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Substitute Teacher Fired For Allegedly Telling Student To 'Go Back to Mexico' For Not Reciting Pledge of Allegiance
2019-03-08
[Newsweek] A substitute teacher from a middle school in Oregon was fired for allegedly telling a student to "go back to Mexico" for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

The incident occurred at Swegle Elementary School in Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday KATU reported. Liliana Ruiz told the news station her son, Steven Zendejas, claimed a substitute teacher told him to "go back to Mexico" for not participating in the Pledge of Allegiance.

"That comment that a substitute made to my son is not appreciated for any of my family members or myself," Ruiz told the news station.

Ruiz told Yahoo Lifestyle that Steven, who is in the fifth grade, was not trying to express his political views by not reciting the pledge. She says he can sometimes become quiet in class and does not always understand what is right or wrong. The mother told Yahoo Lifestyle her son asked the substitute teacher to use the restroom when he went to the Vice President’s office and reported the incident.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Yes, but tw, these days that is the journalist's art.
Posted by: San Fran Nan   2019-03-08 14:20  

#4  “My son has special needs and sometimes he gets very quiet,” Ruiz told the publication.

Mainstreamed special ed. child that the substitute teacher was not prepared for, who may or may not have had language difficulties as well — much is not made clear by this particular sample of the journalist’s art.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-03-08 11:13  

#3  When I was a sub in middle school a few years ago, the 5th graders were the best behaved in general, the 7th graders the most reasonable (you could reason with them) and the 8th graders the most oblivious and unmanageable as they were done with paying attention by Xmas.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-03-08 07:21  

#2  5th grade and "does not always understand what is right or wrong". Sounds like a great Mom

/Sarc
Posted by: Frank G   2019-03-08 06:36  

#1  Weird that mother and "son" don't have the same last name. I wonder how many other surnames her spawn have.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2019-03-08 03:25  

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