I think you're missing the point. She wasnt thrown out for being there or disagreeing with it. She was thrown out for videotaping it. Even if her ends were proper, her means were not. She has every right in the world not to agree with this and to lodge a complaint. She just cannot tape it.
Why?
Why can't she tape it? Because the principal says it's against school policy? Do you think he enforces that for football games, school plays, and holiday choruses?
Why not? If she could take notes, if she could attend, if she could protest, why not tape it?
Was it a private meeting? No.
Was it on private property? No.
Was it during a non-public time? No.
So when is it against the law for a public meeting held on public property during a public time period to be video taped by a person who had every right to be there?
You can videotape a parade down main street, a public high school football game, a hot air balloon festival. So why is it illegal for a parent of a student at a public High School to tape a meeting that is open to parents and students on school ground during a school day?
It isn't.
Still wondering........Why?
She has every right in the world not to agree with this and to lodge a complaint. She just cannot tape it.<<
I see no reason why taping the event would be trespassing. But since this liberal school obviously has something to hide, I suggest the Mom (or any other objector) should have sat happily listening on the front row, nodding her head in agreement..while the micro-cassett taped rolled.
I disagree. In this day and age, only a videotape is acceptable to the public as proof positive something actually happened. Mere written notes, or recollections afterwards, are not. I can easily envision a scenario in which the woman did exactly what you suggested, but was later found to have "exaggerated" or "made stuff up" because of her ideological opposition of the material presented. With a videotape, detractors could not make those assertions.
Besides, what possibly could be wrong with recording this information? It's supposed to be helpful and beneficial for high school students---why isn't it helpful and beneficial for all? What's wrong with bringing forth all this knowledge, so it can see the light of day and be judged on its merits?