Republicans pushed almost 400 "education intimidation" bills in past two years.

RW media is driven by emotional charged BS, and always has been, i remember thinking the "domino theory sounded like BS, it was reassuring to watch macnamara say perhaps the theory was not correct, same goes for there "slipery slopes" , after decades of this one becomes immune to the garbage

 

The part where there's no definition of what is objectionable so cons can say anything.

 

Why do you need more than anecdotes?

 

Or organize with like minded parents and impose the curriculum politically

 

the 2 male penguins raising a chick is a great story and would have educational value if people didn’t try to protect human feelings on animals, making them gay.

 

Because it's destructive to base public policy on rare events. This from Canada that wasted more than a billion dollars setting up a long gun registry based on...



https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510007201

Rightwing extremists are attacking schools based on lies and one-off problems. Who will teach poor folks' kids if you drive teachers out of the profession with mindless attacks? Rich people will pay $25,000 a year for private schools.

 

Why should decent teachers be driven out by these laws?

 

They're being identified as "groomers," racists who tell white kids they should be ashamed of being white, blacks kids that whites will always be racists, etc. It's sicko stuff by extreme right demagogues and dupes.

 

Only the teachers who are groomers, etc Decent teachers have nothing to fear.

 

Why does that matter?

 

Most claims of wrongdoing by teachers are proven to be false, not just "unproven." Teachers are afraid of unfair treatment, a major reason they support the teachers' union.