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Math is hard...knocks!

Landstown math teacher Mike Shanklin was arrested by Virginia Beach police for allegedly belting a math student who failed to finish an assignment. Talk about high stakes testing!! The female student apparently stayed after school for some extra tutoring help when Mr. S cut loose with the fury of No Child Left’s Behind. With all of the negative publicity about US schools falling so far behind foreign competition in math and science test performance (TIMMS for example), rather than actually invest a higher % of our GDP in public education ( we rank near the bottom in this), we leave it up to individual teachers to come up with creative ways to solve the problem. Mr. Shanklin’s efforts were failed patriotism but patriotism nevertheless!
USA, USA, USA!!!

STORY: Landstown High School teacher arrested for allegedly beating student with belt

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Landstown math teacher Mike Shanklin was arrested by Virginia Beach police for allegedly belting a math student who failed to finish an assignment. Talk about high stakes testing!! The female student apparently stayed after school for some extra tutoring help when Mr. S cut loose with the fury of  No Child <b>Left’s Behind</b>.  With all of the negative publicity about US schools falling so far behind foreign competition in math and science test performance (TIMMS for example), rather than actually invest a higher % of our GDP in public education ( we rank near the bottom in this), we leave it up to individual teachers to come up with creative ways to solve the problem. Mr. Shanklin’s efforts were failed patriotism but patriotism nevertheless!<br />
USA, USA, USA!!!<br />
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<b>STORY</b>: <a href="http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-landstown-high-school-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-beating-student-with-belt-20120119,0,1141178.story">Landstown High School teacher arrested for allegedly beating student with belt</a><br />
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Elem. School Teacher Indicted on Child Porn Charges

Smells Like: porn , Virginia

Justin Coleman, 35, of Falls Church, Va., has been indited on two counts of child pornography. The 4th grade teacher allegedly forced students to engage in sex acts and video tapped them without them knowing.

STORY: Elem. School Teacher Indicted on Child Porn Charges

Teacher Charged with Sex with Students

Smells Like: Virginia

Sexing with a student has happened again, this time in Va. Va teacher, Dana Eckes Canter, was charged with eight counts of custodial sexual intercourse with a minor, one of her students. The victim no longer attends Christianburg High School (hardly a Christian situation!) and Canter resigned from her position as 11th grade teacher.

STORY: Dana Eckes Canter (PICTURES): High School Teacher Charged with Sex with Student

Virginia principal suspended for fetus dolls

Smells Like: principal , sex , teachers , trouble , Virginia

Story: Virginia school principal suspended after employee hands out pro-life fetus dolls to students

Nothing spells sex education better than dead babies! Now every time these third graders think about having sex, they will be forced to look at their life-like fetus dolls and remember the consequences.

School district bans Anne Frank’s diary over vagina passage

Smells Like: books , parents , sex , Virginia

Story: School district pulls Anne Frank’s diary over ‘vagina’ passage

"There are little folds of skin all over the place, you can hardly find it. The little hole underneath is so terribly small that I simply can't imagine how a man can get in there, let alone how a whole baby can get out!"

One parent protested to the above lines, so of course, the book is now off limits. The parent must be against the fact that girls have vaginas.

Teacher Arrested after Juvenile Overdoses

Smells Like: drugs , law , teachers , trouble , Virginia

Story: Teacher Arrested after Juvenile Overdoses

This woman was an elementary school teacher, and her job status is currently being reviewed. I wonder how many parents will be in favor of reinstating a teacher that lets minors come to her house for wild drug overdose parties?

SHOCK! Obama Speech Leaked!!!

Smells Like: Obama , panic , politics , Virginia

SOURCE: Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event

In a shocking discovery, parents across the nation rushed to make plans to pull students out of school tomorrow when President Obama will give his address from a school in Virginia while it is simulcast to schools nationwide. The whitehouse (actually as promised) leaked the speech IN FULL TEXT 24 hours before Obama was to go live.

We had suspected he would use this as a platform to spew his socialist ideals, and we were right! LOOK at some of these gems we found, CAN YOU BELIEVE THE NERVE!

"being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. You won’t click with every teacher. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try."

How dare he tell our children that success is hard work!

