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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:03 PM Jul 2017

Would tweets get him suspended if he were in school?

By Kelly Wallace, CNN
Updated 3:04 PM ET, Sat July 1, 2017

... "If we use Harvard's standards, then I would say these tweets bring into question President Trump's honesty, maturity and moral character," said <Susan Swearer, co-director of the Bullying Research Network and professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska>, who co-authored a comprehensive review of bullying research ...

... If Trump were in school, in addition to being disciplined for this behavior, the school would also try to help him learn to become more respectful and responsible, <Becki Cohn-Vargas, director of Not In Our School, a program that works to create networks of schools that are free of bullying> said. "They might send him to counseling or to a special group to learn social skills" ...

"From the perspective of bullying prevention, the most serious aspect of this tweet, and also many other comments by Mr. Trump that have denigrated women, those with disabilities, Muslims, Latinos, and anyone who disagrees with him, is that he is modeling the kinds of hurtful comments that we are working so hard to encourage young people to avoid," said <Nancy Willard, director of Embrace Civility in the Digital Age, which works on combating cyberbullying>. "When people in leadership positions model this kind of hurtful language, many young people will conclude that this is acceptable behavior" ...

"Just because someone has a position of authority doesn't mean they're entitled to belittle and shame others online," said Sue Scheff, a family Internet safety advocate and author of the book "Shame Nation: Preventing, Surviving and Overcoming Digital Disaster" ...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/01/health/trump-tweets-school-bullying-policies/index.html

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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Trump was sent to a military school because of his behavior and he was apparently a
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:21 PM
Jul 2017

problem at the military school. The research I did I could not find where he graduated from the military school and he was moved from the dormitory because of some of his antics. He has remained in the petulant child he was in the bully playground.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
4. This did not say he graduated and also the same in Wikipedia. He also does not want to
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:48 PM
Jul 2017

supply his school records though he demanded President Obama's

bresue

(1,007 posts)
5. This behavior is not accepted in the workplace either
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 09:14 PM
Jul 2017

this kind of harassment...sexual or religious would lead to termination immediately.

As far as I am concerned, if he is sitting in the WH, then he is on the payroll and time-clock of the US government.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
7. I get where you are going although
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 06:12 AM
Jul 2017

aside from a pay-off to do this, he was listed in the yearbook (pic the article included) -



Since his mother is foreign-born, he can't possibly be a citizen either. Need long-form birth certificate.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
8. A year book does not mean one has graduated. Also, Trump has stated he was at the top of his
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 11:07 AM
Jul 2017

Wharton class. It is Trump who says he was promoted, he was removed from the barracks because his conduct was less than desired.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
9. I know the "top of the class" at Wharton was bullshit
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 11:29 AM
Jul 2017
because the school record essentially confirmed it.

I do know about that story of him almost throwing someone out of the window.

But I expect that classmates like this guy would have said something if he didn't.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
11. He should release his transcripts, tax forms, birth certificate, & divorce papers
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 11:46 AM
Jul 2017

because for all we know, he might still be married to his previous 2 wives.

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