Posted on 05/03/2007 1:56:36 AM PDT by Man50D
Ahhh, but attendance is how the schools get paid. Follow the money.
LOL.
I think it is terrible that the First Amendment is being tossed in the trash unless one supports liberal causes. Schools can do one of two things, they can eliminate talk of such issues in school, or they can realize when they discuss such issues, Christians, Jews, and even Muslims may have a differing opinion. If clothing with free speech becomes an issue between the two clashing groups, they could always switch to uniforms like the Catholic schools.
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you’re preaching to the choir, my friend..I’ve wasted many breaths trying to convince people of the hypocrisy.. but they are blind..
The ADF site is HERE
That school district used to be a good one. Sounds like it has become a PC cesspool instead of a school district.
Massive civil lawsuits are in order. Also, parents at the end of this school term should start home schooling their kids.
I think that school districts get about $30 per day per student. 100 new home schooled students would cost this district $3,000 per day or $15,000 per week. In this era of tight budgets, that shortfall will get their attention.
You’re right! It was a pretty decent school district back in the 1970’s when the new growth in housing occurred. Now the “urban decay” is starting to set in and this is evidence of educational/indoctrinational decay!!!
Our sons went there from 74-77, and they were in the elementary grades. Our older son thrived with all of the school programs from education to music to jock stuff and camping in the Tahoe area.
Both sons had a problem when we moved here with a small and low funded school. The problem was a worthless prinicipal. We got him booted a couple of years later. An example was when we moved here, my oldest son’s science book only talked about the Russian Sputnik. The books were so old, NASA had not been created nor had our space programs. The principal refused to buy new books or to allow me to donate books for the class. So the class library got a gift of 31 new science text books that were used at San Juan. One for each student and one for the teacher.
It’s interesting how the public school administration at San Juan High School supports the sodomites/gays who wear T-shirts like “Everytime you see a rainbow, God has gay sex” or “Taste the rainbow”—in school (!!!)—but is ruthlessly persecuting any students involved in wearing Bible verse T-shirts that are in no way vulgar. The gays there have the ‘First Amendment protections’ but not these Christian kids. The gays have the ‘no bullying/safety’ issue defined as their privilege in school, but these Christian kids are being mercilessly harassed openly in class by teachers, by gays in school, and by the school admin for their non-violent stance. It’s sick. They continue the threats toward and suspensions of any ‘protesters’ through Thursday, May 3, 2007, with 2-5 days imposed per student; who knows how many will get the boot today? We all need to strongly oppose this kind of strong-arm censorship!
They have been fortunate children and I hope they know and understand that.
They do now.
No one knew about those books besides the teacher and I. She was blocked from buying them by the principal, and he wouldn’t let me buy them as text books. So they became a gift to their class room library. He knew that if he opposed the gift, it would go public. So he just left them alone.
At our grandkids school which is very good. They don’t want parents buying class books. However, most of the classes have parents and grandparents read a short book or chapter as a Mystery Reader once or twice a week. 99.9% of the books read are donated to the library of that class after they Mystery Reader read them. Then other gifts to class libraries can happen at anytime. It is Kosher to give the real library another copy at the same time.
Well, God bless you for all you do! You been FReepin alla yer life! No joke!!!
Yep, all my life, and I found cousins, brothers and sisters I didn’t know here on Free Republic.
Except that is EXACTLY what they did by making one group "special" and another group punishable for their beliefs. And haven't they created an atmosphere that is uncomfortable and fearful for the Christian students? What a bunch of PC claptrap!
“The heart of the issue is will the people of faith be allowed to speak to moral issues. That is [as opposed to] the school’s [stated] desire that students don’t target other classes of people,” Snider said.
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Ok. So the students (straight) should wear a t-shirt saying, “I’m Homophobic”
Or...”I’m anti-gay”
For the school district to take a stand in favor of homosexuality and prohibit expressions against homosexuality violates both the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
The legally correct course for a public school is to take a neutral stand in regards to homosexuality and prohibit advocacy by either side within school grounds.
The violation of the First Amendment rights of the Christian students should be pursued all the way to the Supreme Court.
Old fags.
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