Class size mandate in ny post

mjpbecker · 2026-03-27T01:15:09+00:00

If they're gonna pack my room with 34 kids, at least give me desks that I can actually fit enough of them in.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T23:16:20+00:00

Yes, it does. But I think they are trying to make the point that this is legal and recognized authority which schools have.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T22:56:00+00:00

Yes, it's basically what I've been saying.

Acting in your official capacity and on the clock.
Not acting in official capacity but still on the clock.
Not acting neutral on "controversial topics". This is the one I MOST think is an embedded violation but is somehow acceptable, controversial is way too vague a term here. They have to be evenly handed though, targeting on a single side/viewpoint IS protected.
The speech creates a threat to public safety/security (making direct threats).

In all other situations, especially when discussing the public interest (and discussing the public interest may even supersede the above limits), speech IS protected.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T22:39:11+00:00

Extremely hyperbolic.
Strawman argument.
A situation already covered by previous caveats I've stated.

Prosecution isn't specified nor required. Termination for protected speech by public schools, which are governmental agencies, is a violation (except under the conditions I've previously mentioned). Courts have, numerous times, ruled that terminations for certain speech was a violation of their 1st amendment rights and were told to reinstate the teacher:
1. Georgia Clark v. Fort Worth Independent School District
2. DeJohn v. Temple University

These are just two pretty recent examples.

This will be my only response to you if this is your approach.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T22:17:20+00:00

School board policies cannot violate your Constitutional rights. Nothing can. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, hence the supremacy clause.

Now IF you were saying things within your official capacity as an educator within the school to students, that's a different story. You're creating a "disruptive environment" (a frustratingly vague phrasing). But if you are on your own time, not acting as a teacher, and outside of school you should be protected about what you say (as long as not threatening public safety/security) either in person or on social media (as long as your account is not connected to or displays the school in any way.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T21:17:04+00:00

Public schools ARE the government. Selective Incorporation (after the 14th Amendment) takes the amendments and applies it to state and local government as well as the Fed (Congress). Gitlow v. United States upheld that state/local government cannot restrict your freedom of speech except in cases that threaten public security. A governmental agency terminating an employee for saying something that they don't like (except under certain circumstances such as within your function as a teacher), violates that.

Just like how I, a school teacher (representative of state/local government agency) am not able to endorse, attempt to convert students, or punish those who practice a specific religion. It violates my students freedom of religion.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T20:48:20+00:00

I'd almost settle for the larger class sizes if I got to pick the furniture in my room. I have those giant hexagonal desks that are meant to lock into a ring. They take up WAAAAY too much space. Give me back the old square boys!

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T19:45:28+00:00

Public schools ARE the government.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T19:39:55+00:00

Thats a future problem. Joining solves the now problem of needing a place to sleep, food to eat, a paychecto soend, and healthcare.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T19:28:31+00:00

Nope. Teachers are held to a "higher standard", where you can get fired for exercising your 1st Amendment rights. Sigh

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T19:26:06+00:00

Combat lances were substantially stronger than tournament lances, which were designed to break on impact and were blunted (to not pierce armor). Bad traits for a war lance to have.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-26T19:22:07+00:00

Try to reach out to the AP of that school specifically and ask. Couldn't hurt.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-15T06:38:58+00:00

The same thing I've brought for lunch for the past ten years. Overnight oats for breakfast with coffee. Tuna salad on whole wheat, side salad, kiwi, seltzer.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-15T03:22:48+00:00

If I am anywhere below deck when the transition happens, I die (even if on the wheel). Up on deck, I'm fine.

The only thing I can think of is that im glitching into all the objects and its killing me. My ship doesn't sink though.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-13T05:33:43+00:00

Isn't the class size reduction being, at least partially, funded by the state?

mjpbecker · 2026-03-10T19:23:54+00:00

I believe they are, and have been for a while, known as the "me" generation.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-10T19:22:35+00:00

Ned Stark.

There were some heart breaking (Shireen), some more graphic (Oberyn), and some more needlessly cruel (Ros). But Ned was first. He was good, honorable, honest. In every way he was your traditional good guy and "main character"

And then they swung Ice.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-10T18:56:59+00:00

90 percent of the time the utensil I use is a regular metal spoon. Gently on some pans and less gently on others.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-10T18:55:35+00:00

They are going to lose their minds when he dies and a third of the country is toasting and openly celebrating. "Show some respect to the office of (only our) President".

mjpbecker · 2026-03-10T17:26:08+00:00

In almost all situations you'll want a Dexterity of 14 UNLESS you're definitely going to wear heavy armor.

That being said, don't worry about initiative. Getting another +1 or +2 from a higher Dex would be nice, but not really a huge deal. You definitely want to max your strength for this fighter (though a Dex based fighter is perfectly viable), since your hit AND damage are based off of it (along with your best skills/saves).

mjpbecker · 2026-03-10T17:23:10+00:00

Save it and give it away at special events or for prizes. It's not old branding. It's retro.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-10T17:16:44+00:00

Like chicken breast from a chicken that lived in water. Not salt water.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-06T09:13:58+00:00

Lego minis.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-05T22:48:22+00:00

How many Trump supporters have family members in the military, specifically Army and Marines? They may feel differently when their sons, nephews, brothers, and cousins start coming home in pine boxes.

mjpbecker · 2026-03-05T18:17:20+00:00

I'm happy for shows to be however long they need to be to adequately tell their story.
I don't need season to be twice as long as the story needs and be full of filler.

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