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applegrove

(118,630 posts) Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:06 PM Mar 2018

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The battleground between right and left is in schools.

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The battleground between right and left is in schools. (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2018 OP

The schools are not a battleground, that's wrong GusBob Mar 2018 #1

The students should frame their detention slips. mia Mar 2018 #2

Yes. Good kids they are. Put us adults to shame. applegrove Mar 2018 #3

yes and then sue gopiscrap Mar 2018 #4

Serve detention. And use the time to plan activism. nt Blue_true Mar 2018 #9

NO! The kids should not be polarized. The issue is about safety, not politics elfin Mar 2018 #5

I agree. My point was that the principal or the school board were making applegrove Mar 2018 #6

The school board are probably all Fox News fans. Initech Mar 2018 #8

Yes. applegrove Mar 2018 #10

We passed that point a long time ago ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #7

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

1. The schools are not a battleground, that's wrong

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:08 PM

Mar 2018

The choices between right and wrong are taught and learned at home and at school

mia

(8,360 posts)

2. The students should frame their detention slips.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:14 PM

Mar 2018

Proud of all of them for daring to stand up for what is right.

applegrove

(118,630 posts)

3. Yes. Good kids they are. Put us adults to shame.

Reply to mia (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:15 PM

Mar 2018

gopiscrap

(23,757 posts)

4. yes and then sue

Reply to mia (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:17 PM

Mar 2018

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

9. Serve detention. And use the time to plan activism. nt

Reply to mia (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:47 PM

Mar 2018

elfin

(6,262 posts)

5. NO! The kids should not be polarized. The issue is about safety, not politics

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:31 PM

Mar 2018

Adults and Media make it about the party or left or right.

The kids do not. They know this issue is about EVERYONE.

Polarizing them may create divisions among them -- just what the NRA wants.

applegrove

(118,630 posts)

6. I agree. My point was that the principal or the school board were making

Reply to elfin (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:34 PM

Mar 2018

the walk out a bad thing. That they were poisoning what should be a great thing about leadership the kids would be learning by walking out.

Initech

(100,067 posts)

8. The school board are probably all Fox News fans.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:42 PM

Mar 2018

How dare you kids question our cult! You will bow to Dear Leader and do so with a smile on your face!

applegrove

(118,630 posts)

10. Yes.

Reply to Initech (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:54 PM

Mar 2018

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

7. We passed that point a long time ago

Reply to elfin (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:40 PM

Mar 2018

Normally, I would agree with you, but the polarization had already begun with the Vegas shooting and lack of government response with regard to gun restrictions. Parkland just added fuel to the fire. Any response by schools automatically gets labeled as one side or the other.

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