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[Dalek]

http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2015/...nister-by-teacher-for-writing-with-left-hand/

Zayde Sands of Oklahoma is a leftie. The 4-year-old throws, writes and colors with his left-hand. If he were a pitcher, he’d be a southpaw, no doubt.

“He’s always, always used his left-hand,” Alisha Sands, Zayde’s mom, told KFOR-TV.

Well, that is, he was a leftie until his pre-K teacher at Oakes Elementary School in Okemah forced him to start using his right-hand in class.

Alisha noticed her son was trying to write with his right at home, and she was dismayed when her son told her about his teacher’s disapproval of lefties.

The mother approached the teacher, and he responded by giving her an article saying the devil was left-handed and labeling lefties as “unlucky,” “evil” and “sinister.”

Alisha complained to the superintendent and was frustrated by the lack of response as the teacher wasn’t suspended. She now plans to file an official complaint with the Oklahoma Board of Education.

Video at link.

 

[The Llama]

As a lefty, I am hurt by this

 

[Casimir]

The mother approached the teacher, and he responded by giving her an article saying the devil was left-handed and labeling lefties as “unlucky,” “evil” and “sinister.”

This teacher needs to be fired.

 

[Rush_Khan]

*Left hand high five*

 

[DrSlek]

Come to Oakes Elementary! Experience life in the middle ages!

 

[JaseMath]

I'm a lefty and I can confirm I am evil.

 

[JDSN]

Same thing was done to my dad, which is why expected this news go be from some developing nation.

 

[King Tubby]

Is this the 14th century?

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

Praise Jesus, we could have had another Aleister Crowley, Anton LeVey, or Harpo Marx on our hands.

Heavenly justice 1, witchcraft 0.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

what fucking century is this

 

[Mr-Joker]

 

[quesalupa]

What...the fuck

 

[Dicer]

They tried to pull that shit when I was a kid, my dad flipped his shit went in, and well they stopped..

 

[Scrooged]

Left hands are the devil's playground.

 

[sn00zer]

Lol that is some 1950s thinking.

 

[masud]

Well if her religion doesn't allow her to accept evil left handedness then she shouldn't be forced to.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

dumb teacher. doesn't he know that young left handers can command a boat load of money in the free agent market?

 

[Clydefrog]

Fuck you, Mrs. Bitch!

All left handed children have the potential to become the next Clydefrog.

 

[Trojita]

Lol that is some 1950s thinking.

Year 1000 thinking

 

[Deleted member 13876]

The mother approached the teacher, and he responded by giving her an article saying the devil was left-handed and labeling lefties as “unlucky,” “evil” and “sinister.”

It's true, the teacher saw the devil using his left hand when he signed the contract for his soul.

 

[CrazyMoonTalk]

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Ned Flanders tho

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Same thing was done to my dad, which is why expected this news go be from some developing nation.

it's funny because most of the stupid people stories come from the US and not developing nations....

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

what fucking century is this

They're all God's centuries, and with the swift intervention of vigilant individuals like this teacher may they always remain such.

O

 

[Volimar]

Hmmm....


Oakes Elementary School doesn't sound like a private christian school.

 

[jrush64]

Came here for this.

Lefties are the devil's minions.

 

[Darth Pinche]

I swear things are going backwards. When I was a kid (I'm 44) being a lefty was fine and accepted as no big deal. I only got the shaft in college where most of the desks were those right hand only fuckjobs.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Oh shit lol..dude went old-school! A friends dad was hit with a ruler on his left hand to make him a righty. Crazy stuff..

 

[hsikod]

Lol that is some 1950s thinking.

More like 1760.

 

[Antiwhippy]

What year is it?

 

[Angelus Errare]

Some Salem Witch trial precursor type shit.

 

[Maximus.]

Keep religion out of school, fucking weirdos.

 

[Pinko Marx]

As a lefty this would explain some things about my life.

 

[Trojita]

it's funny because most of the stupid people stories come from the US and not developing nations....

Because that shit is the norm sometimes in that nation or the information literally doesn't get out because of a lack of technology. It's common in parts of Asia for kids that start out left handed to be forced to use their right hand.

 

[Sir Abacus]

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

My brother is ambidextrous. When he was in school his teacher told him he needed to pick one and use only that one for some reason.

 

[Dude Guy]

*shakes left fist menacingly*

 

[AnotherNils]

Suddenly the mother remembered she was in Oklahoma.

Also I love that the teacher had an article ready for this eventuality.

 

[MudoSkills]

*shakes left fist satanically*

FTFY

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Is Oklahoma a part of the so called "Bible Belt"?

This is beyond stupid.

 

[Raistlin]

More like 1760.

They tried to pull this shit with my brother actually ... so more like 1970s/80s.


Luckily (for me) with all the crap he went through, it wasn't too bad when I attended school a few years later.



Granted the reasons weren't biblical. More lack of teacher training and supplies. You don't know the pain of trying to use those tiny scissors with the wrong hand

 

[RP912]

I'm a pretty good guy.

 

[ShadowgeistX]

We've been playing as the villain all along. =0

 

[Mysterious]

Miyamoto is the devil confirmed?

 

[Samara]

Same thing was done to my dad, which is why expected this news go be from some developing nation.

Was done to my mom and all her other siblings . End of 1950s so not that long ago. Babysat a little girl and she told me her left hand is evil. So no, it is still going on.

 

[Walpurgis]

Same thing was done to my dad, which is why expected this news go be from some developing nation.

It is.

 

[DarkKyo]

Lol nice, I doubt many people will get that but I came here looking for that reference.

 

[Keasar]

Fucking seriously?

 

[injurai]

what year is it?

 

[Gnome Scat]

That happened to my grandpa.