Pissant West Virginia high-school principal learns you don't mess with Wellesley College

By adamg on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:21pm

When a senior at a West Virginia high school went public with her complaints about a religious, pro-abstinence speaker at a school assembly, she says her principal threatened to try to get Wellesley College to rescind her admission.

Wellesley College had a simple response today.

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Seriously?

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:03am.

Talk about a petty tyrant.

I wouldn't be surprised if one of those "wealthy liberal hollywood types" decides to boost her financial aid package by more than a bit.

Good bid, you fat Appalachian prick

By Will LaTulippe on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:48am.

Yeah, suburban Bostonians are going to take direction from a hayseed like you that bleats about abstinence. What part of "Athens of America" eluded you? Go back to your moonshine still.

don't be a jerk...

By bandit on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 4:23pm.

there are many reasons to be offended at the behavior of the principal in question, but the offensive name calling is really unnecessary. berating somebody based on weight or ancestry or geographic location is unkind.

Vocabulary lesson

By Sock_Puppet on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 7:18am.

Maybe it's time for a vocabulary lesson for the principal. Mr. Aulenbacher, what's the difference between puissant and pissant?

Galdernit

By MattyC on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 7:59am.

I ain't about to let no goddamn frenchy tell me how to beat my women!

He needs more than a vocab lesson

By Neal on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:59am.

Maybe it's time for a vocabulary lesson for the principal. Mr. Aulenbacher, what's the difference between puissant and pissant?

Apparently he needs a civics lesson too that explains the meaning of the Establishment Clause.

We all know

By MattyC on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 11:58am.

The only part of the Constitution that counts is the 2nd Amendment. And maybe the 3rd. I don't need no bluecoats in my dern livingroom.

well

By cinnamngrl on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 7:32am.

Clearly, this principle doesn't know much about Wellesley or any liberal arts education to not realize that her actions would only serve to make her more attractive as a candidate.

I continue to be amazed at the sheltered life of (some) modern young people. If you have never sat in a school officials office listening to them scream bizarre threats about your future, then I wonder if you are living up to your full potential.

The stuff about not letting them leave presentation, that could be illegal. Or at least exposes the school to civil penalties. Every presentation concerning sex required a permission slip when i was a kid.

Yeah, but this is a

By Scratchie on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 9:43am.

Yeah, but this is a presentation concerning *no* sex, so I guess it's all right.

If you read the article linked

By anon on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 12:28pm.

the speaker was saying things like, "If your mom lets you go on birth control, she is doing it because she hates you," and "Birth control causes you to contract STDs and become sterile."

There's abstinence-only education listing the pros of abstinence and the cons of sexual activity, and there are lies and verbal abuse. This falls into the latter category. No sex ed curriculum of any type (abstinence-only, comprehensive, etc.) should be giving ANY personal opinions. Only factual, medical pros and factual, medical cons.