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Arizona's largest elementary school district has shifted course, voting to allow students from a Christian university to teach there once again, Alliance Defending Freedom announced Thursday. After Alliance Defending Freedom sued WESD, the board apparently saw the error of its ways, with four of its five members voting at Wednesday night's meeting to enter a new agreement with ACU. The district was slapped with $25,000 in attorneys' fees as part of the settlement.
Wearing cat ears to a February 23 WESD meeting, board member Tamillia Valenzuela expressed her opposition to ACU students helping mitigate the national teaching shortage and recruitment difficulties.
"At some point, we need get real with ourselves and take a look at who we're making legal contracts with and the message that is sending to our community. Because that makes me feel like I could not be safe in this school district," Valenzuela said.
"By discriminating against Arizona Christian University and denying it an opportunity to participate in the student-teacher program because of its religious status and beliefs, the school district was in blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution, not to mention state law that protects ACU’s religious freedom," said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman.
originally posted by: Terpene
a reply to: M5xaz
Yeah? well that's just your opinion... All capital doesn't change that.
originally posted by: Allaroundyou
a reply to: M5xaz
Nor saying that trans teachings should be in school but religious in public schools needs to GTF also.
originally posted by: Allaroundyou
a reply to: M5xaz
Nor saying that trans teachings should be in school but religious in public schools needs to GTF also.
originally posted by: Terpene
a reply to: M5xaz
Invoking populism isn't really an argument to justify your opinionated outrage.
I agree with your second statement and wonder about mutilation on minors in general, like piercing, circumcision, tattoos, heck lately I even wonder about tooth correction.
There is lot's if # going on with a much higher occurrence when it comes to non-essential irreversible treatments minors...
So while I get that you don't like that happening to kids, as i don't either, i wonder where do you tow the line?
is it like every sick practice on minors we had till now is not a problem but this with such a low percentage is the epitome of child abuse?
The argument is not reason based, not even the way you talk about it is, it's all trauma based...
But most of societies approaches to Sexuality are, so we'll be good for some time. Better not stand in the way when they actually adress one. One might be confronted with his own phobias and react all unreasonable...
originally posted by: Terpene
a reply to: M5xaz
Invoking populism isn't really an argument to justify your opinionated outrage.
I agree with your second statement and wonder about mutilation on minors in general, like piercing, circumcision, tattoos, heck lately I even wonder about tooth correction.
There is lot's if # going on with a much higher occurrence when it comes to non-essential irreversible treatments minors...
So while I get that you don't like that happening to kids, as i don't either, i wonder where do you tow the line?
is it like every sick practice on minors we had till now is not a problem but this with such a low percentage is the epitome of child abuse?
The argument is not reason based, not even the way you talk about it is, it's all trauma based...
But most of societies approaches to Sexuality are, so we'll be good for some time. Better not stand in the way when they actually adress one. One might be confronted with his own phobias and react all unreasonable...