Showing posts with label Teenagers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teenagers. Show all posts

Friday, March 22, 2013

Teens Shoot And Kill Georgia Baby!

A picture of the little victim of a shooting in Brunswick, Georgia.

Apparently two young children tried to rob the victim's mother. They ended up shooting the baby. The baby died of a gunshot wound to the head. The shooter was apparently 10 to 14 years old. The shooter is still on the loose. It's in the state of Georgia in the city of Brunswick.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to Antonio Santiago-West, the little life lost in this unbelievable tragedy.

Again, where is the lawmakers on the gun control debate?

Still trying to win reelection in states that may change the dynamics of firearm safety. They fear the onslaught of attacks from the National Rifle Association, Rush Limbaugh, and Fox News.

So far over 10,000 people die a week in firearm deaths. It's just not enough to say that it's a "SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT" to own a firearm. It's a "EIGHT AMENDMENT RIGHT" to prevent cruel and unusual punishment.

The Republicans (and conservative Democrats) are stubborn on gun control. Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada, Majority Leader) fears the NRA. He gains high marks for gun support. But since his majority is at stake once again in a midterm election, the Democratic Majority Leader is trying to halt all bills until 2015.

Senators from the West and South who are Democrats and House members from the South are likely going to take the bullet if the WHITE MAN gets riled up enough to pull them out of power.

But yet they'll allow Congressman Steve Stockman (R-Texas), Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) calling for more guns and less restrictions.

CNN reports the mother, Sherry West was taking her 13-month-old son for a walk in this Georgia town when they were approached by two boys who demanded money, then fatally shot her boy and wounded her.

"He said, 'I'm gonna kill you if you don't give me your money,' and I said, 'I swear, I don't have any,'" Sherry West told CNN affiliate WAWS. "I put my arms over my baby and he shoves me and he shot my baby right in the head."

Both boys then ran into a residential neighborhood of this seaside Georgia town some 30 miles north of Florida, she told police.

Police responding to a 911 call found the baby shot dead and his mother with a leg wound.

The mother told reporters she was pushing her son in a stroller around 9 a.m. Thursday when she was approached by the two boys. One appeared to be 13 to 15 years of age while the other was as young as 10, she said.

Authorities were checking attendance records Friday at schools in an attempt to identify suspects.
City Manager Bill Weeks said no other witnesses have come forward.

"But why my little one?" asked Louis Santiago, the father, in an interview with WAWS. "You know, you should have just taken the pocketbook and go."

No weapon has been recovered, Police Chief Tobe Green told reporters.

Police have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the killer.

Asked about what angles authorities were pursuing, police spokesman Todd Rhodes said, "Anything and everything."

"This is obviously just a terrible day in the city of Brunswick," Mayor Bryan Thompson told reporters on Thursday, "and made even more terrible by the senseless killing of a young child. And it appears perpetrated by children themselves."

Chicago baby shot while dad changes diaper.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ohio Teen Sentenced For 2012 High School Massacre! [NSFW]

No remorse for mass shooter being sentenced. T.J. Lane, 18 will spend the remainder of his life in the iron college.
While on hiatus from blogging, in February 2012, a terrible thing happened in the village of Chardon, Ohio.

The little town which is 30 miles from Cleveland, Ohio was the center of a horrible tragedy. A deranged teen named T.J. Lane went on a rampage at his high school. He committed a mass shooting on his fellow classmates.

Many of his former classmates described the teen as a "sociopath" who had tendencies to harm others. 

Three male students died within the two days following the incident. Two other students were hospitalized: one of whom sustained several serious injuries requiring extensive rehabilitation, the other with a minor injury. The seriously injured victim will be in a wheelchair for life. A sixth student sustained a superficial wound.

Tj Lane
I know what I was doing! - T.J. Lane gives victim's families a parting shot.
The weapon Lane used in the shooting was a .22 caliber handgun. At an initial court hearing, the prosecutor revealed that he admitted to shooting 10 rounds of ammunition from the gun during the shooting, which began in the school cafeteria at approximately 7:30 a.m., shortly after school began. Although Lane told police that he did not know the victims and that they were chosen randomly, witnesses stated that it appeared he targeted a specific student and the group he was sitting with in the cafeteria.

