Written by admin on Apr 2nd, 2008 | Filed under:
Douchebags of the Day
Bad enough that third grade teachers have to put up with all the normal b.s. that comes along with teaching a bunch of 8-year-olds. But one third-grade teacher in Waycross, GA nearly had to deal with much more - nine third grade students were suspended at Center Elementary in Waycross for an alleged plot to attack their teacher according to First Coast News.
“This plot was uncovered at the point that something dangerous was brought to the school,” says Lt. Dwayne Caswell with Waycross Police.
According to the police, the students were planning to attack their teacher Friday morning and even brought items from home for the occasion.
“They had a broken steak knife, a crystal paper weight, toy handcuffs, several items and tape and stuff,” says Lt. Caswell.
Ware County School officials say a classmate told the principal about one of the students bringing a weapon to school. The discovery was later made that more students were in on the plot. The school says it’s a matter they are not taking lightly.
All the students are suspended until further disciplinary action is decided according to the school and students will most likely face juvenile charges of Unruly Child.
There used to be a time when I considered things like chalk and erasers to be necessities for teachers. Now Kevlar comes to mind.
Written by admin on Apr 1st, 2008 | Filed under:
Everyday Average Douchebags
Robert Ryan and Ralph Martinelli have been together for four years. A year after they started dating, they registered as domestic partners in New Jersey. Martinelli was told he could insure Ryan under his policy as a Konica Minolta Business Solutions sales manager.
Ryan used the policy to pay for medication to treat the depression, anxiety and childhood asthma that resurfaced after inhaling severe smoke inside the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Ryan worked on the 74th floor of the south tower and escaped after the north tower was struck first.
According to a report by the Associated Press, Ryan was dropped from the policy last October, shortly after the Konica Minolta company found the couple had moved to Idaho, where they couldn’t register as domestic partners. In 2006, 63 percent of Idaho voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, effectively outlawing same-sex unions. Such a forward-thinking state.
Martinelli is still covered by a COBRA policy through the company. Ryan now pays $650 a month for a separate COBRA insurance policy that will expire in March 2009.
The national arm of the ACLU sent letters to Konica Minolta requesting Ryan be reinstated to the policy.
“We’ve been wrestling with Konica Minolta for months hoping that we could simply persuade them quietly to do the right thing,” said Jack Van Valkenburgh, executive director of the ACLU of Idaho. “They’ve made their decision.”
In a letter dated October 2, 2007, the company of douchebags confirmed Ryan’s coverage would be terminated. Donald Warwick, vice president of human resources for Konica Minolta, declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press.
