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What the hell is an Obama mural doing in Scott High School?

  • sjmvsfscs08
    I was reading about Scott High School's awesome renovation and reopening and came across these pictures:





    http://www.toledoblade.com/gallery/Scott-High-School-Reopens

    WHAT THE FUCK!!?? How is a public school allowed to essentially endorse a President?

    Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong? Is this no different that Vladimir Lenin or Mao Zedong having a picture in every classroom in other countries?
  • said_aouita
    Interesting the only white person in the picture is the security guard.
  • sjmvsfscs08
    Yeah Scott is 99% black. Any white kid in the district goes to Central Catholic or another one of the parochials.
  • believer
    Yeah it's a bit odd to see this. I would bet the ranch that had a 99% white school painted a mural of Ronald Reagan on the school walls in the mid-80's, the MSM would have been all over it.

    This is reminiscent of the murals of Marxist leaders painted in public places in many leftists countries.

    I realize these kids are excited and proud that Obama is America's first black POTUS...I get it. But the fact that the school administration permitted the mural considering it is a public school financed by the taxpayer, it seems a bit inappropriate.
  • The Equalizer
    Every classroom used to have a picture of the president and it'd change when a new one was elected. If he loses this year then next year it ought to be painted over.
  • sjmvsfscs08
    picture =/= mural
  • vball10set
    Black school, first black president--maybe the administrators felt it would be an inspiration? I'm all for anything that may keep these kids in school, which could in turn lead to a job someday. :thumbup:
  • SportsAndLady
    vball10set;1075632 wrote:Black school, first black president--maybe the administrators felt it would be an inspiration? I'm all for anything that may keep these kids in school, which could in turn lead to a job someday. :thumbup:
    It's sad that all they have to do is just finish school...because at that point, they'll get a job over anyone else even if they're less qualified, just because of their skin color.

    Like seriously, that's not enough inspiration for you?!
  • vball10set
    SportsAndLady;1075642 wrote:It's sad that all they have to do is just finish school...because at that point, they'll get a job over anyone else even if they're less qualified, just because of their skin color.

    Like seriously, that's not enough inspiration for you?!
    It's very sad!!! I believe the public h.s. graduation rate is less than 50% in Toledo, and THAT is pathetic. All I'm saying here is even if it keeps one more kid in school, that's one less person on our dime after he graduates, know what I mean?
  • sjmvsfscs08
    Truly remarkable insight there by ccrunner.

    He went about as far as he could without spelling something incorrectly.
  • sjmvsfscs08
    vball10set;1075646 wrote:It's very sad!!! I believe the public h.s. graduation rate is less than 50% in Toledo, and THAT is pathetic. All I'm saying here is even if it keeps one more kid in school, that's one less person on our dime after he graduates, know what I mean?
    TPS is a remarkably bad school system.

    When I was at Libbey coaching, the school principal explained to my why TPS closed the school.

    Libbey used to have ~50% attendance and the classrooms themselves were rather unsafe and generally not conducive for learning. They decided to take a hardline stance and make the thugs go to an online charter school, Phoenix Academy. The attendance shot up to 93% and the test scores went through the roof. But the enrollment dropped and TPS said they weren't being effective. So retarded.
  • dlazz
    What the hell is this doing in the wrong forum?

    Reported OP.
  • Captain Cavalier
    The Equalizer;1075620 wrote:Every classroom used to have a picture of the president and it'd change when a new one was elected. If he loses this year then next year it ought to be painted over.
    Yea, like that's gonna happen.
  • Captain Cavalier
    Oh, and he's only 1/2 black. A tune that's not played very loud.
  • vball10set
    ccrunner609;1075663 wrote:The quantity didnt outweigh the quality.
    *didn't
  • sleeper
    Shouldn't be allowed. Black people are the worst.
  • Pick6
    who cares really?
  • Belly35
    I did my student teaching at Toledo Scott and was offered a job. The Scott Coaching Staff where some good guys. Scott back in the early 70s was about 95% Black ... I had a great time at SCOTT and lots of memories and funny situtation.

    I helped a one of the football player one day (flat tire) and the next day in the coaches office was a complete auto stereo sytem in a boxs addressed to Coach Belly really cool but I have to give it away.

    Coming from a poor family and living in the projects myself, I knew a lot about the kids culture and siutation that helped. Also being a vet and serving with many Black soldiers gave me a some cred and knowledge.

    I enjoyed my time at Toledo Scott
  • dwccrew
    vball10set;1075646 wrote:It's very sad!!! I believe the public h.s. graduation rate is less than 50% in Toledo, and THAT is pathetic. All I'm saying here is even if it keeps one more kid in school, that's one less person on our dime after he graduates, know what I mean?
    I agree with you. If it motivates them, who really cares? Toledo schools are horrific. I think you are pretty accurate with the graduation rate and I believe that Scott has the lowest graduation rate in all of TPS. It is around 30%. Truly sad.
  • vball10set
    Belly35;1075753 wrote:I did my student teaching at Toledo Scott and was offered a job. The Scott Coaching Staff where some good guys. Scott back in the early 70s was about 95% Black ... I had a great time at SCOTT and lots of memories and funny situtation.

    I helped a one of the football player one day (flat tire) and the next day in the coaches office was a complete auto stereo sytem in a boxs addressed to Coach Belly really cool but I have to give it away.

    Coming from a poor family and living in the projects myself, I knew a lot about the kids culture and siutation that helped. Also being a vet and serving with many Black soldiers gave me a some cred and knowledge.

    I enjoyed my time at Toledo Scott
    I hope so, Belly---you didn't want to go to jail for receiving stolen property :p
  • bigkahuna
    believer;1075590 wrote:Yeah it's a bit odd to see this. I would bet the ranch that had a 99% white school painted a mural of Ronald Reagan on the school walls in the mid-80's, the MSM would have been all over it.

    This is reminiscent of the murals of Marxist leaders painted in public places in many leftists countries.

    I realize these kids are excited and proud that Obama is America's first black POTUS...I get it. But the fact that the school administration permitted the mural considering it is a public school financed by the taxpayer, it seems a bit inappropriate.
    Being forced by the government ≠ voluntarily painting. Nice try though.
    sjmvsfscs08;1075625 wrote:picture =/= mural
    It looks like a picture/painting to me. I don't see the photos above as a mural.
  • said_aouita
    They should replace it with this.
  • Belly35
    vball10set;1075825 wrote:I hope so, Belly---you didn't want to go to jail for receiving stolen property :p
    True that :laugh:
  • GOONx19
    sjmvsfscs08;1075625 wrote:picture =/= mural
    bigkahuna;1075827 wrote:It looks like a picture/painting to me. I don't see the photos above as a mural.
    ???
    mu·ral <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" style="width: 13px" height="21" width="13"><embed src="http://img.tfd.com/m/sound.swf" flashvars="sound_src=http://img.tfd.com/hm/mp3/M0485600.mp3" menu="false" width="13" height="21" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></object> (myrl)n.A very large image, such as a painting, picture or enlarged photograph, applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
  • DeadliestWarrior34
    ccrunner609;1075657 wrote:whatever.
    Dynamite drop in.