This was the first mass shooting in 2012, post Gabrielle Giffords. This launched into numerous shootings. Aurora, Colorado, the Wisconsin Sikh Temple, Clackamas Town Center, Chicago gang violence, Sandy Hook, and Christopher Dorner all came into the spotlight since the shooting.
The shooter was sentenced to three life sentences. 
Madman's paradise!
While the families expressed their sorrow, T.J. Lane basically rolled his eyes, and gave the family the finger.

He basically was in the court with a white t-shirt with the words KILLER on it. 

He was basically doesn't give a well....you know!

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the families of this horrible massacre. Justice was served to this heartless monster and hopefully he regret that day he pulled the trigger.

He'll be spending his life in the iron college being someone's girlfriend!

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Media Leaked Ohio Rape Victim's Name! [NSFW]

Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond were found guilty in rape of teenage girl. The media pities their sorrows!

There will be themes that are not suitable for the general readers. Please take discretion in reading this article.

Great! Get ready for the death threats and possible retaliation from those who believe the victim was at fault!

The victim was 16 years old, but to Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC, it's another drunk teenager blaming the popular guys for her own reckless behavior.

So instead of bleeping out the name, they let the cameras roll on Ma'lik Richmond and Trent Mays apologizing to the victim. They said the teenager's name in front of cameras without the bleep.

We will not release the name of the victim. If you're that callous to find out the name, don't look here for it!

Now another huge controversy swarms CNN as well as Fox News and MSNBC.

Here how I see how they've judge the victim.

"The girl was drunk, she had it coming!"

Hence the term, "BLAME THE VICTIM". 

"Oh, we have compassion for those two young men. They've never committed a crime. They were good students with good grades. Yeah, they may of had a few beers and Jell-O shots, but they've all consent to having sex with the girl. C'mon aren't we all young!"

Hence the term, "BLAME THE VICTIM!"

"You people shouldn't be so upset over this. I known hundreds of drunk teenagers who say they like to be fucked by that popular guy after drinking the alcohol!"

Hence the term, "BLAME THE VICTIM!"

"These poor boys. They were just doing things we did when we were teenagers!"

Hence the term, BLAME THE VICTIM!"

I really must admit this. The media really screwed up here! From the Sandy Hook massacre to the Steubenville rape trial, our American cable and broadcast news outlets failed at doing something simple: Reporting the news!

The Fox News Channel is always looking the next news sensation  Another controversy that would involve Black people will give the network a reason to blame President Barack Obama. The network always find someway to attack the victim. They've done it before in the Duke Lacrosse case and other rape stories. Some rape accusations are proven false and some proven true. But Fox News doesn't see that! They see the victim as another celebrity seeking attention whore! See how they've reacted to Trayvon Martin!
RAPE IS RAPE!
MSNBC is the second largest network. It's liberal-leaning commentary isn't immune from the repeated notions of "drunken teenager", "high school standouts" and leaking information about the victim's family.

CNN is the oldest guard of cable news. It's ratings are tanking. The straight news reporting is downgrading. You got to see the reactions from Candy Crowley and Poppy Harlow actually showed sympathy towards these rapists.

Now again. RAPE IS RAPE.

It doesn't matter who it is. If a person choose to sexually abuse a person with intentions of making the victim feel guilty, asking the victim to keep it to themselves, or threatening the victim with violence, it's rape!

Rape is a part of the human rights abuse that spreads globally. The United Nations is looking at this a global threat to the sanity of the world. The United States isn't immune from sexual abuse of women, men, children and even animals.

From the victim's fellow peers!
The victim is death threats from former friends and the suspects' family members. Two 16-year-old females are in custody, suspected of making threats via Twitter against the victim the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case.

The entitlement society is catered to blaming the victim. It's not a Democrat or Republican thing!

People who seek attention by being a part of a gang/group or becoming a bully have this mentality to rape individuals.

What's going on with our children?

The parents who allowed this party to go on should be charged with allowing underage drinking.

The teenagers who photographed the girl naked and posting those pictures online should be charged with child pornography.

Those two individuals Ma'lik Richmond and Trent Mays should have been charged as adults. They drink like adults and acted adults when they've raped that girl! They should have been thrown in the adult iron college.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our prayers to the victim of this horrible tragedy. We hope that she could move forward with her life. We hope the best for her to succeed through the clouds of fear and emerge out stronger!

