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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Sounds like young Jay needs some manners. It wouldn't have been that hard for the little shit to stand up during the National Anthem.

Just my opinion, though

Yes it wouldn't have been hard for him to stand, but the teacher's reaction did little to teach him to respect authority. A more reasoned response would have been to require some sort of exercise in learning "when is it appropriate to stand". Perhaps a speech on the meaning of symbols in a culture.

Knowing an adolescent mind, the teacher's actions will further incite this young person to be more retractive and stubborn in his shows of "independence/defiance" cause he now knows how to push that teacher's buttons in a *BIG* way. (I am living this hell with my 15 year old idiot son!)