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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 168019" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Toto, </p><p></p><p>Instead of the community "defending" itself from the kids who don't fit in main stream high school - why can't someone offer to start a volunteer group/ collecting funding to give those other kids next year a party as well? SOME of that money could be shifted to such an occasion not? </p><p></p><p>Actually tongue in cheek - I think my letter to the editor would be simple - </p><p></p><p>You state Alternative High School children do not belong at your Grad night - and while you are entitled to feel how ever you will, it's very easy to see that main-stream kids who are raised by parents like you would not have compassion for kids who may have come from backgrounds less fortunate than yours, overcome obstacles that you should thank God your kids never had to face. I would actually like to know how many of your mainstream children were encouraged to work with less fortunate people over the years, but ONLY the ones YOU deemed by your measure unfortunate. </p><p></p><p> Actually you should be ashamed of yourselves and your comments. YOU are the exact same type of people who go off on a tyrade, marking your territory like a non-neutered canine, without complete information about the situation. Personally I think our kids were fortunate to NOT have gone to your party, they were not asking for a seat on a bus, or to sit at a Woolworth's diner counter - only to be recognized equally for their work. </p><p></p><p>Some kids did not ask to have the lives they got - but they didn't drop out, or they did drop out and came back. They stuck with the program to gain an education and I for one think they are to be commended just as any other student who worked for and received a diploma. I think it's very childish to tell one child yes you can have a party, and look at another and say "NO you can't have a party, you're different." I had really hoped our world had moved on from that narrow, stereo-typical, biased type of thinking. </p><p></p><p>If parents of mainstream education children cared to not have the Alternative children mix with their kids because "they are the alternative kids" then why isn't there a separate fund to give the Alternative kids a party as well? Fair is fair. These kids have already had to go up against odds some can't imagine - I would just like to know in such a fantastic town to live in - where is the equality? Where is the compassion? </p><p></p><p>Oh That's RIGHT!!! - We gave it all to the mainstream kids and there is none left over. They aren't looking for a hand-out - they EARNED a party as well. SHAME SHAME - Now go save some third world country child with your tax-deductable donation of $20.00 a month, because THAT is compassionate. </p><p></p><p></p><p>------------------</p><p></p><p>Soapbox done. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 168019, member: 4964"] Toto, Instead of the community "defending" itself from the kids who don't fit in main stream high school - why can't someone offer to start a volunteer group/ collecting funding to give those other kids next year a party as well? SOME of that money could be shifted to such an occasion not? Actually tongue in cheek - I think my letter to the editor would be simple - You state Alternative High School children do not belong at your Grad night - and while you are entitled to feel how ever you will, it's very easy to see that main-stream kids who are raised by parents like you would not have compassion for kids who may have come from backgrounds less fortunate than yours, overcome obstacles that you should thank God your kids never had to face. I would actually like to know how many of your mainstream children were encouraged to work with less fortunate people over the years, but ONLY the ones YOU deemed by your measure unfortunate. Actually you should be ashamed of yourselves and your comments. YOU are the exact same type of people who go off on a tyrade, marking your territory like a non-neutered canine, without complete information about the situation. Personally I think our kids were fortunate to NOT have gone to your party, they were not asking for a seat on a bus, or to sit at a Woolworth's diner counter - only to be recognized equally for their work. Some kids did not ask to have the lives they got - but they didn't drop out, or they did drop out and came back. They stuck with the program to gain an education and I for one think they are to be commended just as any other student who worked for and received a diploma. I think it's very childish to tell one child yes you can have a party, and look at another and say "NO you can't have a party, you're different." I had really hoped our world had moved on from that narrow, stereo-typical, biased type of thinking. If parents of mainstream education children cared to not have the Alternative children mix with their kids because "they are the alternative kids" then why isn't there a separate fund to give the Alternative kids a party as well? Fair is fair. These kids have already had to go up against odds some can't imagine - I would just like to know in such a fantastic town to live in - where is the equality? Where is the compassion? Oh That's RIGHT!!! - We gave it all to the mainstream kids and there is none left over. They aren't looking for a hand-out - they EARNED a party as well. SHAME SHAME - Now go save some third world country child with your tax-deductable donation of $20.00 a month, because THAT is compassionate. ------------------ Soapbox done. :frowny::angry: [/QUOTE]
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