Public School Census -- "You Must Provide Details About Your Children!"

Letter received this afternoon | 29 October 2002 | Downingtown Area School District

[kjam22]

School districts are run by people elected in small elections where very few even bother to vote. It is the forum that each of us can have the most impact in.

But I absolutely support your right to homeschool your kids. And I would, if given the opportunity, give you vouchers and wave your portion of taxes that pay for public schools.

I have been an elected official. I know that most locally elected officials are just friends and neighbors trying to do a good job. Sure there are wackos in government. But there are wackos in home school households as well. Homeschooling does not necessairly make one conservative, because I know homeschoolers who are anything but conservative in their beliefs, values, principles, and actions. And being an elected official or sending your kids to public school does not immediately make one a liberal or a socialist.

But calling a person a liberal without knowing anything at all about them... like you have done.... just because they aren't frightened by public schools and don't share your fears is probably uncalled for.

[kjam22]

but to harass someone else who wants to fight government control is most liberal of you

I think if a person goes back and reads my comments... that many will agree you are using a pretty liberal definition of the term "harass". A very unconservative thing to do:)

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Touche my conservative FRiend- the schools are still full of evil people trying to raise socialsits. The schools are still full of good neighbors, some too dumb to know what is really going on , some who want to the "prestidge " of being on school board, some socialists. Perhaps there is a small precentage of school board members and school employees who are trying to change the system. As far as I am concerned ,if they aren't there to change the current system, then they are just as bad as the NEA and the department of Education. This is not the stuff people who wear tin foil hats make up. The control the NEA and others socialsts want is real.Conservatives should ban together to fight it. BTW ALL of the homeschoolers I know are conservatives, some who would make both you and me look left.