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Will the teachers be buying the Tide Pods?
Using other peoples' children under your care as political pawns is child abuse and exploitation.
My district is allowing and encouraging a 17 minute event. Probably 10% of teachers are major sponsors. Mostly student driven but with a lot of active encouragement from some staff.Ah.
Well, I can only speak for my town, but our super decided kids who walk out get three days out of school, and so far theMTA has said... nothing.
Because they can’t. Not to worry.
As for whatever’s happening on 24 March? That’s a weekend. So they’ll need to do some SERIOUS mobilizing. At my school, teachers don’t even show up at weekend rallies for their own pay raises. They won’t “mobilize” for this.
What would happen if many called the number at 6:59pm?
My district is allowing and encouraging a 17 minute event. Probably 10% of teachers are major sponsors. Mostly student driven but with a lot of active encouragement from some staff.
It so sad when we have teachers that can't even prep students for a college education but we can sure as hell prep them to be entitled agitators.
Who's responsible if the school actively supports, encourages, and allows a walkout, then some kid is injured in an accident off school grounds during the event?
Regrettably, that is now preparation for a college education.It so sad when we have teachers that can't even prep students for a college education but we can sure as hell prep them to be entitled agitators.
Cool. Can the students form a Political Cause of the Day Club?I have no problem with giving students a pass for a walkout for ANY political cause. However that isn't what is happening. Teachers are promoting something and helping students to organize -- this destroys neutrality, discourages debate, implicitly makes students who disagree "wrong."
Mike
I've told my kids that after the 17 minute gun protest is done they are to walk out of school and protest gun-free zones for 17 minutes.
Ah.
Well, I can only speak for my town, but our super decided kids who walk out get three days out of school, and so far theMTA has said... nothing.
Because they can’t. Not to worry.
As for whatever’s happening on 24 March? That’s a weekend. So they’ll need to do some SERIOUS mobilizing. At my school, teachers don’t even show up at weekend rallies for their own pay raises. They won’t “mobilize” for this.
Who's responsible if the school actively supports, encourages, and allows a walkout, then some kid is injured in an accident off school grounds during the event?
Cool. Can the students form a Political Cause of the Day Club?
They are saying "it's only 17 minutes." There's over 2,000 students in our multi-building high school campus. It will take a lot longer than 17 minutes for everyone to vacate, assemble, rally, and then get back to their classes. At best, a full period will be missed. And perhaps part of a second.
I think if a student can articulate the importance, they should have at it. Whether that is joining a large rally, counter-protesting a large rally, giving testimony at the statehouse, etc.
Mike