School administrators and
teachers in Batavia, Illinois apparently think it is perfectly
OK to require students at the local high school to possibly
incriminate themselves by answering in writing, with their names
printed at the top, a list of survey questions about, among
other things, their private emotions together with their use of
alcohol, tobacco and drugs during their free time.
In short, these statist
compulsory education government goons are systematically
violating the federal constitutional rights of students by
asking them to reveal private, personal and potentially
incriminating information which is none of the school district’s
god damned business.
District Superintendent, Jack
Barshinger justifies the practice by claiming it is supported by
local teachers as a way to stem an increase in student suicides,
since many of them reported not being able to tell when a
student was having emotional problems.
He insists that the information would not be shared with the
police; the answers would be reviewed by social workers, school
counselors and psychologists. “We can’t help them if we
aren’t aware of their needs,” said Barshinger.
But the proper mission of a
public school district, which compels children and parents by
law to participate in the system, is to provide its young
students with a basic education, not to snoop around into their
intimate private emotions and invade their personal privacy by
violating their First and Fifth Amendment rights.
John Dryden, a social studies instructor at the school, seeing
the situation for what it was, took it upon himself to do the
right thing by
advising students of their right not to
incriminate themselves before giving them the survey questions
list which had each student’s name printed on it. “I made a
judgment call,” he explained. “There was no time to ask
anyone.”
This is one teacher who really
was looking out for his kids.
But for that he now faces
disciplinary action and a black mark in his employment record
from the school district which thinks that the children under
its jurisdiction have no constitutional rights or that even if
they do, such rights may be violated with impunity.
So advising children of their
constitutional rights is not considered part of the learning
experience in school districts practicing compulsory education
by self incrimination.
© 2010 Timothy J Taylor. Simple template
http://authoritycon.blogspot.com/2013/05/compulsory-education-by-self.html
© 2010 Timothy J Taylor. Simple template
http://authoritycon.blogspot.com/2013/05/compulsory-education-by-self.html