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1978horn

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  1. Not a government issue, but what the hell?
    https://www.fox7austin.com/news/peanut-allergy-lake-travis-high-school-students-football-teammate-severe-allergies
     
    The school district confirmed with FOX 7 Austin that it was two varsity football players that spread peanut powder and peanut products on a fellow teammate's locker and clothes.
    The teammate had a severe peanut allergy and broke out in hives.
     
    Whatever happened do TPing his yard, or putting icy Hot in his jock.  Hell, even dumping his head in the toilet is better than this.  At least that won't kill him.

    Seems like assault to me.
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  2. Will the people obsessed with Ukraine funding now call for cutting off Isreal and for them to surrender to Hamas?  If not, why not?

    It’s a different kind of paid and bought…
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  3. Have a senior right now and he is in the middle of applying to schools.  I went to UT and there is no way I would get in now.  He is no where near top 10% only for lack of trying and the school he goes to is extremely competitive.  He is in the top 10% of SAT scores and he has no interest in AP courses unless they are a subject he likes.  He is a brilliant kid...skips a generation, my dad went to Dartmouth.  

    That being said I work for a university that pays his tuition where I am, so we are fortunate.  The university also has a tuition exchange program where he can go to other schools with tuition paid.  He will probably end up where I work, but he has the option for a ton of other schools.  It is not UT, but he will get out of school debt free.  That is all I can ask now a days.

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  4. Kids are dropping like flies in our school
    District. Son brought it home and I have had it since Thursday night. Used an old test for both my son and myself and it popped almost immediately. Son got over it in a couple days. Hoping tomorrow is better for me.

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  5. On 6/1/2023 at 8:55 PM, choripan said:

    Ha. Thanks everyone (and to those that DMed).

    He will plead ignorance -- that he didn't know he could plagiarize himself  -- but that he should have been aware of the policy, in any case. He will maximize contrition and point out that he has no record of academic dishonesty and it's something he never would have done had he known it was wrong, and from now on he'll work to be aware of all applicable rules and regs.

    Guessing he gets something like a zero for the assignment, some sort of wrist slap, maybe has to write an apology letter or a paper on academic integrity or so on. Fingers crossed it's that easy.

    I was talking about this with some folks the other day.  What was the result of the hearing?

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