Monday, March 18, 2013

CNN Acting Like Fox News!

Letting that perennial loser Mitt Romney act a fool and now Steubenville! Candy Crowley: What's going on with you?

The Steubenville rape trial has concluded and the teenagers Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond will spend a portion of their lives in the juvenile iron college. At least until their twenties.

The Ohio rust town became the center of a national scandal that involved rape and cover up by local officials.

It got mainstream coverage after the hackivist group Anonymous hacked into the suspect's social networks.

The two star high school football standouts were charged with delinquent rape and were sentenced to the juvenile iron college.

Fredricka Whitfield
Hopefully, the victim will move forward with her life. This incident tore the rust belt city best known for its star high school football team.

CNN was once the most respected news organization in America. It's so lagging in ratings, the network has to revamp its image or face certain disconnect. The new president Jeff Zucker is cleaning house. He's getting rid of the old guard and replacing it with fresh faces. Some are coming from ABC, NBC and CBS.

The old guard are certain to fly right or get the papers.

Candy Crowley, Poppy Harlow and Fredricka Whitfield, you better get in line or else you're getting the pink slip.

The controversy brewed up with the CNN anchors throwing their sympathies to the convicted teens.

When Candy Crowley went to covering the breaking news on the verdict she made the comments that attracted the ire of the media watchdogs.

The New York Observer reports that  Candy Crowley and Poppy Harlow spent their segment exploring the effect the conviction would have on the "star football players, very good students," now that their "promising futures," as Harlow put it, will involve a stint in juvenile hall and a lifetime as registered sex offenders.

Let's remind these women that the teens "RAPED" a drunk teenager. The teenager didn't had to be sexually assaulted by these guys. Whether she was drunk or not, they took advantage of her.

Her life will never be the same. Why are we blaming the victim?

What makes it's so bad, her former friends have turned on her!

Two former friends threatened her online and they'll be facing the judge shortly.

State attorney general Mike DeWine warns that this is far from over. That "NO SNITCHIN'" stuff ain't going to fly with him. He will pursue other charges against teenagers who refused to assist in the case.

Poppy Harlow
Also what this attracts is conservative ire and White supremacists. The fact that one of the accused is Black and the young girl is white will certainly rile these extremists up! 

This would lit up their forums with ugly racial slurs, word vomits about Black on White crime, and of course an Obama name drop! This will be a reason for these extremists to paint Blacks as sex crazed NIGGERS who voted for that MUSLIM SOCIALIST WHO DISGRACED THIS COUNTRY with his GUBMINT GIVEAWAYS. 

The conservative/white supremacist bubble will name drop Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Trayvon Martin in their word vomits. 

White supremacists already label Black people as "animals", who obsess with their women.

Despite this incident, I think they've should have been charged as adults. They should have been found in adult court for this incident.




Thousands of women, young and old are brutalized in rape. And to make this clear, this is human rights abuse that continues to spread. I haven't posted about the incident in India. A woman was gang raped and murdered by ten men. One of the main attackers was awaiting trial. While in custody, he committed suicide.


We here at Journal de la Reyna send our prayers to the victim of this tragedy. No one should be brutalized by anyone.

In other words, I say "RAPE IS RAPE".

Please let the Republican Party and its conservative allies understand that!

Man Wants Idiotic Thief To Return His iPad!

A month later, Engstrom and his family were surprised when a stranger's self-portraits began appearing on their Apple devices. "After a while we figured out what was going on," Engstrom told KTHV News. "That's the person that has my iPad." A stupid woman decides to steal a man's iPod and the man seeks to publicly humiliate this individual into returning it.

Well it's picking up steam on Buzzfeed, a liberal-leaning news agitating blog that covers viral videos and stories.

Could you imagine the moron would try to use his device to take a self-portrait of herself?

You know this mug will be featured on some racist watering hole.

When the public sees this face, they'll alert the police.

Still you got to admit that in the digital age, you wouldn't be that stupid to post a crime you do online, right?

This kind of nonsense will light up the conservative/white supremacists forums with ugly racial slurs, word vomits about Black on White crime, and of course an Obama name drop! This will be a reason for these extremists to paint Blacks as NIGGERS who commit crimes to the WHITE MAN! They've concluded that the NIGGERS voted for that MUSLIM SOCIALIST WHO DISGRACED THIS COUNTRY with his GUBMINT GIVEAWAYS. 