"You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy. "

Encouraging them to find a cure for AIDS and to build new companies -- all part of his Marxist worldview.

Of course, he really SHOULD have left the god talk out -- why do you need to sign off with "God Bless America"?

~ God Bless You America, and God Bless DetentionSlip.org

<div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://blogs.trb.com/features/family/parenting/blog/obama_smoking.png" imageanchor="1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em"><img border="0" height="420" src="http://blogs.trb.com/features/family/parenting/blog/obama_smoking.png" width="321" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b>SOURCE:</b> <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/">Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event</a><br /><br />In a<i> shocking discovery</i>, parents across the nation rushed to make plans to pull students out of school tomorrow when President Obama will give his address from a school in Virginia while it is simulcast to schools nationwide. The whitehouse (actually as promised) leaked the speech IN FULL TEXT 24 hours before Obama was to go live.<br /><br />We had suspected he would use this as a platform to spew his socialist ideals, and we were right! LOOK at some of these gems we found, CAN YOU BELIEVE THE NERVE!<br /><blockquote>"<i>being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. You won’t click with every teacher. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.</i>"</blockquote>How dare he tell our children that success is hard work!<br /><blockquote>"<i>You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.</i> " </blockquote>Encouraging them to find a cure for AIDS and to build new companies -- all part of his Marxist worldview.<br /><br />Of course, he really SHOULD have left the god talk out -- why do you need to sign off with "God Bless America"?<br /><br />~ God Bless <i>You</i> America, and God Bless DetentionSlip.org

Back to School = Back to Sex!

Smells Like: Arizona , California , Pennsylvania , sex , teachers , trouble , Utah , Vermont , Virginia

We're back to school and the timing couldn't be sooner for our sex crazed pedophiliac teachers. They must have been in a drought all summer because sex scandals are hitting the headlines like wildfire. Right after hearing that a Phoenix teacher got 12 years for molesting a 14-year old student, teachers from Sunnyvale and Oil City, Pa couldn't resist the urges with teens of their own. A Salt Lake sub lowered the bar with a 13-year old girl and a Barre, Vt teacher just got arrested AGAIN for having sex with the same student. Four teachers from Bucks, PA a got fired because they knew about a teacher-student affair. But a teacher from Warrenton, Va took the prize this week because not only did he have sex with his student, but he made it into his own porn. Gotta love what the bottom of the barrel has to offer. Better add condoms to the back-to-school supply list!

<div align="justify"><a href="http://www.organicangels.com/blog/images/rotten.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.organicangels.com/blog/images/rotten.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>We're back to school and the timing couldn't be sooner for our sex crazed pedophiliac teachers. They must have been in a drought all summer because sex scandals are hitting the headlines like wildfire. Right after hearing that a <a href="http://www.kpho.com/news/20534124/detail.html">Phoenix</a> teacher got 12 years for molesting a 14-year old student, teachers from <a href="http://sfist.com/2009/08/25/sunnyvale_high_school_teacher_arres.php">Sunnyvale</a> and <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20090825_ap_nwpateacherfiredforrelationshipwithgirl.html">Oil City, Pa</a> couldn't resist the urges with teens of their own. A <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13208709">Salt Lake</a> sub lowered the bar with a 13-year old girl and a <a href="http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10954748">Barre, Vt</a> teacher just got arrested AGAIN for having sex with the same student. Four teachers from <a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090826_Bucks_teacher_charged_after_alleged_affair_with_student.html">Bucks, PA</a> a got fired because they knew about a teacher-student affair. But a teacher from <a href="http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0809/653071.html">Warrenton, Va</a> took the prize this week because not only did he have sex with his student, but he made it into his own porn. Gotta love what the bottom of the barrel has to offer. Better add condoms to the back-to-school supply list!</div>

Teacher accused of sending teen lewd photos

Smells Like: cell phone , sex , teachers , trouble , Virginia

Story: Teacher accused of sending teen lewd photos

You know it's a backwards world when 37-year olds can't even send nude pics to a teenage boys phone. I wonder if kids are even interested in finding Playboys anymore since the odds are that at least one person in every group of friends can have a teacher solicit them with sexy cell phone images.

