War Protesting in Schools

[toast]

Dusky, don't take my post too literally ! Will it work with seven-year old children, if not with six ?

Amen to your last sentences, Satcomer. My exact thoughts.

[acidtuch10]

I have seen parents praise, and honor there child when they go to war - or abroad to protect rights of others and ourselves. These parents are proud and will be the first to stand and let one know that there child is in a US service - But never have I heard of a parent standing up and saying how proud they are of someone (child or other) protesting ....

[edX]

acidtouch - you just don't know the right parents

[acidtuch10]

Possiably ---- But 8 yrs in the USMC has let me see both sides.

[Ugg]

My view is that school is basically a precursor to work. If I leave without permission, I shouldn't get paid for it. However, sometimes that is the only way to grab people's attention and I support and RESPECT every student who stood up and protested. I think in this country we don't respect teenage opionion enough, only teenage spending power.

For all of you who have said that you will be glued to FOX when the action starts, remember that a lot of innocent people will be killed when those bombs start falling. There is no such thing as a "smart" bomb, only smart people.

[acidtuch10]

My personal opinion, where were the protesters when Saddam was starving and killing his own people. Where were the peace protesters when Marines were being blown to kingdom come at this embassie or on that UN 'peace' mission. Where were the peace protesters when a small boat tootled up to a US warship and blew up killing sailors and destroying property paid for by out tax dollars. On and on...where were the protesters when Pol Pot was killing untold thousands of his own people. Where were the peae protesters when Idi Amin was doing the same? If a system of thought is not applied rationally and equally to all, it is not a rational system but invokes insanity in place of reality. On and on we can go with such examples.

[Ugg]

So peace protesters alone are responsible for standing up for the rights of the wronged???? That sounds like a pretty off balance approach if you ask me.

[JetwingX]

ok I accept my punishment for leaving class as I would if I left work to protest. Now I agree the elementry students may not quite know why they are protesting (if they did), but High School kids do have an idea of why they are protesting. Not to do it because it was fun or cool but because we believe that it was wrong.

I thank all of you for your opinions and let the decision continue but please don't let it get out of hand