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Report: High School Christmas Sweater Club May Have Been Overzealous

The controversy over a high school “Christmas Sweater club” punished for distributing candy canes has sparked national outcry, especially given the principal’s reported comments regarding Christmas. But now that controversy has taken another turn, as the school and some of its students offer conflicting views of what happened.

Some students claim the boys were out of control, and injuring others, while others contend they were spreading light and jovial Christmas cheer:

WUSA has been trying to get to the bottom of the story and issued a follow-up report:

What were the intentions of the boys in the Christmas Sweater Club at Battlefield High School?   Were they innocent?  Did their plan to hand out candy canes get out-of-hand?  Whatever your opinion, sides have been taken and people are angry over what happened; or didn’t happen.

“I think the administration lost its holiday spirit,” said Heather Williams, a mother of the of the boys in the club.

The boys say they were just handing out or gently tossing two inch, wrapped candy canes as students arrived at Battlefield  one morning.   And several boys who were there back them up.

But Abdus Khan, a senior, saw something different.  “They had candy canes and they were chucking them,” he said. Khan said he saw a few people who had red marks on their faces where the small candy canes had hit them.

A few postings on our Facebook page describe a similar chaotic, and unfriendly scene.   Khan said he heard a few of the boys shouting  “Merry f—— Christmas”.

The story, however, gained national attention not because a group of high schoolers dressed up and passed out candy canes, but rather because the principal’s reported comments seemed to show a bias against Christmas.

But since the school’s principal refuses to be interviewed, questions remain regarding her earlier, potentially disturbing, comments. In a previous story, parents quoted her as saying, “not everyone wants Christmas cheer. That suicide rates are up over Christmas, and that they should keep their cheer to themselves, perhaps.”

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  • Alvin691
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:55pm

    Ah, the days of wedgies and food fights…

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    • Freedom1984
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 1:07pm

      OMG, how did we actually survive to live this long?????????

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:54pm

    I think he should grateful that someone didn’t stick up his butt, (cane first) Then he could be considered a jolly Muslim.

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  • RodT82721
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:49pm

    There was a time, in the far distant past, when a story like this would have been reported with the facts. Not the facts that fitted the reporters agenda, the plain truth of the matter. I fear that is long gone. Now one has to search for all the various reports from all the different points of view, to even come close to what actually happened.

    Just in the comments here, we a racial aspect, and you can be sure that came from someone of color, as they see everything as racist.

    There are the Islam angles, undoubtedly from a Muslim, they see a problem at every gathering that isn’t held in a Mosque.

    And the old standby, the “Kill Christmas” crowd. Oh for the good old days when the story was about what happened, not what someone wished had happened.

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  • 338lapua
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:48pm

    I have been waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for an update on this story. Two days….and when I get it, THIS is all they came up with? One witness, who might have an agenda, and no correlation. No official statement. Great spot of journalism!! Well Done. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good laugh.

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    • Freedom1984
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 1:05pm

      Merry CHRISTmas to you!!! And yes…. all these great comments and stories….are making my work day go by faster….so I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR!!!!

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  • ARIZONA VETERAN
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:45pm

    say “ham” and the PC police will investigate

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  • Dale
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:42pm

    ‘parents quoted her [the principal] as saying, “not everyone wants Christmas cheer. That suicide rates are up over Christmas, and that they should keep their cheer to themselves, perhaps.”’ Perhaps NOT! If you don’t want the cheer, don’t accept it – but you cannot decide for anyone else what is cheerful. You [the principal] should get another job where your training and judgment benefit others – perhaps at McDonalds.

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    • Freedom1984
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 1:02pm

      Merry CHRISTmas Everyone!!!! Hope you enjoy your day and that it’s full of CHEER!!!

      oh and some HAM of course!!!!

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    • eagle3tx
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 5:31pm

      Your last sentence should be the “quote of the day.”

