tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8405976843172029279..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: ACLU Offers Help for Students and TeachersMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-1340517587400991602012-02-14T09:46:49.576-08:002012-02-14T09:46:49.576-08:00Thank you Melissa for posting this, as all parents...Thank you Melissa for posting this, as all parents at one time or another might need to access this resource.<br /><br />Besides the links you provided,the ACLU of WA www.aclu-wa.org<br />has other extensive brochures for students & parents in WA schools.<br /> <br />The 30+ page "Know your Rights" (different than the Digital Rights guide) is well worth reading, and should be used as a resource this spring when the Phase II policies are being reviewed, including the new student rights policies being introduced to SPS for the first time (remember the student newspaper fiasco earlier this year?).<br /><br />Some of the ACLU resopurces online:<br /> <br />"Know Your Rights: A Guide for Public School Students in Washington"<br /><br />"PARENTS' GUIDE TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISCIPLINE IN WASHINGTON"<br /><br />"PARENTS' GUIDE TO TRUANCY IN WASHINGTON"SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726295210572942506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34559743389932688052012-02-13T22:28:47.846-08:002012-02-13T22:28:47.846-08:00civil and special ed rights - ACLU issues Melissa....civil and special ed rights - ACLU issues Melissa... why did you remove those two directly relevant posts? Am I posting too much information for people's comfort?<br />Is posting information intimidating? Hogging the thread? Putting shy people off?Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53947046617710518182012-02-13T19:52:47.213-08:002012-02-13T19:52:47.213-08:00What about the rights of the regular 25 or 28 or 3...What about the rights of the regular 25 or 28 or 32 students who are working and who are trying, and whose class is time is stolen every week by the same core of off task interrupters? <br /><br />Do the rights of the 25 or 32 take precedence over the rights of 3?<br /><br />Reality isn't Leave It To Beaver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5370784799731322742012-02-13T18:05:31.615-08:002012-02-13T18:05:31.615-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-11412588953229260302012-02-13T15:48:08.479-08:002012-02-13T15:48:08.479-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-33963308221787826002012-02-13T15:45:25.005-08:002012-02-13T15:45:25.005-08:00dw... I think that's a GATES/MURDOCH initiativ...dw... I think that's a GATES/MURDOCH initiative... not 100% certain, but...Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15902152555749513332012-02-13T14:10:15.647-08:002012-02-13T14:10:15.647-08:00Isn't ALEC behind some of the push for Feds to...Isn't ALEC behind some of the push for Feds to get detailed student records "for life"? Like from the time they enter Kingergarten until college? I did a quick search right now, and didn't find a reference, but I seem to remember them having their fingers in this as well.dwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-24223506382833962672012-02-13T12:36:57.384-08:002012-02-13T12:36:57.384-08:00on the same topic:
The Poisoned Treeon the same topic:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">The Poisoned Tree</a>Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-83935846738149868262012-02-13T10:46:27.777-08:002012-02-13T10:46:27.777-08:00To add on to this attempt by the ACLU to educate s...To add on to this attempt by the ACLU to educate students of their rights and to know how to exercise those rights, it's also important to be ever vigilant of our abilities to hang on to those rights. Be vigilant of groups that are writing our state and federal laws to suit their politics and personal agenda. Be vigilant when our votes and citizenship are rendered less meaningful as our votes and voices are sidelined by these powerful interests who have access to our lawmakers with their money and means . Groups like ALEC are able to lobby and get state lawmakers to pass bills into laws. These laws cover voting rights, firearms, environment, collective bargaining, corporate liability, land use, education, and healthcare. These laws afffect all of us as citizens at every level. <br /><br />NYT shares the concern in this editorial piece:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/opinion/<br />the-big-money-behind-state-laws.html?hp<br /><br />-voterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com