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Donette Fincher

Fifth Grader's Right to Distribute Christmas Invitations at School Upheld - 0 views

www.christianpost.com/...tations-at-school-upheld-91824

personal+freedoms laws religion

shared by Donette Fincher on 31 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • Donette Fincher on 31 Aug 13
     
    The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a fifth graders right to distribute invitations to her church's Christmas party. The school had banned the student from distributing the invitations citing the invitations contained religious materials. The court's decision was based on the First Amendment's right to free speech.
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  • alexis casillas on 01 Sep 13
     
    This is wrong. Children just want to have fun and celebrate holidays together. I feel like holding children back from celebrating what they believe in can make them feel ashamed in their beliefs. This reminds me of how in most schools, kids aren't even allowed to bring in home made snacks for birthdays and its disturbing.
  • Davina Moyer on 01 Sep 13
     
    Children just know it's a party and that the picture on the card is pretty. What if the invitation had a Jewish or Medieval Norse design would they have gone after it the same way. Was it only because the party was for his church. This is just silly.
  • JENNIFER MOLINA on 02 Sep 13
     
    Yes, invitations should not play a role in school policies. Taking the freedom of creativity from the child would be a dishonor to their freedom.
  • Maya Dominguez on 02 Sep 13
     
    I find that the student should be able to hand out invitations to a Christmas party as long as she isn't putting down other students beliefs or religious views why should this innocent act be banned?
  • Latisha Brown on 02 Sep 13
     
    I agree that student's should be able to learn of and encourage the religious beliefs of their classmates. How do we expect to raise well rounded individuals if we raise them to treat religion with such a hush hush attitude?
  • Nicolas Buenrostro on 02 Sep 13
     
    Being in a public school system, no religion should be enforced at all. These were Christmas invitations, inviting the students to a church event imposing the Christian belief system. This could have been done outside of school or elsewhere. This situation would only be okay if it was conducted in a private religious school, where public money does not fund the institution.
evangelina gonzalez

My bullied son's last day on Earth - 1 views

articles.cnn.com/...ng.suicide_1_bullies-gay-tired

fifth grade bullied suicide personal+freedom

shared by evangelina gonzalez on 01 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • evangelina gonzalez on 01 Oct 11
     
    This article is about a young boy in fifth grade named Jaheem. He was getting bullied by his classmates they called him gay, virgin. His mother Bermudez new she had to stop this torture that her son was going through. She talked to the school several times but never got the actual help for her son. The day he committed suicide was one of the happiest days for him, he had got great scores on his report card he smiled at his mother with such joy. The mother would have never thought she would ever see her own son hung by his own belt in his closet.
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