Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Central Bucks East Teacher Suspended for Blog Post

A teacher in the Central Bucks School District has been suspended for comments she made about some of her students in her blog. Central Bucks East English teacher Natalie Munroe shared a lot of profound information on her blog, including her favorite Food Network stars and some restaurants she thinks are overrated. And according to a KYW report, Munroe also wrote about her students, though not by name, with a bit of profanity sprinkled on top. In one post from January 2010, Munroe reportedly wrote about the report comments she wish she could make to students' parents. Such as... Munroe went on in the same post to list some of the comments she would "like to see added to the canned comment list." They include: * "Concerned your kid is automaton, as she just sits there emotionless for an entire 90 minutes, staring into the abyss, never volunteering to speak or do anything." * "Too smart for her own good and refuses to play the school 'game' such that she'll never live up to her true potential here." * "Seems smarter than she actually is." * "Has no business being in Honors." * "A complete and utter jerk in all ways. Although academically OK, your child has no other redeeming qualities." * "Lazy." * "Shy isn't cute in 11th grade; it's annoying. Must learn to advocate for himself instead of having Mommy do it." * "Dunderhead." * "Nowhere near as good as her sibling. Are you sure they're related?" * "Rat-like." * "Frightfully dim." * "Just as bad as his sibling. Don't you know <b>...</b>
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