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    • Nietsretto
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 7:56pm

      McDonald’s would not hire someone with that kind of attitude. At least not in my area. You have to be semi friendly to work there. The principle does not have adequate customer service skills to work at McDonalds.

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  • Chalon Hutson
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:40pm

    Innocent until proven guilty?

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:35pm

    naturally they interviewed the anti-American and anti-Christian vile muslim kid who is just waiting his call to strap on a bomb and visit the local mall while a group of little kids is there. someone mark down this vile kid’s name for future local terrorist activity reference.

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  • Ken
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:31pm

    It is time to privitize the school system. We have the most expensive failed school system on the planet.

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  • DSTSS2010
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:28pm

    Maybe, if you used a slingshot to launch your 2″ candy cane, you MIGHT be able to make a red mark on someone face, MAYBE!

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  • SeekerEmerald
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:27pm

    Has anyone considered how incredibly FAST those candy canes must have been thrown to be able to cause a red mark at any distance? Due to the design of the wrappers, they will slow down VERY quickly after the “release.” Had they NOT been in any wrappers at all, this MIGHT be possible, but they STILL would have to be thrown at a very high rate of speed.

    This kid Khan saw “a few people” who had red marks? REALLY? a few??? Not just one, but a few?
    He stood there long enough to watch, and then watched each of the “few” long enough to see the marks appear?

    Where are these kids with the marks? Why did THEY not come forward? Since every kid has a cellphone, where are the pictures of these marks? Where is the video of this horrific scene where kids were using deadly candy canes as weapons? (perhaps the video is too graphic, and can’t be shared…)

    Red marks?

    I don’t beleive it.

    Sounds like this kid just wanted to be on TV at best, or slam some Christians at worst…

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    • Nietsretto
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 7:51pm

      Let’s see, teenagers, red marks on face, I wonder, ZITS. No couldn’t be. I‘ve never seen a teenager that didn’t have at least one red mark on their face.

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  • knotaclu
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:26pm

    Merry Fantastic Christmas???? Merry Farfennuggin Christmas? Merry Fun Christmas???? What could it be?

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  • knuckle dragger
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:25pm

    The Christian “Abdus Khan” complains…… uh huh! I get it.

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  • cykonas
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:21pm

    I can see both sides. The boys were pretty much all white, so by definition they are exploitive animals. They probably tossed candy to the white guys, chucked candy at the non-white guys, and used the candy to try to bribe the girls out of their, er, umm, Christmas cheer. Man, what a better world this would be if all those white men would go to Antartica or somewhere. Ya know?

    But I stick with what I posted yesterday concerning the principal’s hypenated surname. If she can’t decide something as simple as which name to use, what is she doing leading the youth in the community? I would can her on that alone.

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  • drattastic
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:17pm

    I heard that one kid got rushed to the hospital with a 2″ candy cane embedded in his skull ,so this is serious stuff .I was once hit by one of these projectiles and lost the ring finger on my right hand.So this is dangerous !Congress must act quickly in this lame duck session to outlaw these candy canes ,Christmas sweaters and Christmas in general and we have the congress to do it .On the bright side I heard some major league scouts were looking for the hurler who embedded the cane in the other students head.Come on folks even if these kids were throwing canes at some kids ,it’s because these are dumbazz teenagers who do stupid stuff every waking moment .What this isn’t is some white ,christian,racist,hate crime the media would like to turn it into.

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  • jordy 2010
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:15pm

    You can always count on a little ****** (Khan) to accuse Christians of wrongdoings….. wait until they’re 15% of the US population……

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  • Independent American
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:11pm

    As a muslim about Christmas candy from Christians? Right!

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:11pm

    In other important news: Sexiest redheads in sports

    http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/21/sexiest-redheads-in-sports-slideshow/

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  • MONEY_FOR_NOTHING
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:07pm

    Someone got a red mark on the face from a candy cane in a cellophane wrapper that weighs less than an ounce.

    What a bunch of *******.

    You people should be ashamed.

