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Here's an odd one...

crane operator

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I read a different article on that yesterday, and it said the same official had a run in with the girl's sister and mom a year ago. Sounds like either the official trying to get a little revenge or maybe its a pushy mom.

I don't really care one way or the other, I think they should ban all spectators from all high school sports, and for sure all grade school sports. I think it would be better for the kids, and some of the parents could use their own time out.
 

Welder Dave

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There are hockey leagues here that don't allow parents to attend. Pretty skimpy attire for beach volleyball and that's in the Olympics too.
 

kshansen

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I don't really care one way or the other, I think they should ban all spectators from all high school sports, and for sure all grade school sports. I think it would be better for the kids, and some of the parents could use their own time out.

Not a bad idea! Let the kids play the games for the fun of it. Nothing wrong with competition but too many get way over the top!

Years ago I was told that one of the coaches at a school near here would forfeit a game if anyone in the crowd booed the other team at a home game.
 

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Here is an odd one for you. I have worked for a company for years that has a truck mechanic named Jason. I was told last week that his name is now Kara. Don’t even ask....I’m still waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out and tell me I’ve been punked.o_O
 

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I am surprised that there actually was a winner in the swimming competition. Many schools have no winners or losers. All kids are perfectly equal in all aspects in their eyes. The kids get the truth when they try to survive in the real world.
 

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There was a teacher up here several years ago that was suspended for giving students zero's on uncompleted assignments. The school had some kind of stupid no zero's policy. There were a lot of people on the teachers side. I think there was even a petition to have him reinstated.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-teacher-suspended-for-giving-0s-1.1131453

My aunt was a teacher for about 30 years, just retired

When the BS started she wasn't allowed to give lower than a D to her students so they’d all pass and give the school good metrics for the No Child Left Behind, then later no giving them lower than a C. And they had to take several standardized tests during the school year so she had to teach the test instead of spending time on education

One of my wife’s sisters, both in grade school, had a teacher last year tell the class to intentionally fail the first standardized test of the semester so all of the students would show an improvement on the next standardized test
 

colson04

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Here is an odd one for you. I have worked for a company for years that has a truck mechanic named Jason. I was told last week that his name is now Kara. Don’t even ask....I’m still waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out and tell me I’ve been punked.o_O


I went to school with a 'Mike' that is now a 'Samantha'. He/she works at the local utility company and I found out when they were part of the crew that showed up to install the phone line to my house.
 
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