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Iraqi Student Suspended After Photo with Irish President

category dublin | miscellaneous | news report author Friday November 26, 2004 07:43author by Indy Freedomauthor email indifreedom at eircom dot netauthor address http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/1126/402232039HM1IRAQI.html Report this post to the editors

An Iraqi student has been suspended from her school in Dublin after she had her photograph taken with the Irish President, Mrs Mary McAleese.

The principal, Mr Danny Cussen has defended the action, saying it was a disciplinary matter for the school only, and denied it was because of the students nationality. However, he told her "You can't touch the President'.""

An Iraqi student has been suspended from her school in Dublin after she had her photograph taken with the Irish President, Mrs Mary McAleese.

The principal, Mr Danny Cussen has defended the action, saying it was a disciplinary matter for the school only, and denied it was because of the students nationality. However, he told her "You can't touch the President'.""

More @ http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/1126/402232039HM1IRAQI.html

See info on the school at http://homepage.eircom.net/~ballcom/location.htm

Send Mr Cussen a comment: ballcom@tinet.ie

Another website also says the school has "a modern confident outlook on change and development:
http://www.nightcourses.com/profiles/adult_ed/ballinteer

Yeah, right. On judgement grounds alone, the principal should be fired.

Related Link: http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/1126/402232039HM1IRAQI.html

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   clarification on cussen     Indy Freedom    Fri Nov 26, 2004 07:49 
   Disgrace     Deirdre Clancy    Fri Nov 26, 2004 14:30 
   Deirdre Clancy over reacting....surely not??     Elle    Fri Nov 26, 2004 15:07 
   Five day suspension     Ray    Fri Nov 26, 2004 15:12 
   Five day suspension     Elle    Fri Nov 26, 2004 15:23 
   5 days is way over the top     Michael    Fri Nov 26, 2004 15:39 
   ..     S    Fri Nov 26, 2004 16:14 
   as a punishment ?     john    Fri Nov 26, 2004 16:37 
   me indy freedom if that is your real name? :)     pc    Fri Nov 26, 2004 16:41 
 10   Elle     Deirdre Clancy    Fri Nov 26, 2004 18:50 
 11   is she mad?     jd    Sun Nov 28, 2004 04:01 
 12   photo-op     two bits    Sun Nov 28, 2004 17:11 
 13   Scene and not heard.     McAleese    Sun Nov 28, 2004 17:15 
 14   This has gone down on your permanent record.     iosaf    Sun Nov 28, 2004 17:36 
 15   I wonder     Wondering    Mon Nov 29, 2004 05:50 
 16   Invitation     Elle    Mon Nov 29, 2004 16:49 
 17   keep wondering     jd    Mon Nov 29, 2004 22:28 
 18   grow up     come on    Tue Nov 30, 2004 18:01 
 19   And which particular lesson would you learn from this?     R. Isible    Tue Nov 30, 2004 18:55 
 20   Completely Justified     Moi    Wed Dec 01, 2004 18:12 
 21   And by the way     Moi    Wed Dec 01, 2004 18:16 


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