Anti-Plagiarism Website Gets Green Light to Plagarize Student Work from Supreme Court

Smells Like: plagiarism , politics , Virginia

Story: Fourth Circuit's Turnitin.com Ruling Brings More Trouble for Plaintiffs

The Virginia Supreme Court just ruled that a private company, Turnitin, has the right to archive the complete text of students essays (without their consent, or against their direct request) under the fair use claim. Plagiarism

Turnitin is a private, for-profit company. They archive student essays in a giant database, and allow teachers to check the 'originality' of other essays by a proprietary algorithm that compares them to the archived text.

Two straight A students in Virginia didn't like the idea of being assumed to be de facto plagiarists, and filed a suit. They filed for official copyright of their papers with the federal government, and also included instructions that "the papers not be archived via Turnitit" -- of course, they were anyway.

First of all, hats off to these students -- I love the way they executed this, and had everything in order for the suit, and I hope they appeal the case.

As for the fair use law -- it's a victory, and as a news / journalistic site, we should be happy. But it is still unsettling that a private company is being allowed to archive student essays, AGAINST the request of the author. You could envision dozens of reasons a student wouldn't want their work seen by anyone beside the instructor (they reveal something very personal, it's a draft of a larger project, etc). Especially if the students are writing THIS IS NOT TO BE ARCHIVED on the essays. Shouldn't authors be able to own the copyright to the work? Further, should this company be allowed to profit off the essays of the students? Surely, the value of Turnitin increases exponentially with each essay added, and with each iteration the essasy is being referenced. Should the students not be entitled to a royalty payment every time the system reads the essay? The company claims to prevent plagarism, but seems to make money off outright copying of students work, without their consent.

Let's get some reader thoughts - comment below.

Here is a 2007 article from the Washington Post that gives some more background:McLean Students Sue Anti-Cheating Service - 3/28/2007

<div align="center" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong><img height="408" src="http://pandemiclabs.com/pandemicblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/plagiarism.jpg" style="MAX-WIDTH: 800px" width="287" /></strong><br /></div><div align="justify" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><br /><strong>Story: </strong><a href="http://pblog.bna.com/techlaw/2009/04/fourth-circuits-turnitincom-ruling-brings-more-trouble-for-plaintiffs.html">Fourth Circuit's Turnitin.com Ruling Brings More Trouble for Plaintiffs</a><br /><br />The Virginia Supreme Court just ruled that a private company, <a href="http://www.turnitin.com/">Turnitin</a>, has the right to archive the complete text of students essays (without their consent, or against their direct request) under the fair use claim. Plagiarism<br /><br /><a href="http://www.turnitin.com/">Turnitin</a> is a private, for-profit company. They archive student essays in a giant database, and allow teachers to check the 'originality' of other essays by a proprietary algorithm that compares them to the archived text.<br /><br />Two straight A students in Virginia didn't like the idea of being assumed to be de facto plagiarists, and filed a suit. They filed for official copyright of their papers with the federal government, and also included instructions that "the papers not be archived via Turnitit" -- of course, they were anyway.<br /><br />First of all, hats off to these students -- I love the way they executed this, and had everything in order for the suit, and I hope they appeal the case.<br /><br />As for the fair use law -- it's a victory, and as a news / journalistic site, we should be happy. But it is still unsettling that a private company is being allowed to archive student essays, AGAINST the request of the author. You could envision dozens of reasons a student wouldn't want their work seen by anyone beside the instructor (they reveal something very personal, it's a draft of a larger project, etc). Especially if the students are writing THIS IS NOT TO BE ARCHIVED on the essays. Shouldn't authors be able to own the copyright to the work? Further, should this company be allowed to profit off the essays of the students? Surely, the value of <a href="http://www.turnitin.com/">Turnitin</a> increases exponentially with each essay added, and with each iteration the essasy is being referenced. Should the students not be entitled to a royalty payment every time the system reads the essay? The company claims to prevent plagarism, but seems to make money off outright copying of students work, without their consent.<br /><br />Let's get some reader thoughts - comment below.<br /><br />Here is a 2007 article from the Washington Post that gives some more background:<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032802038.html">McLean Students Sue Anti-Cheating Service - 3/28/2007</a></div>

Birth-Control Pill Lands Fairfax Girl 2-Week Suspension

Smells Like: drugs , health , policy , pregnancy , Virginia

Story: Birth-Control Pill Lands Fairfax Girl 2-Week Suspension

According to the district discipline policies, getting caught with heroin is only a 5-day suspension. Two weeks ranks with bringing in a gun to school. I am glad we have our priorities in line for our youth. I wonder if teen pregnancy and hard-drug use are problems at this school?

