gay day for schools

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#27
To all of you talking about how a moment of silence is being "shoved" in students faces, perhaps you could read the article more thoroughly. As obviously slanted as this article was, I think it was pretty clear that no one was being forced to do anything.
 
#28
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emainvol said:
To all of you talking about how a moment of silence is being "shoved" in students faces, perhaps you could read the article more thoroughly. As obviously slanted as this article was, I think it was pretty clear that no one was being forced to do anything.
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Which begs the question, why do it all?
 
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emainvol said:
To all of you talking about how a moment of silence is being "shoved" in students faces, perhaps you could read the article more thoroughly. As obviously slanted as this article was, I think it was pretty clear that no one was being forced to do anything.
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Read it again! Some children's parents were told that their kids would have to write papers explaining why they chose not to go. Are you telling me that is a standard procedure? School officials were telling kids and parents all kinds of nonsense, that their kids had to be there or their kids would get incomplete or failing grades for a semester. I just find it kind of hypocritical that this "moment of silence" is for kids who have been bullied because of their sexual orientation, and the school officials are trying to bully them into being there. That is what is really wrong with it.
 
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Don't get me wrong, kids should not be bullied for any reason. If homosexuals or bisexuals want people to be tolerant of their beliefs then by the same token they need to be tolerant of people who have opposing views, not try to cram it down their throats. That was tried with many gender crossed kids during the sixties seventies and even the eighties and sadly many of them commited suicide or ended up with mental issues. Trying to force things on people does not work only fosters deeper resentment.
 
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KB5252 said:
Read it again! Some children's parents were told that their kids would have to write papers explaining why they chose not to go. Are you telling me that is a standard procedure? School officials were telling kids and parents all kinds of nonsense, that their kids had to be there or their kids would get incomplete or failing grades for a semester. I just find it kind of hypocritical that this "moment of silence" is for kids who have been bullied because of their sexual orientation, and the school officials are trying to bully them into being there. That is what is really wrong with it.
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I don't agree with threatening to fail students. In those cases, which I would venture to say are the vast minority, the administrations in question should be admonished.

As for writing the papers, assuming that an essay is requisite to these children receiving an excused absence for the day, I see absolutely no problem with it. Anything else I would have issue with.

What the Christian Coalition and other groups are doing comes much closer to political indoctrination than this event does.

Bottom line, the parents want to keep their kids out of school for the day, fine. The absences should be unexcused and that should be the end of it.

Also, I did read the article again, and it sounds like a bunch of far-right evangelical garbage to me.
 
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emainvol said:
Why not?
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Been covered in previous posts. Educate the kids. The first nanosecond spent by a single educator anywhere or the first dollar of tax money spent on this issue is a loss. And it being a "gay" issue has squat to do with it being a loss. It's a politically motivated gesture on behalf of a special interest group. Our schools clearly are having enough problems doing the basic educating chore to be pandering to such ideas.
 
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hndog609 said:
Been covered in previous posts. Educate the kids. The first nanosecond spent by a single educator anywhere or the first dollar of tax money spent on this issue is a loss. And it being a "gay" issue has squat to do with it being a loss. It's a politically motivated gesture on behalf of a special interest group. Our schools clearly are having enough problems doing the basic educating chore to be pandering to such ideas.
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Sorry man, this makes absolutely no sense.
 
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emainvol said:
I don't agree with threatening to fail students. In those cases, which I would venture to say are the vast minority, the administrations in question should be admonished.

As for writing the papers, assuming that an essay is requisite to these children receiving an excused absence for the day, I see absolutely no problem with it. Anything else I would have issue with.

What the Christian Coalition and other groups are doing comes much closer to political indoctrination than this event does.

Bottom line, the parents want to keep their kids out of school for the day, fine. The absences should be unexcused and that should be the end of it.

Also, I did read the article again, and it sounds like a bunch of far-right evangelical garbage to me.
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If the parents want to keep their kids out of school for their reasons then it should be treated as any other day. If the kids parents write them a note it should be excused. As for the essay, if that is standard practice for an absence then so be it. But you and I both know it is not, it is a way for the kids to be punished for their "lack of participation". I would agree that the article is right wing reaction gone too far, but there are points made that are valid concerns for many American families. Sexuality has no place being promoted in our schools no matter what you prefer sexually.
 
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emainvol said:
Sorry man, this makes absolutely no sense.
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Let me try again. There is absolutely nothing educational that is being derived from this. Nothing. There was time and at least some money, which means tax dollars, spent to make this happen. That means educational resources expended for absolutely no educational purpose. That is a loss. Now, how BIG a loss can be debated but considering how poorly this country's education is stacking up against a bunch of other countries (including some spending a lot less per student) our education system has better things to be doing than worrying about silence days for some special interest group.
 
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It basically leads to a bigger question of what should kids be subjected to at school. Emain says this piece was politically motivated, yyet why have a moment of silence just for homosexuals that were bullied? Why not short kids? Red heads? It's pretty obvious what's behing this.

Making them write a paper to explain why they're not there seems to be basically pointing a finger at the. As far as the gay issue overall, I don't want my child learning it at school. That's why I'm her parent, to nswer any questions she has.
 
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volsforever27 said:
It basically leads to a bigger question of what should kids be subjected to at school. Emain says this piece was politically motivated, yyet why have a moment of silence just for homosexuals that were bullied? Why not short kids? Red heads? It's pretty obvious what's behing this.

Making them write a paper to explain why they're not there seems to be basically pointing a finger at the. As far as the gay issue overall, I don't want my child learning it at school. That's why I'm her parent, to nswer any questions she has.
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Are you seriously telling me that this isn't another example of overblown fundamentalist Christian crap? I have absolutely no problem with religion, until it delves into bigotry. That is what this is.

I am also sure that 99% of the kids that go to these schools know exactly what homosexuality is, and I don't think it is a bad thing for kids to learn about the wrongs of prejudice and discrimination from anyone, especially parents and the educators that they see every day.
 
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KB5252 said:
If the parents want to keep their kids out of school for their reasons then it should be treated as any other day. If the kids parents write them a note it should be excused. As for the essay, if that is standard practice for an absence then so be it. But you and I both know it is not, it is a way for the kids to be punished for their "lack of participation". I would agree that the article is right wing reaction gone too far, but there are points made that are valid concerns for many American families. Sexuality has no place being promoted in our schools no matter what you prefer sexually.
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It isn't being promoted, there aren't tables set up in the cafeteria trying to recruit new homosexuals. It is simply a day in which it is optional to practice silence in order to recognize discrimination, and the problems it causes.
 
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hndog609 said:
Let me try again. There is absolutely nothing educational that is being derived from this. Nothing. There was time and at least some money, which means tax dollars, spent to make this happen. That means educational resources expended for absolutely no educational purpose. That is a loss. Now, how BIG a loss can be debated but considering how poorly this country's education is stacking up against a bunch of other countries (including some spending a lot less per student) our education system has better things to be doing than worrying about silence days for some special interest group.
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How much money does it cost you to not say a word for 8 hours?
 
#50
#50
you think i am going to send my child to school and have a moment of silence for some homosexual that feels like he was discriminated against...NEVER!
 
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