Republicans and Fascism

[Red]

The teachers who are not hanging on to child porn don't have to worry about being charged with a felony, which is the fear Red highlighted.

I haven’t read the past couple of pages, but would you stop involving me with whatever nonsense is gripping your fevered mind at the moment? Thanks.

 

[Red]

Florida’s “Ministry of Education” will smote Woke, or, as some would say, eradicate dissent and academic freedom. Without academic freedom, without tenure, you might as well just say “no independent thinkers need apply”. Of course, we’ve made our politics juvenile, and toxic, we treat science as if science were a virus itself, inflating the scientists into…..ELITES! God help us, intelligence can only take us so far, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s the way forward for our nation. In reality, guys like DeSantis are the ones history remembers for all the wrong reasons.

 

[Red]

You know America hasn’t solved its troubles yet, when a leader in the effort to simply ignore the Constitution and overturn an election, is now chairing the House Judiciary Committee.

Jim Jordan Showed on His First Day How Unfit He Is To Lead the Judiciary Committee

Jordan is a classic example of a member of Congress who has demonstrated contempt for congressional oversight.

slate.com

“It is Jordan’s responsibility to come fully clean about himself, including his active participation in the greatest attack on our democracy since the Civil War. Until he does, the last thing he should be doing is investigating anyone else.”

 

[gandalfe]

In The Color Purple, the lead character refers to men's genitalia as looking like an ugly frog (IIRC). Is that pornography? Could it be interpreted to be so by an official who wanted to see the book removed from the shelf?

Don't forget the Pullitzer prize winning graphic novel Maus, which has the utterly scandalous depiction of a topless female mouse in a concentration camp.

 

[Rubashov]

Don't forget the Pullitzer prize winning graphic novel Maus, which has the utterly scandalous depiction of a topless female mouse in a concentration camp.

The Slut

 

[Al-O-Meter]

I haven’t read the past couple of pages, but would you stop involving me with whatever nonsense is gripping your fevered mind at the moment? Thanks.

It was your post Red. Teachers worrying about being charged with felonies for materials in their libraries was a line you initiated.

DeSantis may think he’s winning in his war on education, but he will fail and this war will fail.

Florida Teachers Are Now Hiding Books to Avoid Felony Charges

A new Florida law that bans books has teachers hiding their classroom libraries out of fear they'll be prosecuted for felonies.

tinybeans.com

 

[Al-O-Meter]

In The Color Purple, the lead character refers to men's genitalia as looking like an ugly frog (IIRC). Is that pornography? Could it be interpreted to be so by an official who wanted to see the book removed from the shelf?

No. Read the law. That would clearly not qualify.

 

[Bucknutz]

No. Read the law. That would clearly not qualify.

Most of these responses have no idea about the law and try to dismiss what you are saying. Parents are seeing what is happening at public schools and are looking for an alternative. As I have posted before, I have a daughter in a public high school and a son in a private school. Our son's school just sent out an email yesterday about people looking for another option in his grade level:



This is one of many private schools in a small area. His school has 2 classes of 22 children in the 6th grade a total of 44. As of now, 4 children have not renewed for next year, leaving 4 open spots. 44 completed applications plus 72 new applications in just February...The waitlist is 116 currently. This is happening at the Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, Non-Denominational and the other Christian school. Also, because the school choice scholarships have expanded and will cover most of the tuition ($8000), making the switch easier for everyone to afford. There is a cap on income someone can make to get this scholarship, so it's not for wealthy people.

We are lucky when we got in. My daughter is at a public school to play volleyball but next year she will be doing dual enrollment and will be taking all her college classes at home. So she will only go to school for volleyball practice for 3 months. This is also happening with her friends as well. They would rather get all their school work done early and go hang out or work. I know I'm telling you some anecdotes, but I feel like this is happening in other places than my community.

 

[One Brow]

No. Read the law. That would clearly not qualify.

As I said, you're so naive it's almost adorable, like a puppy who's always barking all night long.

 

[One Brow]

Most of these responses have no idea about the law and try to dismiss what you are saying. Parents are seeing what is happening at public schools and are looking for an alternative.

How young are you? This has been going on since the late 1950s.

 

[Al-O-Meter]

I know I'm telling you some anecdotes, but I feel like this is happening in other places than my community.

I completely understand, and what you are experiencing is common in my community as well.

My kid is in 4th grade in public school but the teachers have been there forever and the community is very involved. I don't have any issues with curriculum but I really dislike the schedule being imposed by the district. When I was in elementary school we had 3 recess breaks. We had a morning recess for 15 minutes. We had a 30 minute lunch break that included eating time, and we had another 15 minute afternoon recess. My kids school has cut one of the recesses entirely. He gets one 15 minute morning recess, followed by one 15 minute recess around noon after which the bell rings to call all the kids in to eat before they go straight back to the class. Our public school district has cut the amount of recess for elementary school aged kids in half.

As for your daughter doing dual enrollment, I think that is great. I'm planning on a similar course of action when my son gets a little older.

 

[fishonjazz]

Most of these responses have no idea about the law and try to dismiss what you are saying. Parents are seeing what is happening at public schools and are looking for an alternative. As I have posted before, I have a daughter in a public high school and a son in a private school. Our son's school just sent out an email yesterday about people looking for another option in his grade level:

View attachment 13792

This is one of many private schools in a small area. His school has 2 classes of 22 children in the 6th grade a total of 44. As of now, 4 children have not renewed for next year, leaving 4 open spots. 44 completed applications plus 72 new applications in just February...The waitlist is 116 currently. This is happening at the Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, Non-Denominational and the other Christian school. Also, because the school choice scholarships have expanded and will cover most of the tuition ($8000), making the switch easier for everyone to afford. There is a cap on income someone can make to get this scholarship, so it's not for wealthy people.

We are lucky when we got in. My daughter is at a public school to play volleyball but next year she will be doing dual enrollment and will be taking all her college classes at home. So she will only go to school for volleyball practice for 3 months. This is also happening with her friends as well. They would rather get all their school work done early and go hang out or work. I know I'm telling you some anecdotes, but I feel like this is happening in other places than my community.

Under His eye
Blessed be the fruit