It is ironic. These liberal types who pushed for the questioning of authority back in the 1960’s are the same people today that don’t tolerate any kind of dissent ! I believe that questioning the status quo regardless of political bent is not only healthy but also good for this country.
Make no mistake, this is a problem with BOTH ends. In my state, it was a Republican Legislature (House and Senate) that dropped these policies on the schools, certainly not a roving pack of Harvey Milk clones.
Whenever Johnnie got expelled for bringing Mentos to school and telling some kid they were Quaaludes, there was an incredible outrage, including by our State Reps.
Did anything get done? Nope. Just hot air.
This is a real problem virtually since it's inception, and is a perfect issue to be addressed and pressed with the "Powers That Be".