I’m one of those you denigrate w/out knowing the first thing about me. I did some fun activities w/ my little special needs kids today. We made Cat in the Hat hats, had guest readers, had a little party w/ sweet treats & popcorn & watched a Dr. SEUSS show at the end of the day.
I’m a real degenerate in your eyes. The worst is taking a horrible incident & using it to trash hard working people.
You may have a special case, but for the VAST MAJORITY of FReepers and other conservative parents, the choice is ALMOST ALWAYS between the wants of the parents versus what is needed for the kids to have a HEALTHY upbringing. It is THOSE PARENTS that need to consider the needs of their kids...even if it means living in a smaller house, or GOD FORBID, an apartment.
In your district is God's blessing asked on snacks? ( just wondering)
There are two choices that can be made by any school district. God's blessing can be asked, or it will not be. Neither action is religiously, culturally, or politically neutral
In one action, the state is establishing a God centered worldview.
In the other the state is establishing a godless worldview and teaching the children to live their lives without God and think and reason godlessly. At best it teaching children to park their religious beliefs at the door of government. This isn't religiously neutral either.
Are all the snacks in any government school district vegan? If they contain milk I hope they aren't mixed with meat products or contained pork, coffee, or caffeine ( among other ingredients) . If so, then some of the children are forced by the government into an environment where they are tempted to disobey their parents and religious leaders admonitions. That certainly isn't religiously neutral .
Gee! Tempted by the government to disobey their parents and religious and cultural leaders. Some of these children are barely out of diapers. Some are even special needs.
Yet....Despite the fact that it is impossible for any government school to be religiously, politically, or culturally neutral, taxpayers are under police threat to pay for non-neutral government religious, cultural, and political indoctrination. Unless parents can ransom their children with private or home schooling their children are under police threat to attend.