january 17, 2010 09:05am

9) AN URGENT MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT

Oct 4, 2009
Author: Paula Flowe, Tony Brian, Jordan Riak


Dear President Barack Obama,

We are writing to alert you to a gross and unconscionable violation of our school children. This violation is a result of our government failing to protect our children from school abuse under the 14th amendment of the Constitution, its “equal protection clause” for ALL U S citizens.

Our children are being subjected to violent discipline practices by teachers and administrators which are universally condemned by recognized leaders in the fields of pedagogy and psychology.

It is a widespread problem and those with the authority to correct it pretend to be unaware.

The U S is the only Western industrialized democracy that sanctions school abuse.

It is one of the causes of the high drop-out rate that afflicts our schools in paddling states. It promotes violence by modeling violence. It signals its users' incompetence.

Here are other alarming facts about this matter: The reported number of American school children beaten in school year 2007-08 was 250,000. The reported number for 2008-09 was 350,000; an increase of 100,000 battered school children in just one year. This huge increase occurred in spite of the ACLU:“A Violent Education,” publication of Aug. 2008 citing widespread and numerous cases of American school beatings.

The time is past due for all educators to be held to a higher standard of professionalism -- one that guarantees a nurturing violence-free environment to every American student.


On behalf of our American school children still waiting for their 14th amendment right, we request that you, as Chief Enforcer of Law, place an IMMEDIATE federal ban on school corporal punishment as it applies to “paddling,” the use of “harmful seclusions and restraints,” and all other sanctioned forms of school abuse on the grounds that such practices are UNCONSTITUTIONAL. We the People want all harmful forms of discipline replaced with proven nonviolent models that are both respectful and kind.

As you know, Mr. Obama, there is no need to draw up bills or laws to protect our American school children. Simply extend to them their 14th amendment right as US citizens, just as doing so for lynch mob victims brought relief and protection to them in early 20th century America. According to the Supremacy clause, article vi, paragraph 2, “state and local laws” may not supersede the Constitution. School corporal punishment policies are “state and local laws.”

Please review these recent informative documents regarding the violent conditions of our American schools found at the top of our Home page, www.TheHittingStopsHere.com:


The ACLU report: A Violent Education, by Ms. Alice Farmer
The GAO report: Seclusions and Restraints, by Investigator Gregory Kutz
The UC Davis Law Review, STATE ACTORS BEATING CHILDREN: A CALL FOR JUDICIAL RELIEF, by Professor of Law, Deana Pollard Sacks


By clicking our Home page “Media” link, please view photos reflecting the results of school beatings that average more than 2000 reports daily (reporting is not mandatory).

Lastly, please view our US Map and Statistics: “Paddling vs Nonpaddling” page: http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/us_states.php.

The Father of Our Nation had this to say about abiding by the Law of the Land: “The Constitution is the guide that I will never abandon.” George Washington


Sincerely,
Paula Flowe, Exec. Director
Tony Brian, Asst. Exec. Director
The Hitting Stops Here!

A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.
www.TheHittingStopsHere.com
info@thehittingstopshere.com
408.223.7797

Board members of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE)
Jordan Riak, Exec. Director, PTAVE, www.nospank.net
riak@nospank.net
925.831.1661


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Pres. Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Av NW
Wash D C, 20500

Pres. Barack Obama
c/o
Congressman James E. Clyburn (Advisor and friend of President)
2135 Rayburn House Office Building
Wash DC, 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3315
Fax: (202) 225-2313

In the BOTTOM LEFT CORNER of the envelope, please write:
Ban American School Corporal Punishment!

President Barack Obama’s direct Comment line:
202.456.1111

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january 17, 2010 09:04am

8) Everything YOU need to Help our School Children to have Safe Classrooms

Sep 9, 2009
Author: Paula Flowe and Tony Brian

Dear Responsible Caring Americans,

On behalf of our "school children still waiting," thank you for arriving at this message. It will fully equip you for making the difference that our school children are waiting for. A difference that means their having safe nurturing school environments.

Operation Stop and Replace! is a campaign that The Hitting Stops Here! began in Wash D C, June 2009 where we held a rally in front of the Capitol. Our recorded speeches will be available to view on our website soon.

The goal of Operation Stop and Replace! is to have teachers and administrators STOP abusing our school children and REPLACE with proven positive discipline models.

I The current Phase 3 of this Operation is our "ALERT the President and Nation" phase.

Our number one request of our supporters is that you become informed of the width and breadth of this American school problem. Please read, at the least, the first three pages of the recent ACLU report: A Violent Education, Aug. 20, 2008 and the Government Accountability Office (GA) report, May 19, 2009. Both reports are linked to our Home page, www.TheHittingStopsHere.com. Having done so, our first request of your volunteer time is that you go to our Message Board and Click on 4) Operation Stop and Replace! Letter to President Obama. Please follow the provided directions found there.

