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http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/29/school...r-for-tell

Quote:Yesterday John Dryden, the Illinois teacher who warned his students that they did not have to answer questions about alcohol and drug use on a survey distributed by their high school, got a warning of his own. The Kane County Chronicle reports that the Batavia School Board voted to issue "a written warning of improper conduct" to Dryden, who also was docked a day's pay.

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HAHAHA. Ok. Although I do agree with you, this school board should be reprimanded. I hope his union goes to his defense.

What dumbace HS'ler answers a survey about illegal drug and alcohol use truthfully?

(05-30-2013 09:29 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  What dumbace HS'ler answers a survey about illegal drug and alcohol use truthfully?

When I was in school it was anonymous... they didn't write and names on it and we could just go put it in the pile of papers anywhere we wanted. I'd assume it is done similar to that still.

The teacher should have told the kids to answer truthfully but to leave off their names.

(05-30-2013 09:27 AM)mlb Wrote:  HAHAHA. Ok. Although I do agree with you, this school board should be reprimanded. I hope his union goes to his defense.

Damn, mach is never going to let this one go.

(05-30-2013 09:32 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  The teacher should have told the kids to answer truthfully but to leave off their names.

I am going to guess that they didn't have to put their names on them. Of course, if it was written vs a scantron(or similar way) one could compare handwriting samples to figure out who wrote what.

(05-30-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(05-30-2013 09:32 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  The teacher should have told the kids to answer truthfully but to leave off their names.

I am going to guess that they didn't have to put their names on them. Of course, if it was written vs a scantron(or similar way) one could compare handwriting samples to figure out who wrote what.

The surveys came with the kids' names pre-printed at the top. They were not intended to be anonymous, but to highlight "at risk" kids to the administrators.

This was a huge overreach by the admins.

http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/20415133-...versy.html

If that is the case, then the teacher was definitely correct in warning them. Of course, he probably didn't need to thanks to the fact that the kids had to know that it wasn't anonymous.

(05-30-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(05-30-2013 09:32 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  The teacher should have told the kids to answer truthfully but to leave off their names.

I am going to guess that they didn't have to put their names on them. Of course, if it was written vs a scantron(or similar way) one could compare handwriting samples to figure out who wrote what.

Perhaps they would look for DNA on the papers.

(05-30-2013 11:41 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(05-30-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(05-30-2013 09:32 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  The teacher should have told the kids to answer truthfully but to leave off their names.

I am going to guess that they didn't have to put their names on them. Of course, if it was written vs a scantron(or similar way) one could compare handwriting samples to figure out who wrote what.

Perhaps they would look for DNA on the papers.

Anything is possible I guess.

But if they weren't anonymous, I don't blame the teacher but one would think the kids are smart enough to not answer truthfully.

(05-30-2013 11:55 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(05-30-2013 11:41 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(05-30-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(05-30-2013 09:32 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  The teacher should have told the kids to answer truthfully but to leave off their names.

I am going to guess that they didn't have to put their names on them. Of course, if it was written vs a scantron(or similar way) one could compare handwriting samples to figure out who wrote what.

Perhaps they would look for DNA on the papers.

Anything is possible I guess.

I shoulda put a sarcasm thingy after my comment.

(05-30-2013 12:10 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  I shoulda put a sarcasm thingy after my comment.

I really miss that eyeroll smiley.

End of the day the teacher did the right thing. figures he gets in trouble for it...

Now if he helped cover up homosexual statutory rape he could get a position in the Obama administration..

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/safe-...utory-rape

(05-30-2013 09:32 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  The teacher should have told the kids to answer truthfully but to leave off their names.

According to the radio reports, he told them that was one of the options, and even told them if they were going to fill these out he recommended the "Do not put your names on it" option. I didn't see the report that the names were preprinted on the reports... which is a HUGE ass over-reach by the nanny state of Illinois.

Illinois personnel who made up this crap to answer? Liberal or conservation. Right, you all know.