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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 170188" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Okay, I'm pretty weepy right now, anyway, but first, thank teacher for writing your letter and caring enough to keep on fighting for our kids.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, our kids are different. They don't fit the mold but they work ten times harder to succeed than the kids who aren't different. Most kids at alternative schools are contending with language impediments (both foreign-based and speech and learning issues); home lives that no human should have to endure, let alone a child; single parenthood at an age when they are but children. Sure, there are some true punks at alternative schools, but most are not. Most are decent kids caught in a trap not of their making, one that makes mainstream school an impossible obstacle.</p><p> </p><p>Students at alternative schools aren't stupid. They may have learning or physical disabilities. They be unable to focus for long periods of time. Worse yet, they may be so smart that your regular, mainstream school bores them to tears. For parents who think alternative means lazy and stupid, you should check out an alternative school. You might be surprised how many of the students there can make a college grad look incredibly dumb; who can out debate the best debaters in the country; who are willing to work when challenged.</p><p> </p><p>To have these children be deprived a rite of high school is not just wrong, it is obscene. Shame on any parent who would deprive a child just because he or she doesn't fit your idea of what a "good" student is! It is up to adults to teach their children tolerance and acceptance. Instead, you have a group of parents showing a severe lack of knowledge and a flat-out bigotry that shouldn't be tolerated -- not by the school district; not by the educators, students and parents of those attending the alternative school; and, most importantly, not by the "silent majority" that is condoning this bigotry. </p><p> </p><p>Personally, I hope that the $125 bag of goodies is tossed away next year and that money be used to buy every student at the alternative school a ticket to grad night so that grad night is truly a night of celebration for every teen who has managed to graduate. It is not an easy accomplishment in today's world.</p><p> </p><p>The parents and school districts who either vocally ban alternative students from participating in school district events (whether planned by students, parents or schools), the school board members who allow this banning, the parents and students who stand on the sidelines and say nothing should all be apologizing to these students. There is no excuse!</p><p> </p><p>Oh, and why shouldn't kids who are homeschooled be allowed at grad night? Haven't they earned the necessary credits to graduate? Do you really think the kids of these perfect parents with perfect children are that much better? ARGH!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 170188, member: 3626"] Okay, I'm pretty weepy right now, anyway, but first, thank teacher for writing your letter and caring enough to keep on fighting for our kids. Yes, our kids are different. They don't fit the mold but they work ten times harder to succeed than the kids who aren't different. Most kids at alternative schools are contending with language impediments (both foreign-based and speech and learning issues); home lives that no human should have to endure, let alone a child; single parenthood at an age when they are but children. Sure, there are some true punks at alternative schools, but most are not. Most are decent kids caught in a trap not of their making, one that makes mainstream school an impossible obstacle. Students at alternative schools aren't stupid. They may have learning or physical disabilities. They be unable to focus for long periods of time. Worse yet, they may be so smart that your regular, mainstream school bores them to tears. For parents who think alternative means lazy and stupid, you should check out an alternative school. You might be surprised how many of the students there can make a college grad look incredibly dumb; who can out debate the best debaters in the country; who are willing to work when challenged. To have these children be deprived a rite of high school is not just wrong, it is obscene. Shame on any parent who would deprive a child just because he or she doesn't fit your idea of what a "good" student is! It is up to adults to teach their children tolerance and acceptance. Instead, you have a group of parents showing a severe lack of knowledge and a flat-out bigotry that shouldn't be tolerated -- not by the school district; not by the educators, students and parents of those attending the alternative school; and, most importantly, not by the "silent majority" that is condoning this bigotry. Personally, I hope that the $125 bag of goodies is tossed away next year and that money be used to buy every student at the alternative school a ticket to grad night so that grad night is truly a night of celebration for every teen who has managed to graduate. It is not an easy accomplishment in today's world. The parents and school districts who either vocally ban alternative students from participating in school district events (whether planned by students, parents or schools), the school board members who allow this banning, the parents and students who stand on the sidelines and say nothing should all be apologizing to these students. There is no excuse! Oh, and why shouldn't kids who are homeschooled be allowed at grad night? Haven't they earned the necessary credits to graduate? Do you really think the kids of these perfect parents with perfect children are that much better? ARGH!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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