Every time there is a tragedy involving youth in America, social media lights up in a blaze of posts blasting the schools. "Kids are a mess because they have removed the Pledge Of Allegiance from the classroom!", "Put God back in the schools and the kids will behave!", and so forth and so on. To set the record straight, the Pledge of Allegiance is required in 43 states. Students have the option to not say the "..under God.." but the pledge is still recited in the classroom. Secondly, in order to have a country that is fair and bipartisan, it is essential to separate church and state. Schools fall into the state category unless you attend a private tuition based school. The option is available to for your child to get an education entirely based around your religious beliefs, so use it, don't force public education to convert to one religion. and lastly, it is NOT the school that is responsible to instill morals and ethics into your child. These are taught at home. If you cannot or will not take the responsibility to do this then you have no right being a parent. Producing a child because you cannot control your urges and stop to consider the consequences does not make you a perfect parent. If you decide to raise said child, then you need to take FULL responsibility and stop thinking it is up to our over worked, under paid education staffs job. The classrooms are not nurseries. Teachers are not nannies. And if you don't know how to teach your child these things, then get the help you need at your expense, not mine. Kids running a muck and getting involved in things they shouldn't is not the schools fault. It is not because of the pledge. The answer, as well as the solution lies where it should. At home. Love to all.
Burly Bear Chris
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