Saturday, October 1, 2011

Calif. Student Punished for Saying 'Bless You', Christian News

Calif. Student Punished for Saying 'Bless You', Christian News:

The Christian Post reports that a high-school student in Vacaville, Calif., was punished by a teacher who claimed the student disrupted the classroom with the words "Bless you." Health teacher Steve Cuckovich took 25 points off the student's grade and explained: "When you sneezed in the old days, they thought you were dispelling evil spirits out of your body, so they were saying 'God bless you.' ... But today, [the blessing] really doesn't make sense." Following outrage from some parents, the school principal agreed that Cuckovich went overboard: "He realizes there's better ways to do that. We don't condone that type of punishment." However, there is no report of the punishment being rescinded.

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