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Arizona Orders Funding Withheld From School District Over Mexican-American Studies Program

Arizona Orders Funding Withheld From School District Over Mexican American Studies Program

Supporters of Tucson Unified School District's Mexican-American studies program protest an Arizona state law that makes it illegal. (AP FIle Photo)

The Arizona Department of Education on Friday ordered severe funding cuts for the Tucson Unified School District over its Mexican-American studies curriculum, saying the ethnic studies program is a violation of state law.

John Huppenthal, Arizona’s superintendent of public instruction, said he’s cutting state funding by 10 percent and making it retroactive to August, leaving the Tucson district facing an immediate $4.9 million funding loss and a more than $14 million loss by June, the Tucson Citizen reported.

The state has long been at odds with the Tucson district over the Mexican-American program, with state officials contending the classes promote reverse racism, according to the Citizen. An Arizona law passed last year — which directly targeted Tucson’s program — bans classes designed for a particular ethnic group or which “promote resentment toward a race or class of people.”

Huppenthal told the newspaper he gave the school district ample time to improve its program and address the state’s concerns, but finally had no choice but to impose penalties.

“The district hasn’t dealt with the issue,” he told the Citizen. “The problems are so deep and so wide, it would be almost impossible to cure the program.”

In a statement, Huppenthal said the classes teach that “Latino minorities have been and continue to be oppressed by a Caucasian majority,” the Los Angeles Times reported.

But the program’s proponents say the classes simply teach the truth, and claim students who take them perform better in school — something those who oppose it dispute.

“Unfortunately our history is filled with major mistakes,” Richard Martinez, a lawyer for the program told Tucson NBC affiliate KVOA-TV. “Things that we could have done better.”

He said he hopes a federal judge will rule that a law prohibiting certain types of classes is unconstitutional. An Arizona judge ruled in December that the program does indeed violate the law, paving the way for Huppenthal’s decision to withhold funding.

Loretta Hunnicutt, part of the organization Tucsonans United for Sound Districts and an opponent of the program, said she supports Huppenthal’s decision.

“The classes do create resentment and do politicize children’s education,” Hunnicutt told KVOA. “And that’s inappropriate.”

In a news release, Hunnicutt urged the district to accept Huppenthal’s decision and suspend the classes immediately.

Tucson district board member Miguel Cuevas told the LA Times the district can’t handle such a huge financial loss, and has to consider several options, including eliminating the program. It can also appeal the decision to Arizona’s Superior Court.

“I cannot go down the path of losing $15 million,” he said. “That is something I cannot see happen.”

The board will discuss what it intends to do at a meeting Tuesday.

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  • Bob DD
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:00am

    There are Government sanctioned Racial Preferences for minorities. It’s just as wrong as the reverse racism/preferences of decades ago.

    Affirmative Action MUST END!

    EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE, SPECIAL RIGHTS FOR NONE!!!!!!!!!

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:31am

      WELFARE.. the new American Dream …….

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    • turkey13
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:43am

      Super – they need tobe teaching that if they are in school they are Americans!

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    • P C BE DAMNED
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:54am

      Caucasians are the whipping boy for every racist group on earth who cannot keep up with us. Could somebody just shut the hell up with your lame charges, Fool.

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    • UpstateNYConservative
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:01am

      In full and total agreement with you, Bob.

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    • Miami
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:08am

      Rightly so,

      Cuban born man, I can’t understand anyone that would come to this great nation seeking a future because it was impossible in their homeland too teach hatred and revolution. If they hate it here, GO HOME!

      If you want a Communist nation, pick one their are enough out their.

      If you want a Socialist nation, likewise there are plenty of them.

      They all have one thing in common, they $uck

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    • HoggKilla
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:27am

      If they want Mexican history, go back to Mexico! These people should be grateful of the country the Anglo has created.

      The Mexican’s dont want to grow up or even live in their own country. How disgraceful is that. That should tell you all you need to know about Mexican history.

      I grew up in Miami. I never heard Cubans talking about changing America. They are thankful to be here as opposed to Cuba.

      Leave our america heritage alone. Go back, if you like your country so much.

      I say the same thing to the New Yorkers who moved to FL. All they want to talk about is how good NY is. MOVE BACK!! I was stationed in CA when I got out of the Army…. I MOVED BACK HOME because I like and missed FL. Do the same! Its not that hard. I didnt stay in CA and complain all the time its not as nice a FL. I MOVED BACK HOME!!!!!

