Calif. Teacher Punishes Students for Saying ‘God Bless You’
By Anonymous — Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Written by Billy Hallowell When someone sneezes, a common response is, “God bless you.” But one California teacher finds this statement so offensive and disruptive that he’s working to cut back on its usage in the classroom. Steve Cuckovich, a health teacher at William C. Wood High School in Vacaville, California, has attempted to banish the friendly gesture, as he believes it is both disrespectful and disruptive. To punish students who do, indeed, say “God bless you” after one of their classmates sneezes, he purportedly knocks 25 points off of their grade. While this... http://www.theblaze.com/stories/calif-teacher-punishes-students-for-sayi... |