I don’t care who approved of it.
I find it somewhat surreal that someone with the ID of “Government Shrinker” is ok with the government messing with children’s minds, lying to them, and making them cry in mental anguish.
Because it is not ok. Not even for a “good reason”.
Not for any reason.
Period.
It is not their job to psychologically dismantle individuals. Even if some of the parents approved, it is not the job of the police or of the teachers.
Personally, I don’t think that public schools should even exist. I really am a “GovernmentShrinker”. However, as long as they unfortunately DO exist, I’m not inclined to focus my disapproval on activities that appear to have the overwhelming support of parents (and in this case had parents actively involved in the planning). There are so many things going on at public schools that do NOT have the approval of even a bare majority of parents (such as idiocy like suspending kids for bringing a round-tipped plastic knife to school), which are much better targets for our wrath.