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    • MCDAVE
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:29am

      This is true…Our government perpetuates racism by separating citizens into ethnic groups.Than giving financial benefits in favor of one group over another..If you want to end racism; treat everyone the same…work for your living

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    • tejano4life
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:53am

      its not about teaching mexicos history but rather the history of mexicans in the US besides whats so different about black history month, kids do need to learn their heritage and the reason why their family chose this country over others its not racism its knowledge.

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    • PAR
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:55am

      Well said MCDAVE, well said. If home is where your heart is, it appears that many should just go back home.

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    • PAR
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:58am

      @TEJANO4LIFE – your “name” says it all. I would think it would be “AMERICAN4LIFE” if you want to live, work and raise a family here.

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    • ghostsouls
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:28pm

      Ok, now I am just waiting for Eric “My People” Holder and obama to stgep in and sue Arizona over their rules and laws. If they make mexican-american Studies, what about Jewish-American, Muslim-American, German-American, Asian-American, why is it the only race that matters are mexicans? I will tell you why, obama, and holder are on a path to get the illegals, to have amnesty and be allowed to vote in this election, so obama will win, because they know as it stands now, obama does NOT have the vote, because he lied to everyone that voted for him last time.

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    • Leader1776
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:48pm

      @TEJANO4LIFE
      We all came from somewhere else. It is not the job of the public school system to teach all the children, any children, their heritage. If they want to learn it, do it at home or take private classes. Schools hardly teach the basics. Now, we have to learn everyone’s heritage? As others have said ……either come here because you like the country or don’t come. If it isn’t what you thought it was going to be …………. go back. When the schools can teach the basics then MAYBE we can consider allowing them to teach (social) engineering

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    • IMPEACHBHO
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 1:30pm

      It’s just another way to undermine America. We have a dictator in office that has:
      1) set up a 800# for illegals
      2) Set up federal training to bypass laws on deportation
      3) Filed suit against states enforcing the law
      4) Has Holder as hit man going across the country blocking voter ID.
      http://youtu.be/7kqVZUCRth0?t=16m43s

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    • Benbit
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:11pm

      What so sad is they will Not stand up for their rights in their own Country, where’s the Mexican Sping?????
      I have worked with Latio’s (a term my grand kid’s like to use ) since I was 12, They are
      hard working an kind people. if the US would just stop with all the money to Country’s
      That hate us “ Middle East ” then help Mexico, that want’s to be like the USA.

      With that-said these classes are bad for all, It teaches hate between race and the Demo-nuts
      Love it because it’s the only way to win their vote by “ Mean White Poeple ” who’s next Blacks!
      And yes my grand kids are 1/2 Latio And don’t like the being called 1/2 Mexican Becase they will not stay and fight for their basic rights in Mexico.

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    • Thewayiseeit
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:17pm

      So tell me,
      Are you Mexicans or Americans of Mexican decent? You came here as an improvement to your life, seeking the advantages that are found here & to be an American! Take pride in your heritage! Please do, But leave the parts of your previous culture that made your country fail & your life there a living hell behind. Those calling themselves Americans did when they came here for a life of freedom. Coming to America did not mean you were entitled to DEMAND special treatment & as over 12 million of you did not even bother to come here legally, I really don’t give a damn what you want! You want to be respected, accepted & admired? Stop acting like an invader & try being an American Citizen. DEMANDS are for KIDNAPPERS, HOME INVASIONS & BANK ROBBERS!
      Read some of your own history before making assumptions:
      http://www.archive.org/details/anamericanhisto02muzzgoog
      http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/muzzey.html
      La Raza?
      Wouldn’t that imply you were indigenous to this area? For some reason, I don’t think the Spanish Conquistadors were indigenous? Americans were also not indigenous, but we didn’t falsely claim to be either & I’m sure the Mayan, Incan & Aztec people would love to get back what the
      Spanish in 1519, stole from them in the most violent carnage on this continent?
      http://www.archive.org/details/masteringofmexic00diaz
      Try that with Americans & even some of your very own relatives that take pride in being American, will oppose you! Ask Them!

