[PhillyPhreeper]

When I was a young boy I attended the local catholic grade school. Many of our teachers were nuns. My father was a stanch republican so naturally I fell in line. Only one girl in class and I proclaimed our support for Richard Nixon. While we did not get harassed as described in this article our class was required to recite prayers asking the Lord to assist in electing Kennedy since he would be the first Catholic president. My father was not happy.

[hanamizu]

The ‘tell’ is in the school’s name: O’Maley Innovation Middle School

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Public schools that have buzzwords in their names like ‘Academy’, ‘Excellence’, STEM are not what they seem.

[sport]

The damn teacher and whoever hired her should be fired.

[sport]

The damn teacher and whoever hired her should be fired.

[skinndogNN]

Let kids me kids.

A 12 year old should not be introduced to the nastiness of politics. Just too young.

That goes for his parents and this teacher.

Teach them values first, and then let them decide for themselves later.

[7thson]

"Certain topics — politics, religion, even sports nowadays — can sometimes be discussed and can very much make kids feel uncomfortable," Jay Cody told WHDH. "You would hope teachers could recognize that and take advantage of it the opposite way."

This is the problem. Politics should not be discussed in the public schools by the staff. The only time politics should be discussed is in any Government class.