Letters to the Editor for March 29.
Another school shootingWhat does it say about us that we cannot keep our children safe? We have failed as a society.Children’s lives at stakeThis is a call to everyone. Since our Congress refuses to do anything about the senseless mass shootings, especially in our schools, it is time the people act. We must all sign a petition to demand that Congress at least pass an assault weapons ban, and any other measure that will help prevent these insane mass shootings.
Why is it that the people that support this law are the same ones at school board meetings demanding parental rights regarding curricula in schools and banning books?Immigrant educationA while back there was a letter to the editor suggesting that immigrant children be taught in their own language so they do not fall behind other children in learning. This is a bad idea for a number of reasons.
Third, this could potentially be illegal. Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 ruled that separate but equal education was unconstitutional. Separating students by language would violate the “separate but equal” Supreme Court decision.We’re past just getting alongRe: the March 11 article “We can find things in common if we try just a little.”
Both private and charter schools overall provide a better education than public schools. 65% of the public favors charter schools, and it’s even higher for Blacks, who support them at a rate of 74%, according to the American Federation for Children. There’s a waiting list of over 1 million students for charter schools, as more and more parents realize their children are not getting an education in public schools, but rather an indoctrination to woke, progressive politics.
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