A discussion of education in East Tennessee
Jackie's Discussions
Safe Schools Improvement Act
Started Jul 22
Jackie's Page
Latest Activity
We are not out in the woods, we're in a civil society with a Constitution and rules about safety. I think its a function of our schools to teach civility, if only so students won't get in trouble for hurting someone because they think its acceptab...
This is a newly proposed piece of federal legislation which would mandate that all federally funded schools (all public schools) have a bullying and harassment policy very much like what Knox County already has: with zero tolerance for bullying an...
Bob, I think the schools and other civic institutions (courts, government service offices, elected offices, etc.) can rely on the values embedded in our constitution---to name a few: Courage, Respect, Consideration, Perseverance, Industry, Respons...
I'm not sure what you mean/
Not everyone has the same faith as you, and they still go to public school and live in your community.
There is an opposing view to hate crime legislation which tries to show that the need for protection will infringe on the first amendment and will essentially result in perpetrators either being chilled from expressing themselves or being charged ...
Yes, absolutely, all crimes are hateful and all victims are valuable equally. BUT history shows that local prosecutorial discretion---both in investigating and prosecuting a given crime---can be erratic and victims can be ignored simply because of...
Bob, just to take one issue at a time: It is not illegal in Tennessee, nor in most other states, to have same-sex sexual contact with another consenting adult. Tennessee once had such a law but it was declared unconstitutional under our Tennessee ...
Comment Wall
- No comments yet!
Profile Information
- Neighborhood:
- West High School
- Are you a:
- Parent
- About Me:
- Parent and Safe Schools advocate
About
Badge
© 2009 Created by Jigsha Desai
