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Q: Did You Ever Encounter Overbearing Teacher?

Item: Judge rules in "that's so gay" case: Teen not entitled to damages despite being disciplined by school, teased by peers/Associated Press

Quote: "All of us have probably felt at some time that we were unfairly punished by a callous teacher, or picked on and teased by boorish and uncaring bullies," the judge wrote in a 20-page ruling. "Unfortunately, this is part of what teenagers endure in becoming adults."

Question: Did you ever have a bad experience with an overbearing teacher or your peers while in high school?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.