The conservative/white supremacist bubble will name drop Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Trayvon Martin in their word vomits. 

White supremacists already label Black people as "animals" who have their monkey paws on their properties.

Rewind to the CPAC event. A white nationalist was saying that he's being disenfranchised because of him being a WHITE GUY. He thought it was cool that Blacks deserved to be enslaved. In his mind, he believes that crime would be down if Blacks were enslaved.
Allen Engstrom will take his campaign to the internet. He will post the photo of the iPad thief online to eventually shame the individual into returning the device. The police are hoping they'll find the woman as well.
Now this young woman makes the guy look like a genius. Black people like this individual makes agitators like Matt Drudge, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Neal Boortz, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, and the numerous White supremacists online rally their base of bigotry.

Allen Engstrom of North Little Rock, Arkansas is making the news recently. He was on a plane trip from Phoenix to Denver when his iPad was left on the plane.

Engstrom says that the iPad has his name and contact information etched onto its back, so whoever has the tablet knows that it's not theirs.
Since he linked his iPad to Apple's iCloud service, all his music, photos and podcast were on every device his family owned. A month into the iPad being missing, these strange pictures started to show up on his other Apple devices.

Engstrom realized that something was amiss when his young son received a bizarre picture via the family’s photo stream.

"He said, Mommy, who's this? And of course, she said, I have no idea who that is. It showed up on my phone too," Engstrom told Denver's KTHV. "After a while, we figured out what was going on. That's the person that has my iPad."

While it’s unlikely that Engstrom will be able to recover his stolen iPad, he has managed to capitalize on the thief’s stupidity.

On one picture, he wrote “Hey cool! This is an actual pic of the wonderful person who stole my iPad. Apparently the pics she is taking of herself are backing up and appearing on my phone. No I'm not kidding, this is really happening.

"I have no problem with putting it on Facebook, because, hey, it's fun for me, and it's apparently fun for a lot of other people, and there's always the chance that someone will say, hey, I know who that is," Engstrom told KHTV. "And I want my iPad back."

Engstrom's social media exploits have also generated some leads. By coordinating with fellow Twitter and Facebook users, he has learned that the iPad bandit lives in Phoenix, as well as her Instagram account name.

Of course, all of this could have been avoided if Engstrom hadn't turned off the device’s location function.

This broad is not any one of his friends. So he was hoping that he could communicate to the woman to get it back. After all he left his name and information inscribed in the back of the iPad, just in case if it was lost.

To this day, the device hasn't been returned.

So the only way to get this iPad back, he takes his revenge on the thief by posting all her photos online through his Facebook and Twitter pages.

It's going viral.

So far the public campaign is growing and people are starting to notice. It's just a matter of time and patience.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Survivor Of Fatal Crash In Ohio Speaks!

One night of reckless behavior kills six individuals.

The young woman who crashed the vehicle in which she and five teenagers parished in a watery grave left the nation in mourning.

Warren, Ohio was the center of a national tragedy. Six teenagers were killed in a single car crash. The vehicle was stolen and the driver, Alexis Cayson was apparently speeding down a local road when she lost control.

It was reported that Cayson didn't have a license.

All but two survived this car crash. Those two may face charges for theft of vehicle.

The individuals failed to wear a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Brian Henry, 15 speaks out about the tragedy.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Ohio Town Mourns Death Of Six Teens!

We here at Journal de la Reyna mourn the loss of these individuals in this tragic incident in Northeastern Ohio. The picture is of crash victim 15-year old Ramone White.
In the northeast city of Warren, Ohio, a community is mourning six teens who died in a tragic accident.

Alexis Cayson. Single mother of a son.
They said this could is one of the worst accidents in the county's history.

A woman lost control of her vehicle and hit the guardrail. The vehicle flipped and landed in the water. The accident killed six and left two badly injured.

The woman and her teenage passengers were speeding on a local road according to Ohio State Highway Patrol and it led to this fatal incident.

The tragedy affect the town because the local law enforcement known some of these victims. One tragedy that certainly hitting the news, the young woman driving the vehicle was a mother of a young child.