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  • 338lapua
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:06pm

    I am still not satisfied that I understand what is going on. Only one student saying things got out of hand?? Is there a Muslim angle to this story? Maybe next time bits of Christmas HAM should be gently sprinkled over the crowd!! C’mon Amy make a statement.

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    • Freedom1984
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:09pm

      you have obviously been reading the other great story here!!!

      HAMmy CHRISTmas to you!!!!
      and enjoy your

      HAM!!!

      maybe if they threw a HAM at this guy…..he would freak out….not be able to get out of bed… and well others would be allowed to enjoy their candy canes!!!

      Remember everyone it’s all about the HAM!

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:36pm

      And Bacon!! Gotta have bacon.

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 1:44pm

      So if we sprinkle bacon bits on muslims is the reaction like sprinkling holy water on vampires? Lets try it!

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  • Oh, God!
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:04pm

    Two-inch candy canes left red marks on students’ faces? Yeah, right. That one I am having a hard time believing.

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  • the_ancient
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:00pm

    You can not trust anyone with the name Khan

    KKKKKKKHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Freedom1984
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:07pm

      I was thinking the same thing…………is he muslim?????????????????????

      Merry CHRISTmas everyone!!!!

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:37pm

      Merry Christmas to you!!
      CHRISTMAS HAM

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:39pm

      from his smug little smirk you know he’s already planning where to head with his allah bomb best strapped on.

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  • J.C. McGlynn
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:00pm

    The over zealous idiot the principle running the school. Assualt with a candy cane, next murder with a water pistol or traffic accidents with tonka trucks.

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  • Freedom1984
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 11:55am

    This is just getting absolutely ridiculous. I am fairly sure that kids passing out candy canes for CHRISTmas weren‘t malicioucly throwing them at people’s faces.

    This is just yet ONE MORE WAY this COUNTRY is trying to take GOD and anything JUDEO-CHRISTIAN away from us.

    Merry CHRISTmas to all!

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    • PatriotDaze
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:02pm

      suckered in by another WAR AGAINST CHRISTMAS story.
      If it weren’t for those, the BLAZE and FOX would have no news at all this time of year.

      PatriotDaze  
    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:14pm

      But Abdus Khan, a senior, saw something different. “They had candy canes and they were chucking them,” he said. Khan said he saw a few people who had red marks on their faces where the small candy canes had hit them.
      How hard do you have to throw a half ounce piece of candy, which is not in the least bit aerodynamic to make a mark on someones face. You would have to fire them from a cannon to make them fly that hadr.

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    • ronmorgen
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 2:25pm

      “How hard do you have to throw a half ounce piece of candy, which is not in the least bit aerodynamic to make a mark on someones face.”

      You would have to be pretty damn good to fire them with sufficient speed and accuracy to make marks on people’s faces. I think Abdus Kahn is lying, a little mini jihad against the Christians. I I was the reporter I’d have asked him what religion he was. Is that too un-PC?

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    • mongobob
      Posted on December 25, 2010 at 1:48pm

      Good post… dead on!

      Report Post » mongobob  
  • gibberish
    Posted on December 23, 2010 at 11:52am

    There are two sides to every story….

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    • TERMLIMITSNOW
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:01pm

      Correction…..3 sides, his, hers and the truth!

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:03pm

      Yes, there are two sides to every story.
      1) Kids having fun and celebrating a holiday.
      2) Stupid PC addicted adults over-reacting to it.

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    • cubber
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:03pm

      It is all relative. Must see.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCetWenOfW4

      BE PREPARED.

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    • Steverino
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:13pm

      It seems to me that I am hearing “Merry Christmas” more often than in years past. This, to me, is a good thing. It also seems that this is really starting to come to a head…
      The pimple may pop, and it may not be pretty. Well, at least the pus will come out.
      Sorry about the disgusting analogy, but I think America is on the verge of a few tipping points…

      Merry Christmas to all!