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II It is important that you read our "Message to President Obama and His Supporters" by going to:
http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/Obama%20July%2026%20Speech%20Completed.pdf


This message contains the following:
Pages:
1 Table of Contents

2-12 Message to President Obama and His Supporter

13 Who we are

Our Mission Statement

Operation Stop and Replace!

14 Resources

Child Endangerment Statues by states

15 Positive Discipline

Student Alliance for Education in Peaceful American SchoolS (SAFEPASS)

Protecting Our Precious Sisters (POPS)

16 Informative YouTubes

17 Informative Website


Informative Radio Shows
Follow The Hitting StopsHere!

18 Help Support Our Work

Request of Concerned Citizens

Addresses of Government Officials Responsible for our School Children

23 The mentality of “teachers who paddle” (IMPORTANT Reading for volunteers)

26 A Message to Wendy

This message includes the sentiments of the KKK toward our President. It also includes a list of the amendments of our Constitution that are violated by schools where they employ corporal punishment of any kind. Details and examples are given.

You will find a variety of information under “Resources,” including our radio shows. You may listen to or call-in to join any of the following radio shows:

Paula Flowe: America Speaks

Thurs 8:00pm EST Dial in number: 347.884.8320


Jestin Samson: Public School Paddling 101

Fri 3:30pm EST Dial in number: 347.324.3770


Theresa Edwards: Wake up Call/Justice for Children

Fri 8:00pm EST Dial in number: 646.716.8675


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III Lastly, please check our Message Board regularly for updates.

We know that we have more than enough responsible caring Americans in our country to join forces with us and with whom we will be able to proceed successfully to Phase 4 of this Operation. Phase 5 is where victory awaits our school children.

Having many volunteers to work with us is a key factor in bringing this American tragedy to a swift end. Every school day, well over 1,900 American school children are assaulted and battered in our sanctioning schools, a large percentage are students with special needs; some having no verbal language. That is an increase of approx. 500 children being assaulted per school day since the ACLU report was released last year.

A single bad experience alone, can redirect the hopeful and promising future of a developing human being.

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EMB found at the beginning of messages indicates that we would like you to

E-Mail Blast the prewritten letter contained there. In some cases we may provide addresses for a particular EMB letter. In other cases, we would appreciate your sending the letter to the appropriate type of office or organization that the letter addresses.

See our list of 100 "Addresses of Influential People" on our Message Board.

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From our Home page, please follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. We have a new MySpace website for our newly forming branch, Student Alliance For Education in Peaceful American SchoolS (SAFEPASS), devoted to K-12th grade American students. Learn more at: http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/safepass.php

Look for MySpace SAFEPASS. And coming soon: Protecting Our Precious Sisters (POPS)

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COngRaTULaTioNS! You are now fully equipped to make a BiG diFFEReNcE for our young developing brethren and sisters, American school children. We appreciate your taking the time to read to the end of this letter!

On behalf of our "school children still waiting" and The Hitting Stops Here, thank you for your support.

The Hitting Stops Here!
A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.
TheHittingStopsHere.com
info@thehittingstopshere.com
408.223.7797

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january 17, 2010 09:01am

7) Operation Stop and Replace! To Responsible Caring Americans

August 12, 2009


To Responsible Caring Americans,

The Hitting Stops Here!, and other children advocates are working to end U S school abuse (some of which has led to fatalities) within the start of school semester, fall 2009.

Primary targets are those who are openly gay, minorities, and our special needs children, particularly those lacking verbal language.

Lack of empathy for these children from fellow Americans would be equally detrimental to their plight as the “abusers” themselves. Behind classroom doors, our children suffer.

*The 14th amendment of our Constitution contains the “equal protection” clause for ALL U S citizens, even if they are at the bottom of our “American caste system.” Until the Constitution protects ALL U S citizens, we stand as a divided nation.

Said the Father of our country, “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.” George Washington

Our government has strayed far from Father Washington’s words, regarding our children.

Head of School, Mr. Bruce Stewart of Sidwell Friends School, where Mr. Obama’s children are enrolled, is a supporter of our work, “…a million percent,” as he phrased it. He is willing to help.

We have a letter on our “Message Board” at TheHittingStopsHere.com, which we request your support in helping us meet our goal of having 1000 copies reach our president, as soon as possible (web link below). He will undeniably receive our message if it is sent to the three provided addresses found below the letter, all of which are closely associated with him.

Our children need the President’s immediate attention drawn to this matter. A single bad experience redirects the healthy promising future of a developing human being. The number of reports of school abuse has increased by 100,000 in one single school year and will continue to increase if fellow Americans do nothing about this American school problem.

Web link to President Obama’s letter: http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/messageboard/article_2009_08_9_4943.php


Thank you.

