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| US Army LTC barred from entering his daughter's school while wearing his uniform |
| 2014-09-12 |
| Rochester Schools Superintendent Robert Shaner apologized to the family of a U.S. Army officer who was turned away from a district high school for wearing his uniform. Lt. Col. Sherwood Baker went into Adams High School in Rochester Hills to talk to his daughter's counselor about her class schedule, but he was not allowed to enter the building because he was wearing his military uniform. "They stopped him at the door and told him he couldn't go in because it was against policy," wife Rachel Ferhadson said. Shaner, a veteran who served in the U.S. Marines from 1990-94, stressed that this is not the district's policy. He said the security company is contracted and that school officials have met with the security officers to make sure this doesn't happen again. "I've been on deployment. I understand what people go through and the sacrifices people make. I understand the expectation to be respected for what you've done," Shaner said. "I understand that what has taken place deeply hurts people. We will correct it." Other sources mentioned the wife saying "The security guard told him men and women in uniform were not allowed because it may offend another student." |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #17 remember John Murtha? Ex-Marine |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-09-12 16:56 |
| #16 that's former Marine, no such thing as an ex Marine. |
| Posted by: Chater Creash8965 2014-09-12 15:53 |
| #15 That "guard" from Dearbornistan? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-09-12 15:09 |
| #14 Update - The very top guy is an ex-Marine who was deployed on US missions also, and said the issue will be resolved with the contracted security company. He said the military uniform will be honored at his district. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-09-12 14:57 |
| #13 The offended might be Islamic, or they might just be a liberal. Hard to tell the American-bashers apart these days. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-09-12 14:41 |
| #12 It would be interesting to know whether the security guard was wearing a uniform. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-09-12 12:49 |
| #11 Other sources mentioned the wife saying "The security guard told him men and women in uniform were not allowed because it may offend another student." As in one specific student? Hmmmm. |
| Posted by: ExtremeModerate 2014-09-12 12:28 |
| #10 Need to send the guard to sensitivity training That is whare the social worker who alerted about the Paskistny ring of mass rapers was sent by her higher ups. |
| Posted by: JFM 2014-09-12 10:31 |
| #9 I'll bet... (sorry - sometimes even spellchecker doesn't help...) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-09-12 09:15 |
| #8 I'll be someone in arab like clothing carrying a rather large, heavy [,ticking] satchel would be escorted right in. The guard would probably even offer to help carry the Don't want to offend anyone right? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-09-12 09:14 |
| #7 Someone should see if a burka wearer can waltz straight in. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-09-12 09:08 |
| #6 de-unicoded (I blatted the squares) |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-09-12 09:07 |
| #5 It was a simple mistake. He'll get it right at his next job. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-09-12 09:00 |
| #4 Need to send the guard to sensitivity training. I suggest Camp Lejeune for a basic course. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2014-09-12 08:58 |
| #3 Tar and feathers. |
| Posted by: Snineting Whainter4943 2014-09-12 08:45 |
| #2 Was the security guard fired? No? Then they are not serious and just covering their ass. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-09-12 08:33 |
| #1 Another Rent-A-Cop with delusions of adequacy. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-12 07:58 |