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    • Amren
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:17pm

      @ Turkey13,
      That’s what I teach them! Most of these kids have NEVER EVEN BEEN TO MEXICO! I have one kid that thinks he’s a hard-core Mexican and he was born in Utah! These kids are being fed the “La Raza” crap with a shovel. I tell them, if they’re Mexican, then maybe they should move to Mexico. They try to pull the race-card constantly, but my wife is of Mexican descent, so this never works. Some of these kid‘s parents have even laughed at their kid’s way of thinking. We need to stop the racism coming at Anglo-Americans and teach these kids that they are AMERICAN and should be proud of that fact.

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:41pm

      Ya know, the border is porous both ways …

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    • Al J Zira
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:49pm

      @HOGGKILLA: You are a true American, thank you.

      When you come here you are not a Mexican American, an African American, an Italian American or any other American Mix. You are either an American or you’re not. If you’re not go home. Like Hoggkilla said, it’s easy.

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    • robert
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:57pm

      What they want is to takeover the country, not equality. Their professors, politicians and leaders all declare their desire for a “Reconquista,“ a ”reconquest” of the American Southwest.

      Below is what Mecha wants. Incidentally, they receive public funds from Cpmgress to spew their seditious hate.

      And why would the US fund an obvious seditious group? Because the spineless cowards are afraid of being called racists.

      http://www.utpa.edu/orgs/mecha/aztlan.html

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    • robert
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 3:23pm

      Miami
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:08am
      “Cuban born man, I can’t understand anyone that would come to this great nation seeking a future because it was impossible in their homeland too teach hatred and revolution. If they hate it here, GO HOME!”

      In case there are some who aren’t familiar with Cuban-Americans, let me point out they’re the polar opposites of Mexican Americans.

      For the most part they’re like Miami…..above….and Marco Rubio, and they should NEVER be lumped into the general category as the types in California.

      Marco Rubio for president in 2016.

      Too bad he didn’t run this time. I‘m pretty sure he’s the only one who could beat Obama.

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    • theaveng
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 3:25pm

      >>>”He said he hopes a federal judge will rule that a law prohibiting certain types of classes is unconstitutional.”

      I don’t see how a federal judge can overrule the Arizona Legislature. The school belongs to Arizona, and it is NONE of the federal government’s business wat AZ choose to teach.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 3:42pm

      The white realize we aren‘t in an agriculture culture any more and don’t need 10 kids in a family to make a living, or course they are scare these ignorant wetbacks are having 10+ kids lowering the standard of living for everyone’s kids and grand kids.

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    • Ari Ben TZion
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 4:04pm

      I support Mexicans having special ethnic studies – in Mexico not here.

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    • tmplarnite
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 4:31pm

      You wacko Mex’s want to learn your history go back to the rat hole you slithered out from, “get out”, learn it there, don’t ask us to provide, welfare and other freebies for you criminals..WE are sick of you and the traitor politicians stealing from us to give to you….the time is now for us to grab our pitchforks and run all traitors out or to the gallows!

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    • Sr Newk
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 4:35pm

      The school district just needs to go private without state funds period, problem solved period. I’ve listened to some of the videos taken in the Chicano classes and if I had my tax dollars going to these school I to would object as to how the teachers are presenting course material. A lot of the problem is liberals have made changes to history, to fit their agenda to steer the children toward socialism. Knowing your heritage a good, but when falsehoods are injected into the learning curriculum then it can create hate and discontent which affects the children’s lives and expectations.

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    • wildbill_b
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 4:52pm

      How can something be “unconstitutional” when there exists no authority for it IN the Constitution?

      http://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/category/progressive-education/

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:35pm

      Divide and conquer?

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:49pm

      I have a novel idea; when these “mexicans” can pass a simple civics test on American history, then maybe they can screw around with the great mexican heritage…

      Who wrote “Common Sense”?
      Name the three branches of the US government.
      Which country did the US fight in the Revolutionary war?
      Name ONE of the original 13 colonies.

      ADIOS Muchacho! No dejes que la puerta le golpeó en el culo!

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    • snufy
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 7:08pm

      Yes, I agree, completely. Tuscon is a hotbed of liberalism. If they want to learn this subject, as the sign says, then go to Mexico. WTF are you doing up here, anyway? This is a new country to you, so cast off your old ways and get with the program. Learn how we do it in America, or get your posteriors back to where you came from. Where are you going to go when America becomes a corrupt cesspool like what is in South America….

