For talking too much in class, we've buttoned your lip

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Conspiracy theory that liberal schools are performing lip surgery without parental consent.

For talking too much in class, we've buttoned your lip. If the teacher does ask you to talk, here is a little tip. You unbutton your lip just like a button on your shirt. The first few times, you may feel a little hurt. So be gentle, so your lip ~ doesn't rip.

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/8/2025 8:23:00 AM

Must be a teacher with this idea. I went in a classroom one day and the teacher had put duct tape on the students' lips. I felt that to be cruel and unusual punishment and that teacher should have been stopped. Sara K

Marinus Jansen
Date: 3/8/2025 8:43:00 AM

Used to teach, yes. And that teacher should've just told the kids to button their lips. That might have done the trick. Just joking. That teacher should've been stopped. That kind of teacher behavior is unconscionable. Thanks for your comment, Sara.