School Employee Charged with Embezzlement

Smells Like: law , teachers , theft , trouble , Virginia

Story: Fairfax School Employee Charged with Embezzlement

Stealing electronics and selling them to pawn shops is something meth addicts do. We just wanted to put that into perspective for this middle school Safety and Security Assistant.

Bus Driver Urges Students to Throw Snow at Classmate

Smells Like: bus , harassment , idiocy , safety , trouble , Virginia

Story: Bus Driver Urges Students to Throw Snow at Classmate

Define Professionalism: Offering to pay a group of middle school students $20 each if they pelted snowballs at another boy when he gets off the bus. It is hard to imagine what grudge was trying to be fulfilled here, but something tells me AT LEAST ONE person picked on this lady when she was a kid. The odds were in the poor boy's favor to lose this battle, but if you're a betting person, put your money on the driver getting fired.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-ZTiZWjZ51G-_IfB505LWaGgrTSrprJhSDRL774MXEUgsML9h5tYaziyrBzdswaeVWueARhNdBBw0_WibOwUP56BrI-iOxBnjRMu9f7CpElARaHn7JnIaAdwCqj9otHpkU8sXGo7uzCn/s1600-h/snow.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309870491765938866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-ZTiZWjZ51G-_IfB505LWaGgrTSrprJhSDRL774MXEUgsML9h5tYaziyrBzdswaeVWueARhNdBBw0_WibOwUP56BrI-iOxBnjRMu9f7CpElARaHn7JnIaAdwCqj9otHpkU8sXGo7uzCn/s320/snow.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 420px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Story:</span> <a href="http://loudounextra.washingtonpost.com/news/2009/mar/05/bus-driver-charged-urging-students-throw-snowballs/">Bus Driver Urges Students to Throw Snow at Classmate</a><br /><div></div><br /><div align="justify">Define Professionalism: <em>Offering to pay a group of middle school students $20 each if they pelted snowballs at another boy when he gets off the bus.</em> It is hard to imagine what grudge was trying to be fulfilled here, but something tells me AT LEAST ONE person picked on this lady when she was a kid. The odds were in the poor boy's favor to lose this battle, but if you're a betting person, put your money on the driver getting fired.</></div>

Teacher charged with public drunkenness

Smells Like: alcohol , drunk , field trip , teachers , trouble , Virginia

Story: Chesterfield teacher charged with public drunkenness

Under the impression that chaperoning a school trip means getting hammered and forfeiting the responsibility of supervising students, this lady took it upon herself to make a boring Model U.N. lesson a little more interesting. Chances are the school won't be asking her to join any prom-night safety committees this year.

<a href="http://creoleindc.typepad.com/rantings_of_a_creole_prin/images/2008/07/31/drunkgirlfloor_450x250_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://creoleindc.typepad.com/rantings_of_a_creole_prin/images/2008/07/31/drunkgirlfloor_450x250_2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 187px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Story:</span> <a href="http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/crime/article/JAME18_20090217-221832/209197/">Chesterfield teacher charged with public drunkenness</a></div><br /><div></div><div align="justify">Under the impression that chaperoning a school trip means getting hammered and forfeiting the responsibility of supervising students, this lady took it upon herself to make a boring Model U.N. lesson a little more interesting.  Chances are the school <em>won't</em> be asking her to join any prom-night safety committees this year.</></div>

Parents humiliate teen over grades

Smells Like: grades , harassment , parents , Virginia

Story: Chesapeake parents take stand over teen's grades

The picture describes it all. His parents made him stand at an intersection with signs broadcasting his grades. The good news- He has an 'A' in gym. The confusing news- Does anywhere else in the country use 'E' for a letter grade? If you drive down the road a little, you will find his mom and dad with similar signs reading "I Have No Idea How To Raise A Child."

