Posted on 03/03/2006 1:11:14 PM PST by Sub-Driver
High school students stage mock trial of president
By BONNIE PFISTER, Associated Press Writer (Published: March 3, 2006)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A mock war crimes trial of President George W. Bush at a Parsippany high school continued Friday, despite criticism from people across the nation who heard about the classroom exercise from a prominent Web site and talk-radio programs.
Parsippany-Troy Hills School District interim superintendent James Dwyer said the hearing in the 12th grade politics and government class would continue, but a verdict by a five-teacher "international court of justice" panel would not be rendered as originally planned.
Speaking after a two-hour meeting with school board president, the high school principal and a curriculum superintendent, Dwyer said Friday the project was in keeping with the district's curriculum and had received prior administrative approval.
The class is an advanced placement elective, he said, and the lesson explores current events and foreign policy in an interactive way.
"The focus is on the process itself, not on any outcome," Dwyer said.
Phone messages left at Parsippany High School for the course's instructor, Joseph Kyle, were not immediately returned Friday. Dwyer said Kyle has taught with the district for eight years.
Dwyer said he and the school's principal have received more than two dozen e-mails and phone calls about the course since the Web site "The Drudge Report" linked to a newspaper article about the class. Talk-radio programs also apparently have discussed the course, Dwyer said, and listeners contacting the district were 10-1 against allowing the mock hearing.
But students involved in the project, which began Monday after several weeks of research, said the decision to hold a trial over Bush's alleged "crimes against civilian populations" and "inhumane treatment of prisoners" was agreed upon by all 27 classmates.
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Perhaps they should stick to the basics like reading and writing instead of the performing arts.
Good Lord!! Why not do a war crimes trial against Saddam?! I am thoroughly disgusted.
Must start at a young age to train usefull idiots.
I say we start the trial with a play on what it is like being roasted alive in a 100 story building with a fire below you and the the only option for relief is to jump to your death...
Good little Democrat Communists, one and all. I hope these spawn don't go on to receive higher education. It would be a waste.
Saddam is their hero.
Right on, Brother!
Because he too has been exposed.
Well, don't all cockroaches scurry from the light?
"Five teacher jury"? I move for a change of venue your honor.
If I had been in that school and this was what was going on, I'd probably be for it... suffice I could be for the defendant.
I like the challenge... and arguing happens to be one of my favorite past-times :)
I'd have them cheering Bush in 2 days.
Amen to that. Excellent comment.
That's it? And they're whining? I get more spam and salesmen phone calls everyday.....
The only good thing about this, is that the public is finally seeing what has been going on in our public schools.
We can only imagine what the misinformation was like that these kids have been exposed to prior to this.
You can't have them cheering for what they've been brought up their whole lives to be against. The only thing you can do is to minimize their impact on future society... tainted goods.
Only Two dozen e-mails.. Come on Freepers.. we CAN do better.....
ASciaino@pthsd.k12.nj.us
Heh, don't be so sure. I might win one or two.
I was in a debate in High School about allowing Women to fight in wartime. I argued that they shouldn't. I was one of 3 out of our class (30 or so) to volunteer for that side (others were placed to make the numbers even)
I had all but two of the opposing side dumb-founded for responses and the two biggest hippies (the die-hards) were sputtering nonsense for 5 solid minutes. Hands-down victory for my side (and yes, I was the elected spokesman fior our side, and yes, I did the majority of the studying for my side as well)
The brainwashing of our youth by a failed public school system continues unabated, and appears even to be accelerating.
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