Posted on 04/17/2005 10:45:46 AM PDT by Pikamax
Now I've gotten a dang earworm -- "Feelings...........
CHRISTIAN does not mean demented !!! ;-))
". . .I didn't FEEL safe. . ."
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Well, I've never seen her, but I'll bet she doesn't LOOK safe either. Heh heh heh (dirty laugh) !!! ;-))
Well stated, but the problem is that education is not the primary goal of school administrators. School administrators are generally all cut from the same cloth - they tend to be petty tyrants, who prefer order above all else, and if forced to choose between order and education, they will choose order every single time.
On the "Day of Silence" how do they conduct classes; and is it mandatory that everyone not speak?
P.S. Isn't someone who wants to FEEL safe the same someone who picks the lock on the steel box that holds your valuables ??? ;-))
Did these boys threaten anyone verbally?
I don't think so; if a T-shirt could make one feel unsafe, that person is certifiably insane.
Well stated, but the problem is that education is not the primary goal of school administrators. School administrators are generally all cut from the same cloth - they tend to be petty tyrants, who prefer order above all else, and if forced to choose between order and education, they will choose order every single time.
Too true. They also care a great deal more about avoiding Bad Publicity than about avoiding poor education.
A "Day of Silence" isn't a distraction? How does anything get done on that day?
So if any number of straight students became emotionally distraught at the position taken by the gay students, the gay students would have to surrender their right to freedom of expression? Is that how it works?
That's right. Obviously, the staff can't control the school. Everyone should feel "unsafe" if that's the situation.
And the school officials in this school couldn't maintain an environment conducive to education. They should have sent everyone involved home.
When the students who disagreed with civil-unions expressed their opinions, the students who favored civil-unions suddenly felt "unsafe." Why?
Which group first became vocal and unreasonable? Why?
Logic dictates that the students who were being disruptive and hostile should have been sent home. But, don't expect logic and maturity to be displayed by public school officials. It is much easier to take the easy way out and suppress the rights of one group over another.
More fallout from the foul "Day of Silence"/couldn't they PLEASE make it the "Decade of Silence"?
When I read stuff like this:
"I didn't feel safe at this school today," said Diana Rosen, who is co-president of the school's Gay-Straight Alliance.
I feel as though I seriously need to throw up.
Let DirtyHarryY2K and me know if you want on/off this pinglist.
I hope everyone who reads this clearly understands clearly that the purpose of public screwels is to turn the next generation into fools, deviants, and sheep.
And I (addign my personal touche) would HAVE to ad to the back:
"...But that doesn't mean I don't own a gun!"
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""I saw a large crowd gathered during one of our lunch waves," said senior William "B.J." Haun. "A large debate was going on. It involved a lot of people. By the end of the day, everyone was talking about it and giving their two cents.""
As if talking about and giving their two cents is a "bad thing". How dare those kids learn to discuss issues and think for themselves.
> Rosen said that when she first saw the shirts, she "almost didn't believe it." She became very upset, crying and spending most of the day in administrators' and guidance counselor's offices. <
Wahhhhh! She couldn't believe she would see a contrary opinion in a government school.
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