Teen Sues After Being Suspended For Speaking Spanish

Birdy · Socialist Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 13502 Location: Here.

It's just one sentence, come on. And as it sais; you can't tell people not to speak another language.
So weird.

Dirt · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:03 am**

I called a referee a puta once during a basketball game, got me a technical foul

Leo Wyatt · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:57 am**

This is crazy.. Principal suspended him cause he spoke spanish. I call it racism. He didn't hurt anyone so what is the big deal?

Brightstar82 · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:35 am**

Thats the craziest thing i have ever heard.

Hitchhiker · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:43 am**

Is this from the Onion or something?

Seriously . . . 'tis crazy.

Republican_Man · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:19 pm**

Now I'm all for English being the state language of America, but whatever happened to freedom of speech? This is ridiculous. Can't speak Spanish. My gosh. Even I speak Spanish sometimes...ridiculous.

Starbuck · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:20 pm**

I'm thinking there's a small posibility that perhaps the kid was a troublemaker and possibly should have been suspended for something, so the school did the right thing, they just did it the wrong way?

Does anyone get what I'm saying?

But suspending someone for speaking spanish is like me getting a refferal for speaking German (<= happened, btw). Its racisim, its horrible, and its wrong.

And on a lighter note, this is the kind of thing I'd expect from K.C, Missouri (SP? I'm not having a good day)

Republican_Man · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:24 pm**

Well, it's not racism, because there's no Hispanic race--it's Ethnic Discrimination, but I see your point.
It's ridiculous that you could get a referral for speaking German and that this kid could get suspended for speaking Spanish. I hope there's more to it, because if not, this is simply wrong.

webtaz99 · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:19 pm**

Lord Borg · **Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:59 pm**

Captain Dappet · **Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:31 am**

I don't think he gives a crap about his education time, really.

Honestly, few people do.
But this is still outrageous. And "no problema" is a phrase that everybody who speaks english understands anyway, unless you're really stupid.
Suing them is defenitely right for him to do, to express his contempt. And the Principal should be fired. Or demoted, whatever. Punished in some way.

PrankishSmart · **Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:26 pm**

Good on him for suing the school.

TrekkieMage · **Sun Jan 01, 2006 12:57 am**

I'm glad he's fighting back. This is ridiculus! Two words. Just two word, and not even mildly offensive ones! I'm not sure the principle should be fired, there's no way of knowing how good of a job they're doing, but they should definitly be punished. Freedom of speech - they weren't disrupting the learning enviornment (Tinker v. DeMoins).

webtaz99 · **Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:26 pm**

Republican_Man · **Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:09 pm**

It was merely an expression, taz

Cathexis · **Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:20 pm**

I think there's more to the story than we're getting. This source seems very one-sided on the issue. I just find it slightly hard to believe that there isn't more to what happened than this. Obviously if he wants to make a big enough stink about being suspended for speaking Spanish, there must be a valid reason. However, the article doesn't give any DIRECT quotes from the teacher or any of the school officials. All it gives is Rubio "detailing" their responses. That's not good enough, and I think it makes him look extremely suspicious. I also doubt that he gives a flying fig about the education system.

Kansas is really on my nerves lately......

TrekkieMage · **Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:30 pm**

Yeah, that's why I'm not jumping to pin a punisment on the principle. I'm very interested to see what the principle's take on this is. But still, unless they can provide a more concrete reasoning, this is just ubsurd.

luit14 · **Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:23 pm**

Yeah, if the article is how it really happened then I definately think the principal should be fired.
But I think there might be more to the story too.

Cathexis · **Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:23 am**

Founder · **Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:01 am**

The school's point of view has already been adressed.

"'You're not suspending my kid for fighting, for being disruptive for being disrespectful -- just speaking Spanish?'" said Rubio, detailing what his father asked the school.

Rubio said school officials told his father, "'Yes, that's correct, just speaking Spanish, and I don't want it here.'"

They suspended him simply for speaking Spanish, nothing more.

TrekkieMage · **Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:11 pm**

True, and I'm likely to believe that. But those are Rubio's words. I'd like to hear what the school has to say, even if it's just supporting his statement.

WeAz · **Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:39 pm**

That principal should be fired, this is racism at its worst

Jeremy · **Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:42 pm**

It depends what the exact rules of the school were, although I don't think someone should be chucked out for that. Maybe if the school had a "no other languages" policy then it might have been a punishment excersise at worst, but expulsion? That's just stupid.

Lord Borg · **Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:53 pm**