DISQUS

jacrlsn · 2 years ago

Another set of words for it, Mr. Johnson, is government of the government, by the government, and for the government. The law of diminishing returns again in that the government gets so big it turns its attention to this kind of bull____ and devotes less attention to what they should be doing - protecting us, educating us, building roads, bridges, tunnels etc and maintaining them,etc. No wonder the people don't want to give them any more tax dollars-they aren't spendong what they already get in a fiduciary way. Vote all the buggers out because we can't be any worse of than now.
Granted this is probably a bunch of appointed bureaucrats, but it sure wasn't the people who appointed the idiots.

Fritz Gorman · 2 years ago

Who is taking care of our kids.
The parents, only in passing on their way to work or resting on the sofa and can't be bothered,

It looks like our teachers are the one's who care for them.
It isn't a Goverment thing it's a wellbeing thing.
Don't Like it get the parents to take care of their kids, now before it becomes, :The Lord of the Flies" in real life, but maybe it's to late already?

Michael K · 2 years ago

Yes, it is "madness". Madness that a small minority of 11-13 year olds are engaging in sexual relations at such an early biological and psychological age.

At least 17 pregnancies in the last 4 years for this school system and probably more that went unreported.

Clearly the parents and community are already failing this small minority of children. What the school health department is providing is no different than any private doctors office. I suspect most if not all of the children signing up for the health services do not have health insurance through their parents.

You appear more outraged that the school could provide birth control without parental notification (again, same as a private doctor), rather than the fact that some of these children are already sexually active and are getting pregnant, potentially ruining their chances for even a minimal education.

The only children affected by this policy are the ones whose parents have already failed. The people complaining are middle class parents with health insurance that have no perspective as to what type of family situation some children have to endure.

I suppose you would prefer the educators to look the other way when these 17 young girls come to school pregnant and with their hands-off attitude: "Our responsibility is only to educate them - period", we are not responsible and not able to offer any assistance to these children. The fact that their parents (and the community) failed them is their problem, not ours.

David H · 2 years ago

Dear Mr Michael K
You seem to be implying that "Well, the cow is out of the barn, and so we might as well open all the doors to the all the barns and let all the cows out".
Your digression does not address any of the steps one can take to prevent this sorry situation from occuring in the first place. The traditional family in the USA is in deep trouble. Our values as a nation have been dumbed down in the name of radical individualism. The fact that children are descending into total darkness at such an early age, is proof that we as a people in this country have to pull togeather and join as a village without government interference. Gone are the days when a cop could give a good kick in the ass to a misbehaving kid out of real concern for him. The cop would be fired , sued, and maybe even wind up in jail. The same people that were screaming "You can't ledgislate morality in the 60's", are the same people now who are doing just that. Thier arrogant, self rightious hypocrits, with a motto of "Do as I say, and not as I do".

jacrlsn · 2 years ago

Right On !! Mr. David H.