Vacaville teacher penalizes students for saying 'bless you'

[BeauCharles]

Its an ancient practice that's evolved over the centuries into a polite social norm. It has nothing to do with being religious one way or the other. A handshake once signified that the two parties weren't holding any weapons. I doubt it means that now - again, its a polite custom of greeting. That teacher's a bit clueless.

[MsIzzy]

Originally Posted by gone down south

Without comments from the teacher or the school, that article should never have been published.
Pure gossip-mucking journalism at it's worst.

So true, because then you have far right and far left going crazy!

Originally Posted by OptimusPrime69

omg, guys it wasnt merely for saying "bless you"

apparently the kids were "fake-sneezing" and the students were saying "god bless you" is a very loud, obnoxious, and disruptive manner. They were basically playing a joke on the teacher by pretending to sneeze and then responding with a over-dramatic "bless you"


it wasnt because of the religious connotation, rather the students were being disruptive

Time to bring back corporal punishment in schools I have taught in the classroom (high school) then moved to subbing (high school) and there were many times I would have given anything to go back to the old days with some of those delinquents!!!

But nowadays you can't spank kids...they carry guns

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by gone down south

Without comments from the teacher or the school, that article should never have been published.
Pure gossip-mucking journalism at it's worst.

Pure latter-day American journalism.

[Ceece]

The sneezing and "blessing" are all about disrupting the class...it's an old trick. I know, because I'm old and we even did this back in the good old days. Has zero to do with religion or anything else.