Re: Schools

[Scott Dredge <sdredge@yahoo.com>]

Wayne,

I don't disagree with anything you have written.  Of
course this brings the discussion around full circle. 
I don't believe that prayers alone are enough to
prevent future shooting rampages on school grounds.
Legislators, law enforcement officials, school
administrators, teachers, parents, and students all
need to figure out ways within their control to defuse
potential future tragedies.  The zero tolerance 
policies that many schools have instituted regarding
possession of weapons and making threats is a good
start...even despite a few isolated instances where
this policy has been poorly applied.

-SD 

--- Wayne H Beebe <whbeebe@turbonet.com> wrote:
> In the last 20 years our local community has become
> increasingly
> metropolitan.  We have people of all faiths and
> cultures living in our
> community.  Having lived in areas where my faith was
> in the minority, I
> would very much object to imposing my faith on
> others who do not subscribed
> to my views.  Mandated prayers, postings of ten
> commandments (Whose list
> would you have?), and golden rules simply are not
> appropriate in public
> school settings.  Religious beliefs should be taught
> in the home.
> Communities need to be sensitive to the right and
> obligation of the home to
> do that and should do everything possible to support
> the home in that task
> but it has to be in the home not in the schools.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Dredge" <sdredge@yahoo.com>
> To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 1:09 PM
> Subject: Schools
> 
> 
> > Schools should continue teaching the 3 R's. 
> Further,
> > they should continue to teach that only one of the
> 3
> > R's actually begins with the letter 'R'.
> >
> > There has been some talk in Congress about
> mandating
> > the posting of the Ten Commandments in public
> schools
> > in the wake of school shootings.  How about
> posting
> > the Golden Rule?  That should cover just about
> > everyone's beliefs, including atheists and
> agnostics,
> > and would not violate the all important separation
> of
> > church and state.
> >
> > -SD
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