The student had an alternative to the walkout.
Morning Mateo, I believe the young man explained why he didn't want either option...The "study hall" option he felt would let those participating in the political rally know that he chose not to participate, therefore, leading some to possibly brand him as a gun advocate, and cause problems for him. The other option was to attend the political rally, and he didn't want to do that either....
Now it seems to me that things are rarely an either or situation, and we are told all the time where schools are to cater to the wishes of the student, in terms of "creating safe spaces" but with this it looks like that is only good if the student in question is ideologically alligned with the school.
Seems also, that this was a minor thing...Although I know that you can't judge a book by its cover so to speak, this kid doesn't look like a trouble maker, nor does he look like a kid that has some deep seeded problems that they would have to worry would hurt himself....What is he like 17 years old?
I believe that I heard somewhere that the school rescinded the suspension, and offered to have him serve a detention instead....Don't know the disposition to that, but the question raised is not about this kid, but a bigger question of how grade schools, grades 1-12 should handle civil activism like political protests....My thoughts are that they should avoid at that age any involvement in such....
...if the school allowed all sides of the abortion issue to express themselves, I wouldn't have a problem with it.
That's not how political activism/protests go, and you know that....Were there speakers during this event that were of the pro 2a side allowed to speak? I sure didn't see that....So, why would you set up a scenerio that would allow for a hypothetical pro life rally, only if all sides had a voice? Seems unfair to me....
The gun thing or the young man being disciplined?
Kind of both really....
1. That minor students, in a grade school atmosphere, were paraded out to hold a political rally, where they were manipulated into being the "news of the day" nationally, complete with politicians appearing and making political speeches is just plain wrong. But, this isn't the first time we've seen ideologically left teachers, etc, USE children for their political messages....Remember this?:
At that time we were told by those on the liberal side in here that we were making too much out of it....But, we see this all the damned time....It goes to the indoctrination of our kids by educators that can't seem to help themselves, and it shouldn't be tolerated.
The lesson for these kids that did particapate, should have been that they were making speeches AGAINST their 2a rights.