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 7:38pm

      I guess the unions and Progressives are trying to raise some homegrown future terrorists…..It’s about what I would expect from public education these days.

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    • Darlie
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:54pm

      Glad to hear the Cuban comments. As a child in Mexico, I witnessed horrible treatment of Cubans who had fled to Mexico. They were reduced to begging and even then the people mistreated them. I have never known an unpatriotic American with Cuban roots. I think we should send illegals there to beg for food.

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on January 9, 2012 at 11:06am

      I insist on an Irish heritage month. I feel very deprived and discrimintated against.

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    • Locked
      Posted on January 9, 2012 at 3:40pm

      Cuban comments are interesting. I’ve seen both sides. Most of the Cuban-Americans I know are born from families who left before the Revolution. They have a distinct hatred of all things socialist. However, they also tend to be fanatical in their beliefs, and disdainful of other people; lots of pride, very little tolerance. My personal guess is it‘s because they were the families in control during Batista’s dictatorship, and went from the top of Cuban society to the bottom (or the middle) of US society when they fled.

      It’s interesting that when pressed on it, they readily admit they want to see Cuba like how it was “before the Communists took over,” without acknowledging that it was a military dictatorship for years and years and their families were the ones exploiting all the other Cubans.

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    • jacques.daspy
      Posted on January 9, 2012 at 4:23pm

      Mexicans are soon to be the largest minority in the country. All they want is the special, compensatory treatment that the African Americans now receives. Ya‘ll just don’t understand entitlement.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:00am

    Democrats will soon take hard working hispanics and destroy their work ethic, break up their families and have them generationally addicted to Welfare crack….. They have experiance on these things !!!!

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    • Benbit
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:15pm

      Well said,
      and sad for all.

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    • sandy21957
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 4:28pm

      Some already are…..

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    • AZDude
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:46pm

      That’s what Libs do… Break up Families,,, with Government “Cheese”,, Detroit is the perfect example of this,,, Once a Proud Town Building Camaros Mustangs,, GTO”s,, Great Trucks Cadillacs,, Buicks ,, Lincolns ,, and after to Government slammed the with Regulations like “CAFE” ,,, down the tubes that City Went,,, Drill Here,, DRILL NOW,, and abolish the EPA,, we can Put a Catalytic Converter and 4 o2 sensors on a V8 and have zero emissions out of the Tail Pipe,, and it will sound “Sweet” like a Harley,,

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:55am

    Hey , leave the Democrats alone…. They are in need of a new , oppressed minority, so dont let facts get in the way !!!

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    • TurboCat
      Posted on January 9, 2012 at 7:02am

      You know what the trouble with these Progressives and Communists and Marxists is? They are ungrateful, all of them. Same goes for the Occupy whiners. They all have something in common: Ingratitude. Oh, no they think they are ‘victims’. They are ‘oppressed’. Hey, go live in some country like North Korea, or Iran, and then come and talk to me about ‘oppression’. When these people have a chance to feel so blessed to be able to live in America, land of opportunity, all they can see is that they are victims. When a person counts their blessings, and feel in their heart some gratitude for what is good in their life, maybe then they can begin to un-twist their ungrateful twisted attitude. Happy people feel content because they appreciate what they have. Malcontents should start out writing a gratitude list every day. It could be a good start. And I myself have suffered much all throughout my life but never once did I feel I was a ‘victim’. So I’m definitely not wearing rose colored glasses. Another good way to begin your ‘attitude adjustment’ is to go volunteer your time to help out others. Stop being so selfish.

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  • mpetroski
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:54am

    I am tired of the “Reverse Racism” mantra crap. I went to an all black school in Newark NJ. 7 white kids and 3 thousand Black kids. The racist problems that where thrown my way where not “Reverse Racism”. It was RACISM.

    In my Black on White racism expertise, reverse racism would be whites and blacks getting along.

    In most peoples minds racism equals white on black (or minority) and reverse racism equals black (or minority) on white.

    This is all a crock.

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    • antrancher
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:35am

      Moooooo!

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:45pm

      But didn’t you know? Only white people can be racist.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on January 9, 2012 at 3:24pm

      @ANTRANCHER

      MOOOO?!
      What in the Hell did you even post that for?
      Is it so you can make your quota for your SOROS basement thing?

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  • navypop
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:51am

    why come here to be like you were there??