Sincerely,
Paula Flowe, Exec. Director
Tony Brian, Asst. Exec. Director
The Hitting Stops Here!

A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.

TheHittingStopsHere.com

info@thehittingstopshere.com

408.223.7797

*Learn how school corporal punishment violates the 14th amendment: http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/Obama%20July%2026%20Speech%20Completed.pdf

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january 17, 2010 08:59am

6) Operation Stop and Replace!: Temple, TX Rally Flyer

STUDENTS IN
Temple Independent School District
NEED YOU!


Did you know that the LONE STAR STATE is number one on the list for:


elementary and secondary school student beatings
special education student abuse
sanctioning “gun toting teachers”
school fatalities
racism

Two documents citing widespread abuse and fatalities in American schools was recently released by the *ACLU and Government Accountability Office (GAO) and they are being ignored.


The Hitting Stops Here! will hold a Demonstration Rally in Temple Independent School District

Monday, August 24 (Day One of School) and Tuesday, August 25

A “U S Citizens’ Rights” informative speaking engagement for Students and Parents will be held both days, featuring the 14th amendment.


JOIN US! Let School Children in Temple, Texas Know You Care About Them.


We will meet with the Superintendent, Asst. Superintendent, their School Board, and Public School Attorneys.

Times Dates and Locations:

Check our “Message Board” at TheHittingStopsHere.com

Follow us on: Twitter and MySpace

Learn about The Hitting Stops Here! at *TheHittingStopsHere.com and Student Alliance For Education in Peaceful American SchoolS

SAFEPASS: http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/safepass.php

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january 17, 2010 07:37am

5) Oper Stop and Replace:Temple Texas Fund Raiser Form

The ACLU report, A Violent Education, will have its "release anniversary" on August 20, 2009. Our government has done nothing about the abuse and brutality going on in American schools cited in this report.

As a result, the"reported" number of abused children by this tactic has increased from 250,000 in school year 2007-08 to 350,000 in school yer 2008-09. That's just one school year! That factors out to more than 1,900 children battered per school day in this country (185 school days). Our children are in desperate need of advocacy. Please help us make a difference in Temple, Texas in a district where, in spite of the contents of the ACLU report, and in spite of scientific evidence that says this practice is harmful, Asst. Supt. John Hancock wants to bring beating the children in his care back into his district after more than a decade of it being off "the books!" The Hitting Stops Here! wants to educate the parents in Temple, Texas of their rights as U S citizens, in order to protect the children in this district from the systematic "pipeline" to: prison, dysfunctional adult relationships, and a string of lifelong low paying jobs. Parents in these districts, oftentimes, are uneducated and kept uninformed. They are not aware that school abuse violates the 14th amendment of the U S Constitution, any more than many slaves knew that "slavery was over." Please support our efforts in keeping these children from "being left behind." Remember ...primary Target's: minorities and children with special needs (ACLU 2008). GAO Investigator, Mr. Gregory Kutz can require that all governing officials and school boards read the ACLU and GAO reports (linked at TheHittingStopsHere.com). Why hasn't he? If he has, why are school boards still allowing it? Even our children at the bottom of our "American caste system" deserve protection. Having protection from assault and battery may be the most valuable thing that many of these children will ever own in their lifetime (once they've attained it). All of us are enjoying it. Why can't they?

People who can answer questions regarding this American atrocity:

Mr. Gregory Kutz: kutz@gao.gov
Lynn Woolsey: Lynn.Woolsey@mail.house.gov
Mr. George Miller: gmiller@fsc.edu
Hon Ohio Gov Ted Strickland: amanda.wurst@governor.Ohio.gov


Thank you for your all important consideration.


The Hitting Stops Here!

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january 17, 2010 07:31am

3) Operation Stop and Replace:Contact US

Paula Flowe
paulaflowe@thehittingstopshere.com(Checked daily.)
408.223.7797
(paunia@sbcglobal.net: Discontinuing)

Tony Brian
tonybrian@thehittingstopshere.com
813.373.2850

Jestin Samson
SAFEPASS@thehittingstopshere.com


The Hitting Stops Here!
P O Box 731545
San Jose, CA 95121

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january 17, 2010 07:23am

Addresses of Influential People

Click below to download the addresses in .PDF
http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/docs/Addresses_of_Influential_People.pdf

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january 17, 2010 07:19am

EMB Message to Women's Rights Organizati

EMB Message to Women's Rights Organizations
Jul 14, 2009
Author:Paula Flowe and Tony Brian

To: Women's Rights Advocates
From: The Hitting Stops Here!
Re: American Girls and Women up to 19 years old are Spanked While Alone With Our Teachers and Principals.

We are writing you because we believe you want to be informed of the mistreatment that our girls are receiving in our schools throughout the U S country.

