Republican Sally Atwater Faces Lawsuit Alleging She Shoved Student Who Wanted Candy

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Yes, that fucking Atwater!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/23/sally-atwater-lawsuit_n_5522253.html

WASHINGTON -- A lawsuit filed last week alleges that Sally Atwater, who is running for the Republican nomination for state superintendent of education in South Carolina, shoved a student in one of her classes.

The plaintiffs in the personal injury suit -- the parents of the student, who is described only as having "special needs" -- say that in December, Atwater set up a piñata in her classroom but instructed her students not to pick up the candy when the piñata eventually broke open. The suit alleges that when the student ran at the candy, Atwater shoved him away "with a crazed, angry look on her face."

The lawsuit is seeking damages from Atwater and from the school district where she was employed. The student is not named in the suit.

Her campaign has pushed back forcefully against the suit, which was filed on Wednesday. Spokesman Luke Byars said it smacks of political opportunism coming less than a week before Tuesday's runoff election.

[el_bryanto]

1. We'll have to see how this shakes out

But a lawsuit is designed to paint things in the worst possible light.

Bryant

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2. how sad. this will tarnish the fine family name.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. Ha! I see what you did there.

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[MADem]

3. This woman is the widow of the monster who repented, in shame, on his deathbed.

You'd think she'd have learned from her husband's absolute terror in his final hours that being an asshole isn't the way to go through life...?

Sally Atwater is the widow of Lee Atwater, the legendary and infamous Republican operative who engineered President George H.W. Bush's 1988 victory over Michael Dukakis. He was known for his idiosyncratic personality and brutal campaign tactics.

Sally Atwater has remained involved in Republican politics since her husband's death in 1991. She was executive director of President George W. Bush's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. In 2010, she started working as a staff member for the House Education and the Workforce Committee. Two years later, she began teaching students at Hendersonville Elementary School in Colleton County -- where the events described in the lawsuit allegedly took place.

I don't think she should be allowed to teach dog obedience school, and she sure as hell shouldn't be allowed around children! She's teaching intellectually impaired kids, who (surprise surprise) often aren't known for their superior impulse control, and she's tossing CANDY into the mix and expecting them to not get excited? What a fucking dolt!

[lpbk2713]

4. Seeking justice is not political opportunism.

There is nothing wrong with the time frame here. I'm not familiar with the particulars here but I suspect the family tried other remedies but were unsuccessful, quite possibly due to a biased local apparatus or Atwater's lack of cooperation. It is no surprise that her campaigners would make such a desperate claim.




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