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Abortion Clinic Field Trip
Capitol Resource Institute ^ | 10/20/06 | Karen England

Posted on 10/30/2006 6:41:42 AM PST by presidio9

As part of an “activism class,” students at Solebury School, a private school near Philadelphia, were taken to an abortion clinic, donned vests worn by abortion staff, and helped to escort women into the building.

During the field trip students were not permitted to speak to pro-life demonstrators standing outside the building.

“This is very, very disturbing,” said Eileen Stone, a prayer service participant. “These students are only seeing one side. Shouldn’t they see another perspective? After all, education is about seeing the whole picture.”

The teacher organizing the trip, Jason Gordon, said the students weren’t permitted to speak with the pro- life demonstrators because he did not want them to become involved in activism, denying that what they were doing was already a form of activism. He admitted that the children were not given both sides of the argument.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: abortion; babykillers; coathangerscare; cultureofdeath; educashun; infanticide; moralabsolutes; prolife; publikskoolz; roevwade; soleburyschool
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1 posted on 10/30/2006 6:41:43 AM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9

Private school: They can do what they want. If the parents don't like it, pull them from the school.


2 posted on 10/30/2006 6:44:09 AM PST by Fan of Fiat
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To: presidio9

Private school - they can do whatever they want and whatever the parents will allow.

Perhaps a Christian school will schedule a field trip to stand with the sidewalk counselors.


3 posted on 10/30/2006 6:44:39 AM PST by The Lumster (USA - where the innocent have nothing to fear!)
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To: Fan of Fiat

Exactly.


4 posted on 10/30/2006 6:44:43 AM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: cpforlife.org; Mr. Silverback; wagglebee; weegee; Coleus; wideawake; NYer; Aquinasfan; Froufrou

ping


5 posted on 10/30/2006 6:45:34 AM PST by presidio9 (Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
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To: presidio9

I'm curious to know whether parents signed a permission slip for this field trip. btw--annual tuition/board is $33K.


6 posted on 10/30/2006 6:47:39 AM PST by NautiNurse (Katherine Harris for U.S. Senate)
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To: presidio9

I'm originally from a Philly suburb. This is total craziness. Abort the teacher!


7 posted on 10/30/2006 6:48:02 AM PST by moonman (`)
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To: presidio9

WRITE TO THE PRESS ABOUT THIS AS WELL AS....TAKE YOUR PICK!!

Address:
Solebury School
6832 Phillips Mill Rd
New Hope, PA 18938-9682

Phone/Fax Numbers:

Phone: 215.862.5261
Admission Office Fax: 215.862.3366
Business Office Fax: 215.862.1870
Alumni/Development Office Fax: 215.862.2783

Admissions Office Admissions@solebury.org

Denise DiFiglia, Director of Admission
denise@solebury.org

Janice Poinsett, Associate Director of Admission
janice@solebury.org

Bert Johnson, Assistant Director of Admission
bert@solebury.org

Alumni/Development

Linda Brown, Director of Advancement
Linda@solebury.org

Renee LaPorte, Assistant Director of Development
Renee@solebury.org

Peter Pearson, Major Gifts Officer
peterp@solebury.org

Beverly Berkeley, Director of Public Relations
beverly@solebury.org

Cyd Fenimore, Parent Relations and Auction Coordinator
cyd@solebury.org

Pam Lyons Administrative Assistant
alumni@solebury.org



Administrative Offices 215.862.5261

John Brown, Head of School
jb@solebury.org

Geoff Tilden, Assistant Head of School
Geoff@solebury.org

Steve Buteux, Director of Studies
asbuteux@solebury.org

Annette Miller, Dean of Students
Annette@solebury.org

Bill Christy, Assistant Dean of Students
Billc@solebury.org

Scott Eckstein, Director of Middle School
scotte@solebury.org

Business Office

Doug Haigh, Director of Finance
dhaigh@solebury.org

Patti Finn, Assistant Business Manager
patti@solebury.org

http://www.solebury.com/pages/contact.cfm


8 posted on 10/30/2006 6:49:28 AM PST by dcnd9
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To: Fan of Fiat
Private school: They can do what they want.

Not necessarily.

I wonder if a teacher could take his students on a field trip to learn more about exotic dancing?

9 posted on 10/30/2006 6:50:58 AM PST by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: teenyelliott; Fan of Fiat


The two of you tie of "master of the obvious." Of course a private school if free to do as it wishes. Sort of like the nudist camp for teens a couple of years back. That being said, if this story does not disgust you, I have no idea what you are doing on this website.


10 posted on 10/30/2006 6:51:00 AM PST by presidio9 (Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
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To: wideawake

I don't think they would go on a field trip to a Christian church service either!!!!


11 posted on 10/30/2006 6:56:32 AM PST by dcnd9
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To: presidio9

I had posted a thread on this a couple weeks ago, but it's a good idea to remind people.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721189/posts


12 posted on 10/30/2006 6:56:58 AM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: presidio9

Of course it disgusts me, however, I'm sure it disgusts some athiest that I send my child to a Catholic school. Do you think the government should get involved?


13 posted on 10/30/2006 6:57:47 AM PST by Fan of Fiat
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To: wagglebee


I must have missed it because the Friday afternoon moderator moved my thread about the Golden Gate Bridge suicides movie to chat (he moves all of my threads to chat because he is a child), and then suspended me for a week when I complained about it.


14 posted on 10/30/2006 6:58:52 AM PST by presidio9 (Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
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To: wideawake

Is it legal for someone under 18 to be in an "exotic" dance club? If not, then I would imagine that the teacher would find him/herself in a bit of trouble.


15 posted on 10/30/2006 6:59:31 AM PST by Fan of Fiat
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To: Fan of Fiat
I'm sure it disgusts some athiest that I send my child to a Catholic school. Do you think the government should get involved

Are you seriesly equating sending your kid to a Catholic school with celebrating the infanticide culture?

16 posted on 10/30/2006 7:00:55 AM PST by presidio9 (Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
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To: Fan of Fiat

There were 18 year olds attending my high school.


17 posted on 10/30/2006 7:01:15 AM PST by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: presidio9

Yes. I send my child to a private school to learn a certain set of values I see as important. I don't want the government infringing on my right to do so. While I certainly think its sickening that a teacher would celebrate abortion, I think it is up to parents of those children to determine whether they want to support such actions. If my child was in that school, I'd pull them out in about 2 seconds.


18 posted on 10/30/2006 7:08:36 AM PST by Fan of Fiat
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To: Fan of Fiat


Can I ask you why you are against abortion? Either you believe it is murder, or you do not. If you do, it is never excusable or acceptable.


19 posted on 10/30/2006 7:10:53 AM PST by presidio9 (Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
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To: Fan of Fiat

The government is, and has been involved, by our tax dollars. Our government can establish and support murder and teach our children that pro-choice good, except when it is pro-life. The only people that should have been aborted, are those that believe in abortion.Of course we could never know that because they would be pro-dead.


20 posted on 10/30/2006 7:14:27 AM PST by Lee E. Tallent (Lee Tallent)
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