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Christian school wants photos of 8-year-olds ‘in bathtub’ — fights dirty when parents object


BLAZETV STAFF | September 27, 2022

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An 8-year-old student at Victory Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, was “administratively withdrawn” from school after her parents objected to a homework assignment instructing second-graders to “send picture of you doing reading homework in bathtub,” reported parents Misty and Christopher Dunham.

Christopher told CBS-47 that he and his wife were shocked when their 8-year-old said she needed to send a picture of herself in the bathtub doing her reading homework to her second-grade teacher.

“I emailed the teacher [to say] ‘Hey, you may want to explain that. Send something out to the parents. Let them know what the intentions are.’ This just does not sound OK,” Misty explained.

Though the teacher responded by adding that students could “be in pajamas, be in your uniform, have fun with it,” something about the assignment still “didn’t sit right,” Misty explained. So she reached out to the school administrators, who claimed that “we have been sending this homework assignment for years, and you’re the only one complaining about it.”

Soon after, a school administrator called to encourage the Dunhams to “do a parental withdrawal for the child.” When Misty refused to withdraw her daughter, the administrator said the school was “going to proceed with an administration withdraw.”

CBS-47 reported that school documentation indicates that the Dunhams’ daughter is “no longer a student at Victory Christian Academy.”

\u201cAn 8-year-old girl refused to do an assignment that involved taking a picture \u201cdoing reading homework in the bathtub.\u201d\n\nAfter her parents complained, Victory Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida expelled the child.\n\nhttps://t.co/pL6fhok2tr\u201d

— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1664283995

On “The News & Why It Matters,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales and guests Matthew Marsden, Tayler Hansen, and John Doyle discussed the strange homework assignment and the Christian school’s draconian reaction when parents raised objections.

“Just because they say it’s a Christian academy doesn’t mean that it is,” Marsden warned. “You don’t do this … the internet is forever. You take a picture like that, it’s out there forever. This is just so weird … it’s just a head-scratcher. Is this where we are in America? This is, it’s evil,” he added.

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Crazed Liberal Uses Van To Attack Trump Supporters


Written by Staff Writer – February 9, 2020

On Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida a man identified by police as Gregory Timm drove his van through a tent where Trump supporters were working to register voters.

Timm drove his van through a tent where members of the Duval County GOP were registering people to vote. The driver barely missed several people and fled the scene. A few hours later he was caught by police.  Images posted by the Duval county GOP posted images of the vehicle fleeing and the aftermath.

“We are outraged by this senseless act of violence toward our great volunteers,” said Duval GOP Chairman Dean Black in a statement on Facebook. “The Republican Party of Duval County will not be intimidated by these cowards and we will not be silenced. I call on every Republican in our great city to stand up, get involved, and show these radicals that we will not be intimidated from exercising our Constitutional rights.”

The Mayor of Jackson Ville Lenny Curry also responded to the attack.

“I just spoke to the local GOP chair. This is outrageous. The hate is toxic and dangerous. Thankfully no one was injured but certainly, they are shaken after being targeted because they were registering voters. I’ve spoken to the Sheriff and of course, his team is on top of this,” said Curry in a statement.

President Trump also responded to this senseless act of violence.

Both of Florida’s Senators also responded.

Timm was arrested and has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault on a person 65 years of age or older, one count of Criminal Mischief, and Driving while Driver’s License Suspended.

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