One of the truly pathetic lie to protect religiou_ faction_ in La Cruce_ i_ the public _tatement by federal parrot Judge Brack and public _chool official_ that an 's' i_ not nece__ary in word ending_. One can only wonder how thi_ belief affect_ children in their learning to _peak the American Engli_h language.
According to their under oath _tatement it make_ no difference if an 's' i on a word. I own two car_. When I dre__ up I put on my new shoe_. School kid_ _hould take care of their book_. Your pencil_ are no good to eat.
Enough example_? Point made? The first ignored request went to the Superintendent and the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education. The request was about the Policy 424, Religion in the Schools, statement which reads: "Las Cruces Public Schools recognizes the separation of church and state and does not sponsor, promote, or endorse religion but does have the responsibility to teach about religion." (my bold)
Any casual reader can readily see that the word 'any' should be added between 'endorse' and 'religion' to clarify the meaning and read 'endorse any religion' in this policy statement. This second part of the policy statement tells any reader not encumbered with religious fears that it pertains to the teaching of the beliefs of one religion, that being the Christian beliefs.
A statement in the Procedures of Policy 424 reads, "Public schools have the responsibility to teach about religion but shall neither actively sponsor nor interfere with religions." Here again is an exclusionary statement. First it says "teach about religion" then it says "religions." Well, we all know that means they are going to teach about Christianity, but be kind and not compare it to those 'mongrel' religions.
This other statement would do well if the word 'is' is replaced with the word 'are' and an 's' is added to the word 'religion.' The statement "When religion is included in the curriculum......" would then read "When religions are included...."
When judges lie and public school officials lie to enforce their status quo hegemony those acts exclude a variety of citizens and denigrates their cultures and religions. It makes them invisible.
Is that not the point? You don't want children getting new ideas that would help them understand their school chums.
Any history, geography, choir, music, biology, anthropology, etc., teachers cannot properly teach their subjects without introducing cultures and their religions into the various subjects. Ignoring the other half of the world that is not Christian is certainly disrespectful to the students' learning.
02 October 2009
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