SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2011

[pdsavage]

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My kids could pray in school if they wanted to,now the school can't say lets all pray.But if kids want to read the bible and/or pray they are allowed to.
Thats the rules its up to kids if they want to pray or not.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/ps_pra9.htm

Prayer is allowed -- and in fact is a protected form of free speech -- throughout the public school system. Students can pray in school busses, at the flag-pole, in student religious clubs, in the hallways, cafeteria, etc.

If the school has as few as one extra-curricular student-led and student-organized group, then students have a legal right to organize a Bible or other religious club to meet outside of classroom time.

 

[chickened]

Oregon recenly passed an anti bullying law which seems great at first glance but the law has no provisions for the person who starts the argument, it only goes after the one who ends it. It essentially protects the kid that cannot shut his mouth and does not hold all parties responsible. Brilliant!!

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

Societies swing like pendulums. Sanity is in the balance. The pendulum goes too far in one direction then too far the other way. There will ALWAYS be government going too far and government not going far enough.

Schools frequently make mistakes. They are made up of people who are often a mix of "professionals" and volunteers like school board members and PTOs. If YOUR school is doing something you don't like YOU join the PTO. The whole lot of people who complain about schools need to get off the computer and attend a PTO meeting. Quit blaming other people. Quit blaming the "government" which is an all-purpose word people don't even understand half the time. Look in the mirror.

This is your country. It has an awesome system BUT it only works if the people remain educated and involved.

 

[KristyHall]

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that only makes sense if you think it is acceptable to settled verbal disputes with violence. A person has the right in the US to say what they like as long as it is not said with the purpose to incite violence or harm ( Such as ordering someone else to kill someone, or harassment to the point of causing psychological damage) even then their words should not be countered with physical violence. if what they say breaks the law then they should be handled in a civilized and/or judicial manner, not by punching them in the nose.

I seriously disagree with many things you say chickened but I would never hit you for what you say.

I would expect the same.

Also the bullying laws include verbal bullying which can be just as if not more damaging than violence.

 

[KristyHall]

I have WHAT in my yard? :

Societies swing like pendulums. Sanity is in the balance. The pendulum goes too far in one direction then too far the other way. There will ALWAYS be government going too far and government not going far enough.

Schools frequently make mistakes. They are made up of people who are often a mix of "professionals" and volunteers like school board members and PTOs. If YOUR school is doing something you don't like YOU join the PTO. The whole lot of people who complain about schools need to get off the computer and attend a PTO meeting. Quit blaming other people. Quit blaming the "government" which is an all-purpose word people don't even understand half the time. Look in the mirror.

This is your country. It has an awesome system BUT it only works if the people remain educated and involved.

Well said. I completely agree​

 

[manybirds]

I couldn't have said it better myself. people used to take care of there own problems, now the police are called for every tiny rediculas little thing. The reason more kids are turning out so bad is because parents can not disciplin any more.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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[rebelcowboysnb]

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Kids have more religious freedom than they ever had. They can pray any where any time. What has changed is that the school system an the adults in it can not tell the kids when, where an how to pray.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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You still can an I do. If you chose to live where you cant that is a different story.

 

[KristyHall]

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You still can an I do. If you chose to live where you cant that is a different story.

this is a reply to your string of posts