You know, the young people get ripped (I do it, too) for being lazy and stoo-pid.
Pundits wonder where the youth are about this war, fondly remembering the days they took to the streets.
Well, the times, they are a-changin'!!!!
"Students Call Protest Punishment Too Harsh" by CRYSTAL YEDNAK
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 — A school superintendent’s decision to suspend, and perhaps expel, about two dozen students who took part in a protest against the Iraq war at a suburban high school drew criticism Tuesday from the students and their parents, who demanded that their children be allowed to return to classes.
Yup, get educated, get active in our society kids -- as long as it is GOVERNMENT-SANCTIONED and SCHOOL-APPROVED actions!
No wonder the kids are like they are.
They can see a bunch of lying, hypocritical assholes as well as the next guy!
Can't protest the war, but military recruiters can stroll the campus!
I think you kids need to get ready for a DRAFT instead!
Don't believe me? Sen. Hagel says U.S. draft may be unavoidable
"Chuck Hagel, speaking to audience of Lincoln High School students, warned Tuesday that the nation may need to turn to compulsory military service "or some kind of draft" to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... He said the growing difficulty of maintaining an adequate volunteer military force is "a reality.":
"I'm just stating the obvious. At some point we're going to have to make a decision."
What will the parents do then, readers?
Back to the school:
In a statement issued after the protest on Thursday at Morton West High School in Berwyn, a working-class suburb just west of Chicago, the district superintendent, Ben Nowakowski, said the school’s reaction had to do only with the interruption of the school day, not with the students expressing themselves.
Dr. Nowakowski’s statement: "[The administration] did not say that the students could not protest. Rather, we asked that the students simply move their protest to an area of the school that would not disrupt the ability of the other 3,400-plus students at Morton West to proceed with their normal school day.”
Yup, free-speech zones, whatever excuse you need to shut down dissent, 'eh, "educator?"
What good is a protest if no one sees it, sir?
Dr. Nowakowski did not return repeated calls seeking comment Tuesday.
Quit running, fascista coward!
And what is with you power-mad fascistas, anyway?
Biggest group of lily-livered, yellow-bellied cowards I ever saw!!!
But several students said the protesters, whose numbers had dwindled to about 25, obeyed the administration’s request to move from a high-traffic area in the cafeteria to a less-crowded hall near the principal’s office. There, they intertwined arms, sang along to an acoustic guitar and talked about how the war was affecting the world, said Matt Heffernan, a junior who took part.
Matt: “We agreed to move to another side of the building. We also made a deal that if we moved there, there would be no disciplinary action taken upon us.”
That is an educational experience for the kids.
ADULT AUTHORITIES LIE!!!! They LIE right to your FACE!!!!
Matt said the group had been told that the most severe punishment would be a Saturday detention for cutting class that day.
Police officers were on the scene, and Berwyn’s police chief, William Kushner, said no arrests were made. “It was all very peaceful and orderly,” he said.
They fucking CALLED the POLICE?!?!
The SCHOOL called the POLICE on the KIDS!!!!
Fucking Sig Heil, hey!
But at the end of the school day, Matt said, Dr. Nowakowski gave the remaining protesters disciplinary notices stating that they had engaged in mob action, that they were suspended for 10 days and that they faced expulsion.
What about the Constitutional right to Free Assembly?
Oh, right, we wouldn't want to teach the kids about the Constitution.
Not in a school!!!!!
Matt, 16: “I was shocked. We had the sit-in. So I had mixed feelings of confidence — of a job well done — and fright, because my whole educational future is at risk.”
You are LEARNING, kid! Betcha Army looks pretty good now, huh?
School officials also sent a letter to the parents of all the school’s students calling the protest “gross disobedience” and reminding parents that any disruption to the educational process could lead to expulsion.
That's YOUR PUBLIC SCHOOL for you, reader!
Two words: HOME SCHOOL!!!!!
Yup, the place of "learning" and "educating oneself" have nothing to do with the public indoctrination, er, "education" system!
By the way, WHOSE TAXES are PAYING for the school, shitters?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, there for our kids! Quit blowing fart mist in my face, will ya?
On Tuesday, a group of parents went to the school to demand that their children be allowed return to classes. At most, the parents said, the protesters’ behavior amounted to loitering, which should be punishable by detention or a meeting with a guidance counselor.
They SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHED AT ALL!!!
The parents have also asked that the district provide the students with some way to express themselves about issues like the war.
Adam Szwarek, whose 16-year-old son, Adam, faces expulsion:
“Who’s the next group to go off to war? These kids. The kids do a peaceful sit-in and they’re threatened with expulsion, yet the military’s running around the school trying to recruit.”
Better watch it, Dad! Next thing you know, you'll be in a camp!
Parents also complained that deans, teachers and coaches singled out certain athletes and honor students and persuaded them to drop out of the protest.
Rita Maniotis, president of the school’s parent-teacher organization, said the school called her husband to say that their daughter, Barbara, a junior, was participating in the protest and that he should come to get her. He did so, and she was suspended for five days. But other parents were not called and not able to intervene.
Well, look at this!
The PRO-ACTIVE INDOCTRINATORS SHUTTING DOWN the PROTEST!!
Sig Heil, 'eh, kids?
Any wonder that the kids aren't protesting?
Look at what happens to them when they do!
Ms. Maniotis: “There’s no rhyme or reason to the punishment doled out.”
The executive director of the A.C.L.U. of Illinois, Colleen K. Connell, said she could not comment on the case because her organization was investigating to determine whether it will take it up. In general, public school students have constitutional rights, she said, but they can be limited in a school setting."
Kids, YOU GOT NO RIGHTS!
The ONLY RIGHT you have is the right to SERVE in BUSH'S WARS!!!
Aren't you HAPPY to WEAR the UNIFORM?
WAKE UP, America, before BUSH SLAUGHTERS MORE of YOUR CHILDREN in his God-forsaken WARS!!!!
WAKE UP, Congress, WAKE UP!!!!!
IMPEACH, CONVICT, and IMPRISON!!!!!
Right NOW!!!!!!!!
Ms. Maniotis: "[The students learned a lot from their sit-in]. I'd hate to have them have to learn how to get a G.E.D., too."
Yeah, the kids learned of the hypocritical, asshole nature of the shit society they are living in!
They also learned what lying assholes adult authorities are!
An INVALUABLE LIFE LESSON, if you ask me!
Welcome to adulthood, kids! You sure grew up fast.
Now become a better person, will ya?
Story Iraq: Always With Them