The Associated Press and WKBN-27 Youngstown-Warren reports that the six teenagers who died in the accident are: Alexis Cayson, 19; Andrique Bennett, 14; Kirklan M. Behner, 15; Daylan Ray, 15; Brandon A. Murray, 17; and Ramone M. White, 15. All the victims were from Warren.

Investigators said Cayson was driving at the time of the crash and that they believe speed was a factor.
andrique bennett in My Photos by Andrique Bennett
Andrique Bennett.

Two teens were students at Willard K-8 school, two were students at Warren G. Harding High School and one was a past student at Harding, according to the school district spokesman, Aaron Schwab. Schwab in a statement said they are unsure if the sixth teen was a former student in Warren.

Brian K. Henry, 18, and Asher C. Lewis, 15, both of Warren, were treated for injuries at St. Joseph Health Center and Trumbull Memorial.

Kirklan Behner.
Some were wearing seatbelts, said Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Brian Holt, the commander of the Southington post.

All eight were friends who lived in the same east side neighborhood, a family member said.

Troopers said a 1998 Honda Passport, driven by Alexis Cayson and containing seven passengers, was traveling south on Pine Street around 7 a.m. when it veered off the left side of the road, struck a guardrail, and rolled over onto its roof in a nearby pond area.

Two of the occupants escaped the crash and went to a nearby residence and called 911.
Daylan Ray
Daylan Ray.
Five victims were removed from inside the SUV. A sixth victim was ejected and was located under the vehicle. Two of the victims died at the hospital from trauma related to hypothermic drowning.

Holt said the SUV is registered to Marguis Stephenson of Youngstown and that none of those killed or injured should have had access to the vehicle. Troopers are still investigating how they got the vehicle and why they were driving early in the morning. Holt also said he would not speculate on alcohol or drug use being a factor in the crash until autopsies are completed.

"As far as the vehicle is concerned, our preliminary investigation shows that none of the occupants had expressed permission to be in possession of the vehicle," said Holt. "However, no reports have been filed or anything of that nature at this time."

Dominique Ellison, left, and Rickie Bowling, of Warren, bring stuffed animals to a memorial in honor of their friends who died in the car crash
Town in mourning of the death of six teens.
Ashia Cayson learned of her sister's death just before 9 a.m. She said that she had been thinking of her and was planning to get in touch with her soon. She also said that Alexis Cayson leaves behind a four-year-old son.

"She was loving. She was silly, and she was a clown. She liked to make everybody laugh even when we were sad," said Cayson. "I just want everybody to know that if you are going through something, pick up the phone and call your siblings, your family and tell them you love them. You never know what can happen. Tomorrow is not promised to anybody."

Warren Mayor Doug Franklin is offering his support to all of the families of the victims and has met with some of them personally.

The pictures of the deceased. The sixth victim's photo was released at the time.
“I have taken most of this morning to meet with all the family members that I possibly could at both hospitals,” said Franklin. “We’re going to pull together for them.”

Warren City Council President Bob Dean, who is related to one of the victims, said he plans to set up a fund at a local bank where the money donated will go directly to the funeral homes that will be providing services.

“What we always try to do, take the burden of worrying about the expenses off the plate of the family,” said Dean. “We think there are enough people, as always in our town when we have these kinds of tragedies, they step right up and we will get it done."

The Daily Telegraph and Associated Press along with WKBN contribute to this story.

Such tragedies like this shouldn't happen in America. Even though some of the victims were wearing their seatbelts, I am assuming some didn't know how to swim or free themselves from an entrapment.

Early morning emergency: The highway patrol received the first call on the crash at 7:15 a.m.Alexis Cayson is a young mother. She leaves behind a child. That young child will celebrate memorable moments without the backing of his mother.

Again, this story already got the internet buzzing. For the fact that the victims were Black and young, you already know what's happening in the White supremacists watering holes.

We all know that somehow President Barack Obama name will be uttered by these lunatics in the conservative/white supremacist bubble.

We all know that racial slurs and phony statistics would be written and devolved among comment sections of any social or news website.

We all know that conservatives will blame Democratic leaders in Washington or a majority Black city. They always fault Democrats or Black leaders for the reckless behavior of children and their parents (especially if they're of color).

We all know that conservatives and white supremacists are cheering the death of these innocent individuals.

