Edited by Carolyn Bennett
The comments following a school sexual abuse story caught my attention. These
are the signed comments I read.
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| Shame against Indigenous Peoples |
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| Predators in churches |
CANADIAN (October 31, 2012):
“These abuses have not been on the rise as stated [in the
news article]; they have happened for generations ─ just like when the Catholic
Church took [indigenous people] from their homes after the British had invaded
their country.
“They [church officials] abused the children. They assaulted
the children. And they murdered the children....
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| Predators, gay bashing in Boy Scouts |
“The abuse has to stop now!!!”
SONIA (October 31, 2012):
“This happens all the time here ─ and far worse.
“Values are upside down. Meanwhile, the United States wants
to bring ‘civilization’ to the ‘Middle East.’ …
“The only thing considered wrong now in U.S. society is to
call a thing wrong.”
LAURA (October 31, 2012):
“It is so sad to witness such bitter events in the world.…
“May all the people get healthy minds and stop committing
crimes against each other.”
WAKE UP (October 31, 2012):
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| Scouts' honor? |
“I think this is normal now for European peoples. Sexual
corruption in European countries is normal. They think this is the life, and
they have the right to enjoy their life ─ [regardless to whether what] they are
doing is right or wrong…
“…People who are used by evil powers don’t know how they [are
being] used by evil powers and how they are destroying their lives… I hope one
day they [victims (?)] will stand up for their rights and not let this happen.”
STRAWMAN (October 31, 2012):
“Seriously?
“This guy is a school principal? I am familiar with the old
saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover but who in their right mind
would hire a principal [who] looks like a gang member?
“Whoever did the hiring of this guy should be indicted as an
accomplice.”
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| Etiwanda High School |
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tiwanda High School web link
“The Chaffey Joint Union High School District has partnered
with School Loop…, an innovative communication tool designed to keep parents,
students, teachers and staff connected.”
Mr. Tom Mitchell, Interim Principal
Update: 2012-2013 Etiwanda High School
13500 Victoria Avenue, Etiwanda, California 91739
(909) 899-2531 Phone | (909) 899-3661 Fax
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| Sexual Harassment |
Interim Principal’s message
“Greeting Parents, Students and the Etiwanda Community: The school year began very smoothly and we
could not be happier. Once again, Etiwanda High School has risen to the
occasion and achieved academic success!
“…Regardless of the impending challenges, we will continue
to provide the very best education for our students. We also value our parents
and our community and extend hearty thanks for your support and dedication.
Etiwanda High School is truly outstanding, not only because of our fine
tradition of academic, athletic, and co-curricular success, but because our
students and families truly care about our school. It is our sincere hope you
have a wonderful year, GO EAGLES!”  |
| Bullying in school |
Etiwanda’s interim principal’s page announces campaign
against bullying
“Anti-Bullying Poster Contest: The Chaffey Joint Union High
School District is hosting an Anti-Bullying Poster Contest. The purpose of this
contest is to encourage and challenge students to use their creativity and
artistic expression to show their peers that bullying is wrong, and it should
not be ignored.
“The winning individual will be the one that creates the
most engaging work of art that best communicates that bullying should not be
tolerated and must be reported.”
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| church icon |
tiwanda’s site publishes the school’s mission: “Etiwanda
High School is dedicated to developing lifelong learners who positively
contribute to their communities, to their families and to their own personal
growth.”
Etiwanda High School Profile
Etiwanda (one of the eight comprehensive high schools in the
Chaffey Joint Union High School District, in the incorporated community of
Rancho Cucamonga, approximately 50 miles east of Los Angeles) opened in
September 1982 with two classes and celebrated the first graduating class in
1985, now enrolls “approximately 3,100 students in grades nine through twelve.”
Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges (WASC)
Principal: Brian Joseph, Ed. D.; Assistant Principals: Eric
Danhof, Josh Cho, Gayle Ross; Counselors: Walter
Shelton A-Led 9th - 10th grade; Tamia
Thomas A-Flor 11th – 12th grade, AVID 11th and 12th; Leah Boselli Lee-Z 9th - 10th grade; Stephanie
Harkey Flos -Moz 11th – 12th grade, AVID 9th & 10th, EL; Nadine Nelson SE/504; Jacqui Campuzano Mu – Z 11th – 12th grade
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| School icon |
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opping today’s comments was of course the news story as
reported by Press TV
The 38-year-old principal of Etiwanda High School in
California’s San Bernardino County “has been detained for maintaining a sexual
relationship” with one of the school’s female students, now former student, who
was a minor when the alleged relationship began.
“Police detectives served a search warrant at the residence
of [Etiwanda] School Principal Brian Garrett Joseph early Tuesday morning and
took him into custody.”
The article ends: “Sexual offenses against young students
and pre-school toddlers by teachers, administrators and caretakers have been on
the rise in the United States in the past decade.”
Sources and notes
http://ehs-cjuhsd-ca.schoolloop.com/schoolprofile
http://ehs-cjuhsd-ca.schoolloop.com/aboutus
http://ehs-cjuhsd-ca.schoolloop.com/
At Wikipedia: Etiwanda High School located 13500 Victoria
Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, California, 91739 “is accredited through the WASC
(Western Association of Schools and Colleges) and has been recognized as a
California Distinguished High School.”
Public secondary school established in 1982; enrollment: 3,312,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiwanda_High_School
Press TV MFB/PKH: “U.S. school principal arrested for sexual
abuse of minor student─ Brian Garrett Joseph, a California high school
principal, has been detained by police for an alleged sexual relationship with
a former student,” October 31, 2012, http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/10/31/269687/us-educator-nabbed-for-child-abuse/
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