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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Subject: Re: Preventing Sexual Harassment?
- Summary: Yes I can say that ;-)
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 05:22:06 GMT
- References: <1992Nov5.111253.29392@ms.uky.edu> <Bx95st.AM1@portal.hq.videocart.com> <1992Nov06.143255.40060@wap.oau.org>
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- In article <1992Nov06.143255.40060@wap.oau.org> bdixon@wap.oau.org (Bill Dixon) writes:
- >In article <Bx95st.AM1@portal.hq.videocart.com> kdenning@portal.hq.videocart.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
- >>In article <1992Nov5.111253.29392@ms.uky.edu> morgan@ms.uky.edu (Wes Morgan) writes:
- >>....
- >>
- >>I believe that since a student in this country is >required< to attend
- >>school until age 16, the school therefore has a responsibility to protect
- >>students against this kind (or any other kind) of harassment.
- >>
- >>....
- >>
- >>If you're going to require kids to attend a school, and force them to attend
- >>a particular school at that (ie: no "choice") then it is incumbent on the
- >>administration and staff of that school to maintain order. Those who offend
- >>against that order should and must be removed.
- >
- >At the risk of branching too far away from the original issue (sexual
- >harassment), I would like to say that you cannot say that a child is
- >required to attend a particular public school. There are other options
- >available. For instance, if you believe that attending the public school
- >in your area is detrimental to the well-being (physical / emotional /
- >educational) of your child(ren), you can always enroll them in a private
- >school.
-
- Non-issue really. Remove the tax burden that a parent (in fact, that we
- all) pay for that school that we then THROW AWAY when you enroll in a
- private school and I would agree with you.
-
- However, since its my money that is going to fund that school, and yours as
- well, I believe that the students have a right to a harassment-free
- environment. Further, federal law on this matter agrees with me.
-
- If the administration of a school is unwilling to take care of this matter,
- then they deserve to find themselves on the wrong end of action of various
- kinds.
-
- >amounts of time and effort into it, but you cannot state categorically
- >that children are <required> to attend a particular school, whether it be
- >public or private.
-
- I can, however, say that I'm paying for that public school system and
- therefore I am going to damn well get my money's worth. And that means a
- safe and harassment-free environment -- even if I had to sue for it.
-
- I think the idea of holding these folks' feet to the fire is a wonderful
- idea.
-
- --
- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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