War Protesting in Schools

**JetwingX** · March 5th, 2003, 08:48 PM

[Disclaimer] Alright I understand that some people believe that we should go to war with Iraq. I respect your opinion and your are probably going to disagree or possably be offended. This is fair warning but you may still voice your opinion. [/Disclaimer]

ok now that i have that over with i want to share a few stories about war portests during school in my local area.

Several weeks ago students at Petaluma High School cut classes to protest war. every single student that protested was suspended for a week. I personally believe that what the students were doing was not in deservence of a suspension.

Today My high school (El Molino HS) students of all age levels (9-12 grade) went out side to protest the war on Iraq. Most cut class all day, but some (like me) only cut one or two periods to protest. I went out there because i felt that that was the way I could show that I was anti-war. i heard one comment from a teacher saying "This is the 1960's all over again." there wer riot poliece patrolling every half hour even though it never got out of hand. All that we are going to suffer as a punishment is a cut refferal (which for many is going to end up being a detention )

Anyways I want to know what people opinion is on the war on Iraq and school protests.

**ScottW** · March 5th, 2003, 10:05 PM

I'm going to show my protest...

I'm going to stay home and watch FOXNEWS all day the first day we go to war... how fun that will be.

Go GW!!

**Ricky** · March 5th, 2003, 10:25 PM

My school did a protest.
http://www.gazette.com/popup.php?id=220326
"War is poopy!"

**phatcactus** · March 5th, 2003, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by Ricky
My school did a protest.
http://www.gazette.com/popup.php?id=220326
"War is poopy!"

If that doesn't make Bush change his mind, NOTHING will.

- Brian

**twister** · March 5th, 2003, 10:57 PM

This doesn't have to do with schools but it has to do with going to war. It's a song called 'Have You Forgotten?' I heard it for the first time today and gives good reasons on why we should go to war.

Have You Forgotten?

**dixonbm** · March 5th, 2003, 10:58 PM

I'll be right there with you, Scott, with Fox News on all day, all night.

Go Bush!

**quiksan** · March 5th, 2003, 11:34 PM

I'm no war monger, but cmon.
deal with it now, or deal with it later.
we already dropped the ball once. we wouldn't be here today if things had been done then...
just a thought.

i'll be watching the news too...

**ChoMomma** · March 5th, 2003, 11:40 PM

Me personally I do support the war.

But then again I think Saddam shouldn't have been allowed to stay in power the last time. But that is why Jr. is partly doing this for George Sr.

I served for 8 years in the Army, and I've been many places while serving in the Army. Let me just say this will more than likely be a quick war. It's not like finding the terrorists, they hide well. Saddam doesn't do that very well in his palaces.

Protesting:

Protest till your lungs bleed for all I care. It's your right and I served 8 years so that you could protest if you felt like it. We all are allowed to have our opinions and to express them. I think schools are wrong for punishing students for speaking out against the war. I do however think students are wrong (highschool and below) for protesting on school grounds during school hours. Their protest during those hours reflects badly on the school and the control they have over the students they are supposed to be teaching.

If you are in college, well picket and shout in your school's quad all day long. You are paying for your education, if you want to protest instead of going to school then so be it. Your choice, your money.

Now in the case of the man in NY that was arrested in a mall for wearing a t-shirt that said "give peace a chance" well I think that was really f**ked up. He bought the t-shirt from a vendor at the mall and it's his freedom of speech. The mall is a defacto public place. He was not being disorderly or causing a public nuisance. The mall management is a bunch of facist pricks who should be forced to read the constitution 2000 times on a 1920 x 1080 resolution 15.4" dell laptop screen

hehe.

my .02 cents.

YMMV

** I didn't vote for GW, and I lived in Texas @ Ft. Hood for 4 years while he was gov. of TX.