These innocent young people didn't deserve this fate.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to families of Alexis Cayson, Andrique Bennett, Kirklan M. Behner, Daylan Ray, Brandon A. Murray, and Ramone M. White. 

We send our prayers to the survivors Brian K. Henry and Asher C. Lewis.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Tweens Filmed & Taunting Bus Monitor! Video Goes Viral.

                   

Forget the saying that Bart Simpson or Stewie Griffin taught my children to act like this! It's the parents' fault for their children being so disrespectful in school or with law enforcement.

In upstate New York, a video that circulating around YouTube has the media agitators buzzing!

A woman who is a bus monitor was ridiculed and harassed by a few students! One of the students managed to take out his iPhone and publish the video on YouTube.

Courtesy of YouTube/Associated Press.



His little experience of taunting Karen Klein has the woman gaining attention. The video went viral and people are rushing to help her fulfill her dream of taking her family on a well deserved vacation.

Karen Klein is a 68 year old grandmother who held her job as bus monitor for many years had to keep her cool under so much pressure from a bunch of teenage bullies. It's a shame though, that some of most youngest children are going to grow up to become the liberal or conservative agitators that we grown accustomed to.

A few donations gave her over $250,000 dollars and many are sympathizing with her.

As school officials determine who agitated the incident, a warm hearted Karen Klein wants the police to not to press charges on the students. Her kind heart shines through a bunch of heartless youth.

I would say that in regards to the news media getting involved. All the excitement has made her the hero of the month. And many are hoping this event will give a bit of clarity to those who bully the elderly.

Yeah, I am just like everyone else when it comes to getting frustrated with older Americans. We're only human! But let's give them their dues! They worked hard for us and we should at least pay them their respect.

Friday, March 19, 2010

No Effigy Left Behind. Rhode Island Teachers hang Obama Effigy in Classrooms


CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – A teacher at a failing school where he and all his colleagues are being fired hung an effigy of President Barack Obama in his classroom, apparently in reaction to Obama's support of extreme measures to ensure accountability in schools.
The teachers union on Thursday condemned the effigy, discovered Monday in the teacher's third-floor classroom at Central Falls High School, saying it was wrong and cannot be condoned under any circumstances.
The effigy was found in the teacher's classroom by Superintendent Frances Gallo, Rhode Island Department of Education spokeswoman Nicole Shaffer told The Associated Press. Shaffer said the department would not have any further comment.
Gallo told the AP on Thursday evening that the foot-tall Obama doll that she saw Monday was hung from its feet from a white board and was holding a sign that said, "Fire Central Falls teachers."
"I was deeply saddened," Gallo said. "It's a horrific — a startling — kind of picture when you walk in and see that."
She said that the teacher had been issued a "strong letter of reprimand" and that she considered it an internal matter.
Obama had called the firings in Central Falls an example of holding failing schools accountable. The White House declined to comment Thursday. U.S. Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley said the agency was aware of the doll but declined to comment further.
The president of the Central Falls Teachers Union, Jane Sessums, said in a written statement that the teacher, whose name wasn't disclosed, hung the doll "as part of what he described as a lesson plan."
A spokesman for the union said he could not immediately explain what that meant. He said he did not know how long the effigy had been in the classroom.
The union has been fighting the firings at Central Falls High School, one of the state's worst-performing schools.
All the school's teachers, administrators and support staff will lose their jobs after the end of the school year. Under a plan approved by the state to improve the school, fewer than half could be rehired next year.
Sessums said the teacher who hung the effigy verbally apologized to his students and asked Gallo if he could also apologize in writing.
"He understands that his actions affect not just his students but all of us," she wrote. "There is no excuse for what he did."
Several students and recent graduates interviewed by the AP on Thursday said they hadn't heard about the effigy, which was hung in an area of the school that's used for the English as a second language program. Those interviewed said they hadn't heard anyone expressing anger about Obama's comments, but many were disappointed.
"A lot of teachers supported Obama," said Karen Zuniga, who graduated last year and started a Facebook group to protest the firings.
"He hasn't even been here," said Jonathan Beltran, another 2009 graduate who opposes the firings. "He doesn't know what's going on."
Senior Valerie Florez said emotions have been running high among the school's teachers, with some telling students the firings are unfair and at least one breaking down in tears during class.

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