How far are schools allowed to go now?

**pariah-1972** · 10-23-2007, 01:48 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandi_blackbear

I was flippin channels and i came across this true life movie about a girl being suspended for practicing witchcraft.

i was slightly more interested in it since it happened in my hometown and i never heard about it.
the question i have for some of the lawyers on here..
how is this possible?
the reasoning the judge gave was that since Brandi doesn't truly claim to be a witch or wiccan that the school was right in suspending her..
maybe i'm misreading this wrong but i sure doesn't make sense to me.
is freedom of religion only applies to people who actually believe in said religion?
if someone wears a yarmulke to school and they get suspended the school is in the right if that person is only wearing it for some fashion statement?

sorry if i'm ranting but i really don't understand the logic of this.

**BoosterBronze** · 10-23-2007, 02:02 PM

I'd take any Lifetime tv movie with a giant grain of salt.

On the other hand, aquick googling shows there may be some truth to it, albeit seven years old.

**pariah-1972** · 10-23-2007, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by BoosterBronze

I'd take any Lifetime tv movie with a giant grain of salt.

On the other hand, aquick googling shows there may be some truth to it, albeit seven years old.

Yes i researched it to see how truthfull it was.
it's just scary what schools can get away with nowadays

**Michael P** · 10-23-2007, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by pariah-1972

Yes i researched it to see how truthfull it was.

Well, why not share some of that research with us?

**pariah-1972** · 10-23-2007, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Michael P

Well, why not share some of that research with us?

Sure okay.

http://mirror.hb-rights.org/www.abcn...gic001028.html
http://www.bubbaworld.com/witches.html

**Roquefort Raider** · 10-23-2007, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by pariah-1972

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandi_blackbear

I was flippin channels and i came across this true life movie about a girl being suspended for practicing witchcraft.

i was slightly more interested in it since it happened in my hometown and i never heard about it.
the question i have for some of the lawyers on here..
how is this possible?

Well, she did turn the principal into a newt.

**Michael P** · 10-23-2007, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Roquefort Raider

Well, she did turn the principal into a newt.

A newt?

(10)

**Winslow** · 10-23-2007, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Roquefort Raider

Well, she did turn the principal into a newt.

So THAT's where Gingrich came from . . . .

**pariah-1972** · 10-23-2007, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Roquefort Raider

Well, she did turn the principal into a newt.

That sounds like something out of a Harry Potter movie:evilsmile

**Roquefort Raider** · 10-23-2007, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by pariah-1972

That sounds like something out of a Harry Potter movie:evilsmile

It's from Monty Python and the holy grail, actually.

**Slam_Bradley** · 10-23-2007, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Michael P

A newt?

(10)

Well he got better.

**Matt Algren** · 10-23-2007, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Slam_Bradley

Well he got better.

Burn her anyway!

Also, I saw that movie (sue me, I'm a fan of Alia Shawkat's from Arrested Development) and I'm still trying to get the stink out of my TV. Horribly, horribly, horribly bad. Not even funny bad.

**Nitmo** · 10-23-2007, 02:57 PM

If you think this is bad, you should look up the West Memphis Three

**pariah-1972** · 10-23-2007, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Nitmo

If you think this is bad, you should look up the West Memphis Three

Dude don't even get me started on that one.
like i've said a dozen times freedom of religion is a complete and utter fallacy
in America.

i'm just glad i took the safe road and covered my arse by becoming agnostic.
:o