      Steve

      http://stephencharles-poppin-off.blogspot.com/

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    • DimmuBorgir
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:24pm

      IS there even a question as to why a kid named Abdus Kahn might say something negative about Christians?? Muslims… at least i got to shoot some in Iraq

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    • DimmuBorgir
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:32pm

      You can even hear it in Kahns voice, “…and um um, *gulp* like i know some people who got hit in the face”

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:38pm

      yes, the American Christians, and the vile muslim Khan kid lurking in the corner planning where to go with his bomb strapped on him.

      remember that muslim kid’s name, no doubts he will be in the news for screaming ‘allah’ and slaughtering 40 innocent little American kids.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:51pm

      OMG! Some teen involved used the F word. They chucked the mini candy canes. Well this changes everything. NOT! This is so PC. These people will go to any length to certify their positions.

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    • watchmany2k
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 1:09pm

      I wonder WHY the reporters go to the kid with the least Christian sounding name for a
      second unbiased opinion ? Sounds like the reporter is looking to elicit some anti-something sentiment
      to PWON the reader, so they can later point at how christians turn everything into anti-islamic racist tripe. I’ll give the kid the benefit of the doubt. It‘s the reporter’s agenda I question. Seeking this kid out in the first place is dragging in the racial aspect that has NOTHING to do with the story..

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    • snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 1:12pm

      So far on the radio news, I am hearing many sides of the story; I have to wonder what the real truth is about this whole matter.

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    • Cobra Blue
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 2:28pm

      Pretty soon we will all be guilty of a hate crime by singing Christnas Carols and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. I dare you toss a candy can at me. I’m allergic to peppermint. Police…police…arrest him.

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    • Cobra Blue
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 2:31pm

      No worries….Christians and Christmas will come on the bottom. No matter what the real story is. Count on it.

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    • DesertRose1960
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 2:42pm

      I posted on a related thread a number of days ago. I posted statistics about the community and the school itself, including a link to its profile. I was accused of being a race baitor, because I pointed to the percentage of Whites at the school and in the community. Khan is a Muslim name, but you find it among Afghanis, Pakistanis, and Indians. This school has a huge Asian population in relation to the U.S. as a whole. The school population is 13% Asian, I am sure if you wondered the halls, most of them would be Afghanis, Pakistanis, and Indians. I also questioned whether this wasn’t so much a chase of a fake “War on Christmas” as a bunch of middle class brats being caught being obnoxious. It would seem that I was probably right. And why I felt the need to post the White population head count is reflected in the very, very bigoted comments above.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 2:49pm

      Wow. Are you Tea Party-ers so utterly pathetic that you feel it is necessary to pick on high school kids? Do you really think it is productive to attack high school administrations for individual incident of which you have very little knowledge and no facts? Really sad folks.

      Of course, I’m taking the time to comment on your commenting, so that doesn’t speak that well of me. Then again, it’s fun for me, since I get to see what morons all of you are.

      Have fun stealing kids’ lunch money, you bunch of bullies.

       
    • DimmuBorgir
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 3:34pm

      Publius just stfu and go away. your ninja like trolling is annoying

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    • HEARDENOUGHCRAP
      Posted on December 23, 2010 at 4:44pm

      I have to agree with J.C. McGlynn. There has never been so much controversy over Christmas as there has been this year. The principal is correct when she says that the suicide rate is up at this time…..and this has been the case for several years….since the ’60s when most of these radical “love children” were born. Now, they are in our government and our schools. Does anyone really wonder WHY our government is overly PC and our schools are in the toilet?

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    • jbl8199
      Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:41pm

      What I’m wondering is even if the kids WERE throwing the candy canes, what wuss went and told on them? I mean really, how the f*** is a 2 inch candy cane going to hurt that bad even if it’s thrown?????

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    • momsense
      Posted on December 24, 2010 at 5:44pm

      Yes, there are, and our anti-Christian Media will make sure which one we hear.

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