMORROW AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

THEY'LL TO TRY TO PASS ANY OF THE ASSORTMENT OF BILLS LEFT FOR THE YEAR.

NEW TAXES, CHANGES TO PARTS OF THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP, AND INCORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON ARE AMONG THE BILLS STILL ON THE TABLE.

THE 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS ON THURSDAY.

A PETITION IS OUT TO FORCE A MINNESOTA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO RESIGN.

SAINT PAUL SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT VALERIA SILVA IS UNDER FIRE AFTER THE DISTRICT SUSPENDED A SPECIAL ED TEACHER FOR HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.

THE DISTRICT PUT THEO OLSON ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE ON MARCH NINTH AFTER HIS POSTS ON STUDENT DISCIPLINE WERE CONSIDERED RACIST BY THE GROUP BLACK LIVES MATTER.

OLSON WROTE ON FACEBOOK “Anyone care to explain to me the school-to-prison pipeline my colleagues and I have somehow created, or perpetuated, or not done enough to interrupt? Because if you can’t prove it, the campaigns you’ve waged to deconstruct adult authority in my building by enabling student misconduct, you seriously owe us real teachers an apology. Actually, an apology won’t cut it.”

THE POST CONTINUES TO SAY "There have always been rules for ‘devices,’ and defined levels of misconduct. Since we now have no backup, no functional location to send kids who won’t quit gaming, setting up fights, selling drugs, whoring trains, or cyber bullying, we’re screwed, just designing our own classroom rules.”

PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE STANDING BY MISTER OLSON DURING THE DISTRICT'S INVESTIGATION.

(Jane Somerville/Como Park High School Parent)

“The teachers at Como are outstanding, and for a long time they have not felt free to speak up and defend students’ rights.” 

(JoAnn Nathan/Randolph Heights Special Education Teacher)

“He meant to say there just isn’t enough support from the school district and administration. There aren’t the social workers, the counselors, the support staff, or a discipline policy that is effective for schools.”

MOVE-ON-DOT-ORG HAS A PETITION OUT FOR SILVA'S RESIGNATION.  

SO FAR, THERE ARE NEARLY 900 SIGNATURES, JUST SHORT OF THE ONE THOUSAND NEEDED FOR THE PETITION TO GO TO THE MINNESOTA STATE GOVERNMENT.