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdwUtjaB1gle9kP35TgAVp0MZcRqMcRSDqACX3wjS_uY6aP04xd7y2G9VGFcqStVKjEnsh3LMtWFDGbhnJR9si49xvx48vABZqXy-kQ5AkdPDuJDdu7XfKpLu335-ECz6W_aZy0Fv0eTR/s1600-h/grades.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300555195114363218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdwUtjaB1gle9kP35TgAVp0MZcRqMcRSDqACX3wjS_uY6aP04xd7y2G9VGFcqStVKjEnsh3LMtWFDGbhnJR9si49xvx48vABZqXy-kQ5AkdPDuJDdu7XfKpLu335-ECz6W_aZy0Fv0eTR/s320/grades.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Story:</span> <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2009/02/chesapeake-parents-take-stand-over-teens-grades">Chesapeake parents take stand over teen's grades</a><br /><br /><div align="justify">The picture describes it all.  His parents made him stand at an intersection with signs broadcasting his grades.  The good news- He has an 'A' in gym.  The confusing news- Does anywhere else in the country use 'E' for a letter grade?  If you drive down the road a little, you will find his mom and dad with similar signs reading "I Have No Idea How To Raise A Child."</></div>

Student brings gun to Elementary School

Smells Like: guns , safety , Virginia

Story: Student brings gun to Bedford Elementary School

Guns must be so readily available in some households that a youngster doesn't even have to try hard to get one to class. Everybody made a fuss years ago when they began making toy guns out of various colors (to indicate that they are fake), but when you hear stories like this it reminds us that maybe it wasn't such a bad idea. Unless we are at a time when it's normal to bring a pistol along with your lunchbox every day.

6-year-old takes family car after missing bus

Smells Like: bus , parents , safety , Virginia

Story: 6-year-old takes family car after missing bus

It's simple: He missed the bus, so he grabbed moms keys (while she was sleeping) and took the family sedan for a joyride. You have to admire his desire to maintain perfect attendance in school, but what kind of parent raises a child to not wear their seatbelt? It's not as easy as when you're playing Grand Theft Auto, huh little buddy?

9-year-old charged for threat with toy gun

Smells Like: guns , panic , threats , trouble , Virginia

Story: 9-year-old charged for threat with toy gun

Unfortunately, this boy does not have the luxery of being arrested by a fake cop and going to a pretend prison. At the ripe age of nine, he will now have a juvenile criminal record. Hopefully this doesn't set him back too much. We would at least like to see him get to 8th grade before he drops out of school.

Teacher faces lawsuit for cutting students hair

Smells Like: expression , harassment , teachers , trouble , Virginia

Story: Roanoke County school board on sharp end of student's haircut suit

I am pretty sure it's well within a teachers jurisdiction to decide what hair style young boys should have. In actuality, it's up to the mom to allow her child to look like a dirtbag or clean-cut. According the the report, the teacher also "pinned him against a locker and 'growled' at him about his hair." This sounds more like a scene from the movie Teen Wolf than a place to get an education. If the teacher ever has plans to open their own salon, please be advised that your guerrilla marketing plan comes across a bit too aggressive.

<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/339655605_265c276bea.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/339655605_265c276bea.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 346px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: </span><a href="http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/185660">Roanoke County school board on sharp end of student's haircut suit</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I am pretty sure it's well within a teachers jurisdiction to decide what hair style young boys should have.  In actuality, it's up to the mom to allow her child to look like a dirtbag or clean-cut.  According the the report, the teacher also "<span style="font-style: italic;">pinned him against a locker and 'growled' at him about his hair</span>."  This sounds more like a scene from the movie <span style="font-style: italic;">Teen Wolf</span> than a place to get an education.  If the teacher ever has plans to open their own salon, please be advised that your guerrilla marketing plan comes across a bit too aggressive.</div><span> </span>

Teacher Charged With Marijuana Possession

Smells Like: drugs , teachers , trouble , Virginia

Story: Va. Teacher Charged With Marijuana Possession

A music teacher? Imagine that. They found him sleeping in his car in the school parking lot? That's about right. Police were on to him when the followed a trail of Doritos crumbs up to his car.

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