NJ Teen Barred From Abortion Protest Sues School, page 1

A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she couldn't participate in a day of silent protest against abortion

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reply to post by capgirl

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from what was presented in the article, this girl is going to lose and lose hard.

if they have rules against handing out literature, and "wearing insignias", and she agreed to speak when called on...what does she have to complain about?

I support everyone's right to protest, their right to free speech and all, but when an organization has rules and guidelines, you are expected to follow them.

reply to post by ReAlIzAtIoN

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i gave you a star for that

but i'll say this...i am anti abortion, simply because i take the stance that life is started when the sperm hits the egg, but i also realize two things 1) it is a personal choice, and 2) it's a state's rights issue.

if someone engages me in a discussion about it, i will speak about it, otherwise, i leave it alone because its one of those reeeeaaaalll touchy issues. and it's one that you are not going to change people's mind on.

[edit on 11/17/2009 by iamsupermanv2]

reply to post by capgirl

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and that gets to the heart of the problem. it seems that she is all in a tizzy that she isn't getting these two excused absences. yes, the parent has a right to pull their child from school to a certain extent, but the school does not have to recognize it as an excused absence.

and last i checked, in most school districts, someone else being sick is not an excusable absence. i understand where some administrators would allow it, but when you cause problems for the school, you are less likely to get those perks.

just as i'm sure a kid who is in detention daily wouldn't get it excused.

reply to post by iamsupermanv2

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Thank you.

I agree with you that it's a touchy subject for most people and that there is no way to try to alter people's way of thinking when it comes to abortion. It's all a matter of how you view the world. It shouldn't be made into a public debate on live TV or anything like that, there are far more greater issues we must deal with as a society, and abortion should be way down our list of trying to change the world for the better, in my view.

reply to post by ReAlIzAtIoN

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awesome..i'm not totally alone on that...

but to the OP...what was your point of posting it....we kind of highjacked it...sorry...

reply to post by capgirl

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oh no your fine....i just know a lot of times the point of a thread gets buried in idle chatter that has nothing to do with the intended topic, and i hate when that happens.

what do you think about her not being allowed to participate in this protest?

reply to post by ReAlIzAtIoN

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It is not okay to kill a person. It is a personal choice...but still murder.

reply to post by iamsupermanv2

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I support everyone's right to protest, their right to free speech and all, but when an organization has rules and guidelines, you are expected to follow them.

Are you kidding me? We were just in another thread where you were all for some kid who disobeyed his teacher by refuisng to do the pledge of allegience. Holy Hipocrisy Superman.

I think a baby should have a right to live and people should have a right to protest it as long as they arent't doing it in the middle of school and interrupting class.

reply to post by iamsupermanv2

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I think that she should have just went and protested. You do what is right even when it gets you into trouble. It is about sacraficing. I believe that is what protesting is all about. I agree with what Hotsauce says. Haha and I like what you said DINSTAAR.

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