It is important that responsible caring adults read the recent GAO and ACLU reports, which contain detailed accounts of widespread abuse and even fatalities occurring in U S schools.

The first five pages of each will give you sufficient information for having an understanding of the problem. These two reports can easily be accessed at the top of the Home page of our website, TheHittingStopsHere.com.

You will find that minorities, children with disabilities, as well as openly gay students are among the most frequently targeted students for this abuse.

Teachers and Administrators have immunity of the law, so, even when teachers have killed one of our children, they are often not prosecuted (GAO report, May 19, 2009, p. 15-17).

Please contact us. We need your help to stop the abusive treatment that our children are confronted with each day in our schools.

Our 15 minute message to the Government Accountability Office Investigator (GAO), Gregory Kutz, gives more details on this subject. Please make a point of listening to it by going to the top of our Home page.

A true account of an 18 year old student held down by two male teachers and beaten by her principal until she bled is below.

Our girls and young ladies are counting on your being informed and acting upon your empathy for having them protected.

Thank you,

Paula Flowe, Exec. Director
Tony Brian, Asst. Exec. Director
The Hitting Stops Here!
A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.

TheHittingStopsHere.com
paulaflowe@thehittingstopshere.com
408.223.7797

Tony Brian
tonybrian@thehittingstopshere.com

813.373.2850

Board members of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (www.nospank.net)

Here is a supreme example of how our Supreme court dealt an American student a Supreme injustice when he violated the Due process law.

The Case Of Jessica Seraphim:

Ms. Jessica Seraphim, an 18 year old high school senior was running late to school when she stopped at a Taco Bell before entering school. When she arrived, the principal told her to go into his office. His intention was to spank her for being late. Ms. Seraphim told him that she was 18 and not a child any more and that he could not spank her. The principal told her that he could spank her since she was under the laws of the school. Ms. Seraphim said, Then I will sign myself out of school. As Ms. Seraphim tried to do so and exit the school, the principal called two male staff members who grabbed her as she was trying to leave and drag her into his office. The two staff members held her down on the principal's desk while the principal struck her buttocks until it bled. Her hand was also injured by the paddle in her struggle to free herself from these three men.

When Ms. Seraphim went to the Supreme court to seek justice, Judge Roberts, who retired June 2009, refused to even listen to her case.



Ms. Jessica Seraphimas case gives a glaring signal to all teachers and administrators that our children are open game for their inhumane practices and spanking fetishes.



When a principal can take an 18 year old woman and have two men forcibly hold her down for a beating then our government sends the message that if you're under 18 don't even think about seeking justice. That message, now that it's out, puts our children in more danger now than ever.

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january 17, 2010 07:15am

"EMB" Special Needs and Disabilities Off

Jul 14, 2009
Author: Paula Flowe and Tony Brian

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To:
From: The Hitting Stops Here!
Re: Children with Mental and Physical Disabilities are being Brutalized in American schools by Teachers and Administrators

We are writing to you because we believe you want to be informed of the mistreatment that our children with special needs are receiving in American schools throughout our country, some of which have led to fatalities. This abuse is taking place in public, private, and charter schools.

It is important that responsible caring adults read the recent GAO and ACLU reports, which have detailed reported incidents. The first five pages of each do****ent will give you sufficient critical information for having an understanding of the problem. These two reports can easily be accessed at the top of our Home page, TheHittingStopsHere.com.

Children with special needs are among the primary targets for beatings and other maltreatment including harmful seclusions and restraints by school staff. Teachers and Administrators have immunity of the law, so, even when teachers have killed one of our children, they are often not prosecuted (GAO report, May 19, 2009, p. 15-17).

Please contact us. We need your help to stop the abusive treatment that our children are confronted with each day in our schools.

Our children are counting on your being informed and acting upon your empathy for having them protected.

Thank you,

Paula Flowe, Exec. Director
Tony Brian, Asst. Exec. Director
The Hitting Stops Here!
A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.

TheHittingStopsHere.com
paulaflowe@thehittingstopshere.com
408.223.7797

Tony Brian
tonybrian@thehittingstopshere.com
813.373.2850

Board members of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (www.nospank.net)

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january 17, 2010 07:13am

Facebook and MySpace

Jun 7, 2009
Author: Jestin Samson

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If you have a Facebook or MySpace Account, please add The Hitting Stops Here!

A link to our Facebook and MySpace accounts are on the "Home" page of TheHittingStopsHere.com.
Scroll down midway and you will find the links to both listed in the right column.

You can also add us to MySpace by logging on at www.myspace.com/447773736

To add us to your Facebook account, please go to "Groups," then type in The Hitting Stops Here!

Any questions, please contact Jestin.

Thanks,

Jestin Samson, Asst. Director of Student Coalition Team Building
generalcrash777@yahoo.com

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