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    • INOGAWD
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:00pm

      Right On POP !!!!
      They came here for a better way of life.. don’t like it,
      GO HOME !!!! I live in AZ, and know some who refuse
      to assimilate…they want to live their way in our Country.
      With this Administration in charge, it may happen……….

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    • Agnes
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:43pm

      They come here, most illegally, to get all the freebies that this country give them (food stamps, medical care, etc. etc.) but do not want to learn the language or assimilate into our culture. This is our country not theirs.

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    • chips1
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:21pm

      They want to take back California, Arizona,etc. Well they can’t have Disneyland. If they want an Amusement park, they can invent their own. It’s not our fault they would be limited to donkey rides.

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  • Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:45am

    There’s no such thing as reverse racism. There’s racism, and then there’s more racism. There is no moral distinction between the two.

    Cuevas told the LA Times the district can’t handle such a huge financial loss, and has to consider several options, including eliminating the program. Cool. That means you’re gonna drop the racist class to come into compliance, then?

    Stegeman says he wants to get the conversation on to other topics, that the topic of this racist class has monopolized too much of the discourse. Cool. That means you’re gonna drop the racist class to come into compliance, then?

    You know what? I don’t give either of these two doorknobs enough credit to do what it both legal and right in this situation. I think they’re gonna waist time, an entire school year or two, fighting this in state and then federal court, wasting MORE taxpayer-education dollars, dollars that they will NOT get back, only to wind up in two year’s time right back where they are.

    WHEN, not if but WHEN, in the fullness of time, they do finally let this racist class leave skidmarks on the bowl as it deserves to, then they will finally come into compliance and get the education money they’ve voluntarily foregone back, but not for the years past when they remained in defiance. They’ll get the funding levels back moving forward, but all of the debt they rack up trying to cover their own short falls and all the debt they rack up for lawyers to fight this, that debt will be thei

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    • Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:47am

      rs and theirs alone.

      May the electorate have mercy on their souls.

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    • Jezcruzen
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:57am

      Right on!

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    • MetalPatriot
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:04am

      Nicely thought out post…thnks!

      Polticians (elected or not) will “have a discussion” about anything as long as it prolongs their job or the necessity to make a decision that they can later be held accountable for the outcome. Sadly, for most, no action is their favorite action. I really hope that’s not the case here. My gut tells me otherwise (as you said).

      We’re being divided & conquered. Race is the easiest way because it’s “natural” for us to dislike “differences” as opposed to uniting on principles.

      May the knowledge, wisdom, & actions take place to destroy this program here and across the nation.

      “From Many, One”

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    • ThePostman
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:15am

      For a lesbian, I like the way you think! ;-)

      Racism is racism, there is no such thing as reverse racism. Here here!

      These folks promoting racism out in Arizona, the “La Raza” crowd, are no different than the KKK. We should treat them with equal disdain. Would a school board actually actively listen to the concerns of the KKK? If not, should we not consider the school district itself to be racist, and bring them up on charges? It is illegal to discriminate based upon race, especially in a public (government-run) school district, so why are these folks still running around free? Would we allow KKK school teachers running slave-advocating programs with the school district defending them? Of course not. It is time to close all public schools and let the private sector do the job so we can catch up with the Chinese and Indians.

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    • Sgt_Rock
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 3:08pm

      Well said! The issue with these classes is and always has been that they are radically based and agenda driven. Classes like this have a basis in the Plan de Atzlan. Google it! It will give you a much different outlook on many things…especially immigration. And remember, it is from this side of the border, not the south.

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    • Airgun
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 7:53pm

      Welcome back LPHP, I’ve missed you!
      Muah!

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    • mrbuff1959
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:54pm

      Thanks, you ever get to texas, look me up il cook you a chicken fried steak. Don,t like beef il cook you a yellowcat out of the little river.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:44am

    Want MEXICAN HISTORY??? Go back to MEXICO. Problem solved. ADIOS!

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:29am

      Plain and simple and take all the morons with! oh and yes the mexican flag,

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    • Agnes
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:45pm

      Who asked them to come here illegally?

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:55pm

      Could someone please tell me what kind of job someone would get with a degree in Mexican-American studies? Are all these people going to work in social services or diplomatic jobs?

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:55pm

      And if they won’t let you back in, we have these learning stations scattered all across America where you can go and learn about Mexican History, Mongolian History, how to build a sailboat, how to cook a pot roast, where babies come from, what lions do in the dry months…. and it don’t cost NUTTIN!

