MEET THE BAUMANN SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
SCHOOLS
THE SATAN TRIAL
The Bedford Central School District
MEDIA COVERAGE
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Bruce Dennis Bedford Central: Brainwashing the captives
011895 Invitation to Magic The Gathering
These are some excerpts from the trial manuscript which depict a school district under Bruce Dennis as out of control. Note that the ridiculous activities listed were mostly overlooked by an ignorant press especially the PATENT TRADER EDITORIAL morons and GANNETT which spent more newsprint condemning the parents who brought this nonsense to light.
"Superintendent Dennis testified that he would bring a teacher up on charges if he or she told the Children to pray to Ganesha or to the Worry Dolls. (Tr. 461). However, when confronted with The prayer to Mother Earth in Exhibit 62, he testified:Question: [Y]ou remember the prayer, Pray to Mother Earth talked about not Offending the sun, did you hear that prayer?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Should that prayer be said in a public school?
Answer: I didn’t have any problem with that.
"The
liturgy of Earth Day at Fox Lane High School According to all the evidence in the case, went far beyond
compliance with Education Law sec. 810, and evolved into a proceeding which takes on much of the
attributes of the ceremonies of worship by organized religions, including that of the
Plaintiffs. Some of what was done was truly bizarre. " - Judge
Charles L. Brieant
"The Court concludes that appropriate relief is warranted based on the fact that the School district fails to recognize the severity of this violation. Dr. Dennis, the Superintendent, testified that he believes that it is unreasonable for parents to object to having their children Instructed to make images of a religious figure in class. (Tr. At 351). Likewise, James Young, The principal of the Pound Ridge Elementary School during the relevant time frame of the Challenge activity, testified that he had no problem with third and fourth graders making Images of a Hindu god in class. (Tr. At 304, 317). The Constitution provides otherwise."
School sponsorship of the Worry Dolls
There are five Worry Dolls in evidence as Defendants’ Exhibit 1. These were sold at a School store. The Worry Dolls are about 1-1/4" high and appear to be made out of toothpicks, Thread and wire, painted in bright colors, and put together with glue, with a painted face. In Addition, Worry Dolls were made and painted by the students under school sponsorship as Projects in the Discovery Center at Pound Ridge elementary School. When Joseph DiNozzi Was in the 4th grade, he made Worry Dolls and personnel in the school store told him and other Students that if they put the dolls under their pillow at night, "[i]t would chase away your bad Dreams." (Tr. 91)