I don't think it takes a leap of logic to believe that politically correct propaganda, perhaps from the homosexual lobby, wouldn't have been censored like this boy's religious literature was.
Religious Liberty Advocates Defend Fifth-Grade Censorship Victim
By Jim Brown
June 21, 2004
(AgapePress) – A Michigan school is being sued for censoring a fifth-grade student's classroom project because of its religious content.
The sick and sinful behavior of non-Catholics does not give me joy (though I can't help but think "Whew. I'm glad the Church doesn't produce all the world's scandals."), but this story, seemingly ignored by most, shows that other venerable institutions have cracks in their armor. Sure, we knew that American public schools don't educate children as well as they should. Classrooms are overcrowded, money is distributed unfairly, and teachers are forced to teach to the "middle". I'd imagine, though, that few know about this hidden scandal.
Report: Up to 10 percent of students sexual targets
By Maggi Newhouse, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, June 14, 2004
"While the Catholic Church continues to wrestle with the ramifications of decades of sexual misconduct by some priests, another institution responsible for even more children has its own shameful record of protecting child molesters — public school systems."
Time for "Hooked on Phonics"? I know standardized tests aren't the ultimate indicator of future success, but this is still depressing.
NYC Pupils Expected to Repeat Third Grade
Fri Jun 4, 2:23 PM ET
NEW YORK – Up to 10,000 third-graders could be held back this year because they did not pass citywide reading and math exams, according to test results released by the Department of Education
You shouldn’t have to be told that plagiarism is wrong. Last I checked, kids are taught that copying others’ work is unethical and grounds for failure in elementary school. "I got away with it for a long time" is not an excuse for being let off without consequences. A hundred wrongs don’t make a right. Maybe the rules were applied unevenly. So what? Rules are rules. This guy’s mother should smack the taste out of his mouth.
‘Plagiarist’ to sue university
The student claims the university was negligent
A student who admits down-loading material from the internet for his degree plans to sue his university for negligence.
…of degenerates
This just disgusts me. First of all, this isn’t age-appropriate material. Secondly,
it is offensive material.
Be
Careful, Little Eyes …
Children’s Books Aren’t Always Sweet and Cuddly; Parents Should Pay Close Attention
in Libraries, Bookstores
Feature by Jason Collum
May 19, 2004
“(AgapePress) – Olivia Hartsell loves having her parents read to her. The Wilmington,
North Carolina, first-grader has begun taking advantage of the school library, bringing
home books she chooses.”“One book Olivia chose in March, though, set off a firestorm of debate when her parents,
Michael and Tonya Hartsell, demanded the book be taken off the shelves at Freeman
Elementary School library. The book: King & King, a tale of how a prince searches
through a troupe of eligible potential princesses before he finds his true love
— another prince, whom he ultimately ‘marries.'”