You were born in a Taco Bell': Trump's rhetoric fuels school bullies across US

[gollygee]

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/09/california-primary-trump-rhetoric-school-bully

More than two-thirds of the teachers in the survey reported that students – especially immigrants, children of immigrants and Muslims – have expressed worries about what might happen to them or their families after the November election. More than half reported an increase in uncivil political discourse, and more than a third observed an increase in anti-Muslim or anti-immigrant sentiment.

The survey, conducted in March and April, was not scientific. It was based on teachers who chose to respond, not a random sample. Nevertheless, it provided useful data and telling examples, Costello said.

A North Carolina high school teacher reported having Latino students who carry birth certificates and social security cards to school because they fear deportation. A Tennessee kindergarten teacher said a Latino pupil, told by classmates he will be deported and trapped behind a wall, asks every day: “Is the wall here yet?”

[kimbutgar]

1. I work as a substitute teacher and I can attest there is anxiety among

Children who are 1st generation immigrants, scared they are going to be deported. I never bring up politics but the kids always bring it up. I hear them during recess talking about Don the con. These kids are ages 8-11 years. The Asian and Russian children in my classes are also nervous.

[librechik]

2. I thought it was the other way around n/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Taco fucking Bell? Holly shit! The insults have finally caught up with the nation's intellect. nt