Posted on 04/10/2006 11:59:36 AM PDT by fgoodwin
The Montgomery County schools' decision to grant students community service credit for attending Monday's immigration rights protest is raising concern among some parents as well as activists who say officials should focus on education, not political advocacy. Montgomery is the only Washington area school system offering students credit for taking part in the event, to be held on the Mall -- a decision Superintendent Jerry D. Weast said is consistent with how the system has operated. "This is nothing new,'' schools spokesman Brian K. Edwards said about the decision. "Advocacy is allowed." But in the superheated atmosphere surrounding the immigration debate, the decision is drawing sharp criticism from many quarters. Yesterday, school system offices were flooded with angry phone calls as word of its action circulated among conservative radio hosts. In a memo sent to Board of Education members, Weast said that "callers were abusive to school system staff, using derogatory ethnic comments in expressing their views." He added, "This is not the first time the national debate on immigration policy has engendered harsh commentary for the school
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"This is nothing new,'' schools spokesman Brian K. Edwards said about the decision. "Advocacy is allowed."
I’d like to see the list of “advocacy events” for which kids received credit, in order to identify all the conservative causes that have qualified over the years.
'At the Mississippi Capitol, they sang "We Shall Overcome" in Spanish.'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/immigration_protests;_ylt=A9FJqaWgrzpEBjMBwQus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
That's it, keep on running. Only about 2,000 miles to go before you're home in Mexico.
Why is it that everyone wants to hijack the civil rights movement for their own cause?
Has anyone verified the rumor about the Dims passing out pamplets to protesters showing Texas and Mexico as one state and urging them to vote for Democraps?
This is another reason the whole "community service" requirement should be abolished.
Conservative students get credit for attending Republican rallies.
There is nothing new here.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYDescription:Mission of the Montgomery County Republican Party is to recruit, organize, and inform voters to promote the party. To provide leadership in forming citizen organizations that support the party and benefit the community and encourage citizen participation in the political process.
EPHESIANS LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.
Description:Our Mission: We provide counseling, education, and support to promote healing and to increase people's intimacy in their relationship with God, themselves, and others.
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As a comprehensive youth ministry program modeled under the recommendations of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, it is our mission to empower discipleship, foster active participation in the Catholic community and promote the personal spiritual growth of young people. We will accomplish these goals through a range of diverse activities utilizing the ministries of the church including advocacy, catechesis, community life, evangelization, justice and service, leadership development, pastoral care, prayer and worship.
Precisely. Government social engineering never works.
Thanx for the info...
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