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Arizona limits ethnic studies in public schools
CNN ^ | 2010-05-12 | Wire Reports

Posted on 05/12/2010 11:05:58 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

(CNN) -- Fresh on the heels of a new immigration law that has led to calls to boycott her state, Arizona's governor has signed a bill banning ethnic studies classes that "promote resentment" of other racial groups.

Gov. Jan Brewer approved the measure without public statement Tuesday, according to state legislative records. The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools to teach classes that are "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group" and advocate "the overthrow of the United States government" or "resentment toward a race or class of people."

The bill was pushed by state school Superintendent Tom Horne, who has spent two years trying to get Tucson schools to drop a Mexican-American studies program he said teaches Latino students they are an oppressed minority. There was no immediate response from the Tucson Unified School District, the law's main target.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: academia; aliens; arizona; arth; aztlan; brewer; education; ethnicstudies; godblessbrewer; janbrewer; publicschools; race; racebaiting; tucson; unions
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ANOTHER REASON TO HOMESCHOOL

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61 posted on 05/13/2010 7:09:42 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
ANOTHER REASON TO HOMESCHOOL
 
No kidding.
62 posted on 05/13/2010 7:13:17 AM PDT by Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo (SCORE!!! And in Paris, no less. MOO HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

“Arizona is ground zero...
Ironic isn’t it?”

They seem to be on the bleeding edge of this battle. Now, if they, we can just scuttle McAmnesty - that state would be truly heroic. Come on Okies, Come on Georgia - are you gunna let AZ show you up?

Let’s get ‘er done!


63 posted on 05/13/2010 7:13:46 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: rabscuttle385

Brewer/Bachmann 2012?


64 posted on 05/13/2010 7:14:16 AM PDT by mquinn (Obama's supporters: a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise)
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To: GeronL

“They banned classes from teaching racism and advocating overthrowing the government.”

Again, AZ is taking reasonable actions, and their critics are making fools of themselves. Who can’t agree with AZ’s actions truly? We now find that 72% of the American public, according to Pew - which isn’t exactly conservative - agree with AZ’s immigration legislation enforcing existing US law. That’s because it’s reasonable and most Americans are reasonable.

That doesn’t include the socialist media lapdogs. ;)


65 posted on 05/13/2010 7:20:45 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: GeronL

I saw a tearful young black girl on TV, crying that the end of “ethnic studies” classes would be her demise. She claimed that she has to have these classes so she won’t be ashamed of her color and victim status. OK, all you victims just got promoted...you are now all regular Americans. Now get to class.


66 posted on 05/13/2010 7:20:51 AM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: mquinn

“Brewer/Bachmann 2012?”

That’d drive the RAT feminists INSANE...;)


67 posted on 05/13/2010 7:22:39 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: kimmie7

Thanks! I just re-read the book earlier this year. It would be something if this was intentional...


68 posted on 05/13/2010 7:25:14 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: rabscuttle385

“No wonder McAztlan is scared.”

Events - Reality - seem to be consiring against the ‘maverick in the Senate.’ John, it’s time to step aside, your reaching across the aisle is reaching across into enemy territory. Step off McAmnesty.


69 posted on 05/13/2010 7:25:25 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

I’m ashamed to say that I just finnished it in March for the first time. Hauntingly accurate.


70 posted on 05/13/2010 7:26:32 AM PDT by kimmie7 (THE CROSS - Today, Tomorrow and Always!)
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To: the_Watchman

“Horne also mentioned an American border city which was allowing Mexican residents to be bussed to their schools so that they could collect Arizona state funding for the class hours. He said that the state was planning on going after the school district for past fraudulent charges.”

Insanity. We’re returning to a measure of sanity - and the socialists are howling. How dare you ‘enforce’ laws...


71 posted on 05/13/2010 7:29:17 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

The Big Government Socialists in DC aren’t going to let some upstart Western state erode any of their hard-won victories without a big fight.


Jan Brewer understands the state she leads is a *sovereign republic.* If only the other governors understood that.


72 posted on 05/13/2010 7:29:42 AM PDT by Dasaji (On a beach somewhere in my head...)
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To: J Edgar

“Commies and La Raza offend me for being racist lairs”

Oh come on man - give peace a chance.../massive sarc

Seriously, thanks for sharing your unique perspective. God bless you and yours!


73 posted on 05/13/2010 7:30:59 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Sender
“I saw a tearful young black girl on TV, crying that the end of “ethnic studies” classes would be her demise. She claimed that she has to have these classes so she won’t be ashamed of her color and victim status. “

This is such ridiculous BS. If her parents don't want her to be ‘a victim’ and want to give her the best start they can on the road to success, then make sure the school doesn't waste class time and resources on crap like this. Make sure the schools teach english, and math, and science, and genuine history (including the failure of communism/socialism everywhere it has been tried).

74 posted on 05/13/2010 7:31:06 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Brewer 2012.


75 posted on 05/13/2010 7:33:03 AM PDT by caper gal 1 (If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Vote Conservative.)
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To: Dasaji

“Jan Brewer understands the state she leads is a *sovereign republic.* If only the other governors understood that.”

That may be why they’re on the edge of this battle. For all Perry’s talk of secession, AZ is on the edge of thumbing back at MAObama in the way he’s been thumbing at us. Only, she’s using the RULE OF LAW and barry uses lawless Chicago gutter politics.


76 posted on 05/13/2010 7:33:05 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: rabscuttle385

I heard a pop. I think it was a liberal’s head exploding. BWAHAHAHAHA!


77 posted on 05/13/2010 7:35:08 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
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To: rabscuttle385


The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools...

The law needs amendment; that would extend the act to the publically-funded
universities of Arizona.

Probably won’t happen as some worthless (and tenured) professors
would immediately be told they can’t teach the ideology/religion
that they truly believe in.
That is, their religious belief in communism/Marxism.


78 posted on 05/13/2010 7:35:21 AM PDT by VOA
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To: GeronL

Sounds pretty common sense to me.


79 posted on 05/13/2010 7:44:34 AM PDT by frogjerk (I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
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To: rabscuttle385

A lot of people would cave in under such pressure as Arizona has been under by the illegal excusing liberal filth of this country.

As conservatives unfortunately we’ve seen this all too often. Good to see some real courage for a change.


80 posted on 05/13/2010 7:49:13 AM PDT by Cubs Fan (The Obama Presidency, just over a year old, and already the worst in history)
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