      This magical know-stuff place is called a “library”

      Crazy, huh?

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:36am

    .
    How bout we have a White Studies Class, or a Class on How to BE A GOOD AMERICAN……

    I say we round up the Mexicans all of them, like we did the Japanese in WW II, and ship them to Afganistan, Gaza, Iraq & Iran to promote diversity………….

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:05am

      Don’t forget Saudi Arabia.

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    • KnowThySelf
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:40pm

      I assume that the “white studies” class which you are referring to will acknowledge both the successes and failures of us as an American people. If you want a “complete” history and one which informs and enlightens instead of creating hopelessly deluded pictures of American grandeur, then you need both the positives and negatives of a particular story. A class such as this would have to acknowledge the successes of the Revolution, the foundation of a popular republic, and all of the amazing things that Americans have accomplished, but it would also have to acknowledge the war crimes America has committed, the wholesale genocide and forced migration of ethnic groups, and the imperialism which the United States has often used to strengthen its position on a global scale.

      And promoting internment camps and exportation of people who don‘t think as you do is no different than Germany’s practices during the 30‘s and 40’s under Hitler‘s command where ethnic groups who weren’t “aryan” enough, homosexuals, dissenters, political opponents, and other “undesirables” were massacred and persecuted wholesale.

      Promoting such practices are not patriotic, rather, they undermine the very foundations of a free republic founded on reason and tolerance. If you cast your lot in with bigots, racists, and liken your ideas and ideals for what a GOOD AMERICAN should be, don’t expect anyone to hold a very high opinion of you.

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    • JohnnyRaiden
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 4:19pm

      Knowthyself obviously doesn’t understand sarcasm. Or that that shipping people around via forced immigration isn’t the same as Nazi Germany unless your shipping them off to die. Picking apart a comment that was obviously a joke in an attempt to derail the point of the whole is sad.

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    • KnowThySelf
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:47pm

      Please read the content of his other comments and half of the other racist comments on this thread and tell me that his comments are sarcasm again. Sarcasm requires the utilization of an idea to the extreme in such a way so that it draws attention to the failings of the idea itself, something spankdamonkey‘s comment doesn’t come close to doing, especially given the content of other users’ posts.

      Also, Germany under Hitler possessed a variety of concentration camps, and internment was widely practiced. People weren’t solely brought to a camp to be killed. Death camps such as Auschwitz weren’t the most common form of camp.

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  • samiams
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:33am

    you want to have a dialogue on reverse racism great. leave out the offensive terms. i resent the terms you are using and they are dispicable. all you are doing is painting yourself as a neo nazi and sliming the rest of us

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  • Smokey_Bojangles
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:11am

    Little Suzy can tell you about Little Jose’s life as a Drug Mule.She can sing the Mexican National Anthem in Spanish. She can even tell you Che was a Jesus like Hippie who road around on a motor cycle.What She Can not do is,wear an American Flag Pin,Sing The US National Anthem,recite the Pledge of Allegiance, or name the Three Branches of Government.

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:08am

      Amen!!!!!!!!!!! If you don’t think we have an illegal alien problem, how do we explain that the most popular new born boy’s name for the past five or six years is Jose?

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    • barber2
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:04am

      JIM: Internationally, don’t forget Mohammed….

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    • Drakkhanlord
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 1:52pm

      right on the money…

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:07am

    http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/

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  • Profx72
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:06am

    When are people going to realize that “Reverse Racism” is RACISM? I’m glad they cut the funding. It’s the most “Common Sense” solution to this spreading of hate.
    http://maverickvoice.com/2010/01/14/reverse-racism-is-racism/

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    • HumbleMan
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:16am

      It’s worse than racist. This is subversive “hate America” class material.

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  • dwh320
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:05am

    So if a class was started to promote the heritage of the German people and it tough that the Nazis were just victims of massive discrimination from others would it be legal under the Tucson model?

    YEP.

    Thats how sick and twisted the thinking is in Progressive Education.

