tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post1928788739040676483..comments2024-03-28T22:51:22.174-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Some thoughts about the Neosho school controversyRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-2131872494329963672021-09-13T11:30:44.595-07:002021-09-13T11:30:44.595-07:00I agree that the teacher blew it out of proportion...I agree that the teacher blew it out of proportion and yes....running away doesn't help his cause any and proves he cares more about himself than the students. Yet.....there were parent complaints that they were afraid he would "make their child turn gay".....ummm what??? I know this is the bible belt but seriously folks ......people don't just "turn" gay they are bornAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-5384738452979973202021-09-13T11:23:12.680-07:002021-09-13T11:23:12.680-07:00Good Lord......it seems your way of thinking is pa...Good Lord......it seems your way of thinking is part of the problem. It's funny how you jump to the pedophile label so quickly though......ya let's ruin his life and career because he hung a pride flag in his room. And it's heterosexual by the way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-4565856956745115192021-09-11T18:56:23.097-07:002021-09-11T18:56:23.097-07:00Mr Wallis,it sounds like your goose is cooked.Mr Wallis,it sounds like your goose is cooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-25626956913059306172021-09-11T14:39:40.926-07:002021-09-11T14:39:40.926-07:00Things to know - this same young man was hired two...Things to know - this same young man was hired two years ago as a library aide at the same junior high and quit after two weeks to return to St. Louis. In December he did an interview with a St. Louis publication citing what a backwater Neosho is, how much he hates it and that he'd never return, in his senior year, he attempted to hold a Black Lives Matter Rally in Neosho but cancelled it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-25405726535283584862021-09-11T12:29:42.543-07:002021-09-11T12:29:42.543-07:00I'm older, (genx) and while I agree there are ...I'm older, (genx) and while I agree there are still homophobes in positions of power I don't think that's the real obstacle for him. I don't know him personally, it's easy to see that his entire reason for being is tied into his sexuality. Most people I know, even friends who are LGBTQ find that boring. He's not breaking any ground here, he's relishing in being a Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821276670689643313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-16641544290223827522021-09-11T12:02:11.894-07:002021-09-11T12:02:11.894-07:00I think the big picture here is that 1st he was to...I think the big picture here is that 1st he was told no. He did it anyway. (Lack of redpect) 2.Activism does not belong ylto a teacher in the classroom just because they feel patronage about it. He was not there to teach sex education. (Parent approval is required for any teacher to teach that) 3. Even a headrosexual man opening conversations with minor children regarding sex is considered a Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816596203324681822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-31497515523709584742021-09-11T11:51:00.331-07:002021-09-11T11:51:00.331-07:00If a headrosexual man had opened a conversation ab...If a headrosexual man had opened a conversation about sexuality for any reason he would have been ran out and probably charged with a sexual crime. I personally do not care what your sexuality is however, I do care that it is not the teachers position to teach our children about sex and anyone male or female doing so should be thrown out and be charged. The exposure to worldly issues are for the Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816596203324681822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-65000923184039201262021-09-11T06:13:45.210-07:002021-09-11T06:13:45.210-07:00I think Mr. Wallis indeed wants to be a martyr, I ...I think Mr. Wallis indeed wants to be a martyr, I went to high school with him and that fits him. However, I don't think any other avenue he took would have gotten any ground, as the leadership/faculty in Neosho's school district is terrible. In the end it's the majority population-homophobes in the Bible Belt that probably won't change until John and my generation are in higher Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-23363671971794750802021-09-11T01:31:26.762-07:002021-09-11T01:31:26.762-07:00Agreed, he wants to be a martyr. Almost nobody car...Agreed, he wants to be a martyr. Almost nobody cares about your sexual preferences anymore, it's gone mainstream. That hill is littered with bodies. Now he's just riding out his perceived 15 minutes while looking for another job. I'm not sure the inevitable lawsuit will work out for him. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821276670689643313noreply@blogger.com