Comments on: Officials: Ernest Ward And Northview Will Be Safe Places Today

By: ewms

ewms — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:12:22 +0000

To NHS student

“Indoor fun day! That’s not what the students thought. I’m a nortview student and all the EWMS students said they felt like they were in prison.”

I am an EWMS student and it was not like a prison. You are just mad cause you had to go to all your classes. Mrs. Perry did what she had to to keep us safe. Don’t talk about our school and things you don’t know about maybe one student felt that way the rest were okay. I am glad I go to EWMS for Mrs. Perry, teachers, even Mr. Dumas but he does get on to me sometimes but he is just doing what Mrs. Perry wants him to do.

By: NHS student

NHS student — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:39:37 +0000

Indoor fun day! That’s not what the students thought. I’m a nortview student and all the EWMS students said they felt like they were in prison.

By: country girl

country girl — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:31:57 +0000

i totally get why mrs.perry kept us in our classrooms today and that was for our safety.

By: Single Parent

Single Parent — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:54:08 +0000

I understand that taking precautions is extremely important and I believe the schools are doing exactly what they should be. I do think that if my child needed to call me that no one should take away that privilege. As far as the comment on the single moms being put on a pedestal instead of being treated as a harlot, wow, what a generalization. All single moms do not ask to be put in that position. While I don’t agree anyone should be responsible for the ones that make bad decisions I do know that some aren’t there because they chose to be. I am a single parent to a northview student, anyone looking in on the outside would see us as a “mother/daughter” household. Should I be considered a harlot based on what others perceive me to be? I am not actually her mother, but her older sister. I raise her the best I know how without help from anyone. There are others who are like me and on the other side of the coin there are single fathers out there too. Some need a good kick in the rear but others like myself are out here taking the responsibility that someone else didn’t want and we are doing the best we can to raise our children well.

By: WAY out of line

WAY out of line — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:25:11 +0000

I’ve been married for 25 years to the same woman…so this is not about ME…but you are showing your ignorance. Not all single mothers chose to be single mothers…you do realize that it takes both a male and a female to produce a child…right? All single mothers have their own unique story to tell…but some are single because the male decided that being a father “wasn’t his thing” and left the mother to raise the child alone. You are being an insensitive jerk and you are very offensive. I would say that YES, most behavior problems with children are indeed the parent’s fault…but what does THAT have to do with this little rant that you have chosen to take against single mothers.

I applaud single mothers that are doing the best they can to raise their children. Are there single mothers that do a horrible job…YOU BET…just like there are families with BOTH parents still at home that are also doing a horrible job.

Single mothers don’t necessarily need to be revered but then again, they don’t need to be trashed by the likes of you either!

By: Uv Gotoo B. Kiddingme

Uv Gotoo B. Kiddingme — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:47:28 +0000

Well, WAY out of line, you are obviously right and I am sorry. Single mothers should be put on a pedestal and treated like royalty. We should not only continue to give them every advantage they didn’t earn, but give them even more “help”. Their parenting skills have proven supremely effective and their life choices should be looked at as everyone else’s responsibility.

And we should continue to put the blame on the parents. Obviously, the epidemic of poor parenting and culture of disrespect and dependency is all their fault. They didn’t learn from anyone, they just do it all by themselves……

ripe.

By: Not so happy mom...

Not so happy mom... — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:46:03 +0000

My son attends EWMS. I found out earlier today that all students were having to sit in there homeroom classes today and play games and talk quietly. ALL DAY!! They were not allowed to go to the restroom other than at the descretion of the teacher…then at her discretion could only go with an escort. All the students were told by their homeroom teachers that Mrs. Perry said that no child was allowed to call their parents today for any reason. This is WRONG!! Our children should never be told they cannot call us. I am very upset by this. As soon as I was made aware of this my child was checked out of school. I feel that all the children were being punished for the someone else’s bad behavior and it just isn’t fair. Who wants to sit in one classroom all day and practically do NOTHING?? Instead of this supposedly being a fun day it seems to me like it was more of a punishment day for everyone. Glad my child only had to endure this for a couple of hours until I found out.

By: northendbratt

northendbratt — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:41:00 +0000

Mrs. Perry, Continue to do what you do best!!! Watch out for your kids!!!! You were there for my children and my Grands are in your hands now, we have two more on the way there and I hope you are there still!

By: WAY out of line

WAY out of line — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:18:18 +0000

You mean to tell me that single mothers are supposed to be looked on as “harlots”? Dude, you need to go crawl back under whatever rock you have slipped out from under!!

By: Uv Gotoo B. Kiddingme

Uv Gotoo B. Kiddingme — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:11:36 +0000

Huh? Where do you think these laws and attitudes came from? Academia led by the teachers’ unions. They worked very hard for decades to eliminate corporal punishment, accountability (both student and teacher), and natural rights of passage. They have pushed the curriculum into focusing on diversity and revisionist history rather than the basics, which eventually forced the legislature to put FCAT into effect. Parents are intimidated by the government (DCF in Florida) and are often times afraid to punish children. Single mothers are now put up on a pedestal, rather than treated like harlots. All the while, the touchy-feely left has used the government school system to strip parents and our culture in general of any gumption to succeed. Need somebody to blame? Blame the teachers and their union for the last 50 years of decline in culture. Simple.