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    • KnowThySelf
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 3:00pm

      Your comment belies a number of logical fallacies, namely, you rely upon a false equivocation between the Nazi party and the Mexican people. It is impossible to logically come to the conclusion you reached in your statement, particularly because you attempt to create a logical bridge between the Nazi party which committed acts of genocide and persecuted people and an ethnic subset of a population whose interactions with America over the course of our history have not been particularly favorable (primarily through racism and open war). You essentially say that the persecutor and the persecuted (if you’ll permit me to say that they are so for the sake of analogy) are logically equivalent.

      This is a causal link which cannot be even moderately substantiated in any form. Saying that the Nazis were victims of discrimination shows a blatant disregard of facts in order to create a link between them and an ethnic group in order to say that a particular model of education would allow something (Nazis to be painted as victims).

      Note that I’m not saying whether this should be allowed to be taught or not, but saying illogical, inflammatory comments such as this do nothing to inform debate but rather derail it and lead to unnecessary incorporations of emotion.

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    • JohnnyRaiden
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 4:27pm

      The you know the Nazi’s did actually play the victim card pretty well before they got the upper hand and started all out war and genocide. Nazi wasn’t used ,but it was “oh look at the poor German minorities in your country, stop the discrimination!” Classes that taught German history and German pride popped up everywhere and less than a decade later? Germany challenges the war. It isn’t a far jump in logic to assume the same is possible of happening here if we drop the “hopelessly deluded pictures of American grandeur”.

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    • chips1
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:31pm

      KNOW:
      For not being racist, they sure are killing lots of innocent people south of the border. The whole country is a concentration camp!!!

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  • shagstar
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:04am

    enjoy some good sunday humor,,,,http://www.stevebridges.com/obamavideos-promo-Aug-2011.html

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:03am

    Finally we start to clean up this mess.

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  • dissentnow
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:03am

    I wonder how long it’ll be before the Obama administration and the DOJ get involved. They love to walk all over states rights.

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    • Windwalker
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:04am

      Regrettably, the U.S. Justice Dept. is already involved in this situation.

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:02am

    I AGREE. Let’s defend “ethnic studies” — that would be STUDIES ABOUT AMERICANS and what it means to live here, learn our language and our culture. Adapt or LEAVE, now!

    If we live in another culture, we have to adapt to it, or LEAVE it. We certainly don’t change it to be like us. Arggghhhhh….. back to the prayer closet.

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  • ddg7
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:01am

    If these kids go onto college they’ll all about how whitey is holding them down plus how evil the military, conservatives, wall street, religion, and pro-lifers are. They’ll also learn that unions, illegal immigration, unwed mothers, class warfare, and entitlements are to be celebrated.

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  • lgccac
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 8:59am

    There is no such think as a Mexican-American or African-American or any other hyphenated-American. You‘re either an American or you’re not. Which is it?

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    • barber2
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:42am

      Yes. Many of these hyphenated Americans are really just “anti-Americans.” One can respect and honor one’s ancestors but still live and respect the present. So many just use their past as an excuse to hate the present. So much anger in the world and classes such as these merely act to stoke those flames. Fighting today for “justice” , which is merely another word for revenge, over what a totally different group of people did in the past is dysfunctional and dangerous.

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    • Windwalker
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:25am

      One of the best speeches ever delivered on so called “hyphenated” Americans by an American president can be viewed here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2504686/posts Where is a Teddy Roosevelt when you need him

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    • what4
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:07pm

      Actually if you ad another hyphen to A-frican-American, that is what the racist haters think of real Americans…we’re all Friced!!

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    • Agnes
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:47pm

      Even though I was born in another country, when I came to this country (legally) I never looked back and became an AMERICAN.

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  • LibzLie
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 8:59am

    Please, please, all of you, who hate our country, LEAVE! You are free to leave this terrible place! It doesn’t matter what race you are, you are free to leave. As for the illegals, I wish you were not here, but since you are, melt in to the pot, or return to the land of paradise you left to come here.
    Teaching hate and bigotry can not be tolerated in our schools and our country! That goes for our lying marxist, progressive, liberal, and religion of love friends, as well

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  • Grasshopper42
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 8:58am

    Soooo, it‘s not Bush’s fault?

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    • Drakkhanlord
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 2:07pm

      Actually , Bush is just a Link in the Chain of this Corrupt Govt …
      All president’s in the Last 50+ years (could go 100+yrs) added to the Destruction of America…
      (search the EO’s and the Laws Passed)

      Thanks to the Govt controlled media , The People , have been Voting for a 2 Headed Snake.

