[MineralMan]

"Way to straddle that fence gaucho
"

Hmm...how is waiting for additional information straddling the fence? I generally try not to form firm opinions until I have enough information to do so. That seems prudent to me.

[PleaseNoMore]

MM, I agree with you that it is prudent to have all of the information before forming an opinion. I do. And, we don't know the facts about this particular situation. We have only heard the mother's side of the incident. However, we do know that the school is conducting these workshops during instructional time and these workshops are not pertaining to academics. IMO, that in itself is innapropriate. Furthermore, the content is highly controversial, to say the least, and, again, IMO, should not be held during school hours because of the nature of the subject matter.

I respect your opinion and while your personal arguments are reasonable, as always, I disagree with you that the mother should not be allowed to videotape the speakers. There is a possibility that a lot of the parents of those who attend this school and, those of the kids who attended these workshops even, are not aware of just what is being spoken of during these classes and may be appalled that their children, gay or straight, are being subjected to such.

Like one poster asked, (paraphrased)- if the truth is so "grand" what are they so afraid of? I see no difference in videotaping this than in videotaping another school function, be it a school play, sports event or the like.

[Figment]

Hmm...how is waiting for additional information straddling the fence? I generally try not to form firm opinions until I have enough information to do so. That seems prudent to me.

Seems more like you're waiting for the opinion to be formed for you.