      The Govt is also Responsible for pigeon-holing evryone into little Racial Groups…Look at the Forms we fill out , the way people are identified…NOT as Americans , but as racial groups.

      Break the Chains of SLavery…Start Thinking for Yourselves…Turn off the dam Govt controlled media.

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  • NOBAMA201258
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 8:54am

    I’m glad to see someone in education has the guts to take this crap out of the curriculum,how about a course in how we Americans are being bled dry by la raza and the other foreign freeloaders that come here to game the system,well done Mr. Huppenthal. The only problem is now we will see a lawsuit brought against the school district and some POS liberal judge will rule in favor of the anti-American courses.

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  • democritusoilder267
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 8:54am

    I always hated America’s public school system. A filthy mess that will never be clean. My father is an American of Mexican heritage. He would always tell me to be proud of our Mexican heritage. We would go over the current state of illegal immigration and other issues facing Mexicans. My dad is very conservative in his views. He would tell me even though many can work and earn a income; the mess of illegal immigration will never be fixed unless Mexico improves its self to keep the people inside and the United States stop giving benefits to non-Americans before their own citizens.

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    • Darla_K
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:10pm

      Be careful using the word “citizen”. The illegals will start crying racisim.

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 8:52am

    How will the Roman Catholic Church respond? First of all, Roman Catholic Church is governed as a separate nation, second, the Roman Catholic Church encourages illegal immigration into Arizona and pressures Tucson local politics to conform.

    Where does Raul Grijalva receive his funding? Roman Catholic Church. What is Grijalva’s message? Make Arizona safe for illegal immigration. Follow the money.

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    • singleparent
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:22am

      The catholic church has become communist. One world government transfer of wealth. Priests allowed to sexually abuse are children,Undermind what america should be.They even selected a pope that was part of the communist youth..Anyone that puts another country infront of america (Mexican/irish/african/w/e) IS NOT AN AMERICAN…Your worryed about muslims in this country well theres a whole lot more catholics….

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:56am

      @Single Parent
      They “haven’t become”, they always have been socialist in there governance type.
      A.). A single supreme leader proported to be a deity, or that the leader speaks for a deity and everyone else must believe and obey. New leaders chosen by an insider group of powerful connected leaders, no elections, no free will, no choice but to obey.
      B.). Establish rules and doctrine, outside of scripture that is ment to control every aspect of their followers lives from birth to death. Dictates those rules, and punishes those who don’t comply, including those outside the body of people that they control.
      C.) enforces involuntary taxation ( tithe to church only as mandatory for good believer) upon even the youth, tithe envelopes printed by church for every person over the age of twelve with stated expectation they must be used for the “good” of the “mother church”. Remind you of “mother Russia”?
      D.) the form and function of the governance of the Vatican can only be described as utopian socialist, and at 1458 years old is therefor the mother and the model for every other form of socialism. Through the IOR, or Vatican bank, funding for various spurious activities might be easily found, but no one has ever seen her books. Yet the church is rumored to be the single richest nation by far on planet earth, with yearly tithes ( well, that’s what the church says the get) from it’s serfs at
      540 million dollars.
      Research “Joseph Retenger” , Jesuit and a whole lot mo

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    • barber2
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:03am

      Think the American Catholic Church has some very liberal “ social justice” types who have replaced the care for the spiritual life of their parishioners with their material care. Know there is a priest in Chicago who was rebuked by the church higher-ups for this behavior . It is interesting that we are becoming so secular and political that the spiritual life is no longer even addressed. Don’t think Christ came to put a chicken in every pot and provide a college degree for each person. Think that many of our spiritual leaders have taken a mistaken detour .

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    • Agnes
      Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:51pm

      Even though I was raised Catholic, I have absolutely no respect for the Catholic Church. It is just another corrupt, fraud, money-making organization.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on January 9, 2012 at 12:21am

      As a Catholic, unfortunately I have to agree with you. I can’t stand how left wing the organization is becoming.

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    • objectivetruth
      Posted on January 9, 2012 at 10:26am

      You got that right.By the way they proved thier socialism and marxist ways at the end of ww2.They were the chief leaders in the nazi rat lines.Escape lines funded and prepped by that good old religion roman catholics.

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  • RightThinking1
    Posted on January 8, 2012 at 8:44am

    Holder will scramble his troops. Something he would not do if the school was found to be populated with illegals.

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