[116630] in Cypherpunks
Re: I be scared
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frederick Burroughs)
Mon Aug 16 18:53:36 1999
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 09:17:03 -0400
From: Frederick Burroughs <riburr@shentel.net>
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phelix@vallnet.com wrote:
> Well, it's happened (or rather, it's happening now). One of the things I
> most feared has come to pass. The kids of columbine are going back to
> school, and they'll have to deal with ID badges, security cameras, roving
> guards, etc.
Civics are no longer taught in school, but are now actually *excluded*. Right
after reading your post, I saw this article in The Washington Post about my old
high school. It discusses the Exclusion procedure, by which schools exclude
students that have committed crimes in the community outside of school,
sometimes even while charges are still pending. Here's a snippet:
Both Virginia and Maryland require courts or police to notify the
local school superintendent when students are arrested for offenses
such as assault, burglary and drug and weapons violations, no matter
where the alleged crime occurred. Virginia's law also covers cases
such as Royall's, in which charges were pending because police had
not analyzed the substances found in his room. Both states also allow
school boards to remove students for certain off-campus behavior.
Full story at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/aug99/schools15.htm
Good citizens are becoming an increasingly smaller and exclusive club. Rights
are being elevated to a special status. In this case the right to a public
education at the school that serves your community is only available if you
refrain from criminal activity (or just don't get caught). And in general, as
can be seen in Littleton, CO., civil rights and public education are
increasingly mutually exclusive. These are some of the best funded schools in
public education, on the cutting edge. Closely examine the lessons taught.
Release the mounting rage constructively. Don't explode! Simply staple the
coax.
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<p>phelix@vallnet.com wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Well, it's happened (or rather, it's happening now).
One of the things I
<br>most feared has come to pass. The kids of columbine are going
back to
<br>school, and they'll have to deal with ID badges, security cameras,
roving
<br>guards, etc.</blockquote>
Civics are no longer taught in school, but are now actually *excluded*.
Right after reading your post, I saw this article in The Washington Post
about my old high school. It discusses the Exclusion procedure, by which
schools exclude students that have committed crimes in the community outside
of school, sometimes even while charges are still pending. Here's a snippet:
<br>
<blockquote><i>Both Virginia and Maryland require courts or police to notify
the local school superintendent when students are arrested for offenses
such as assault, burglary and drug and weapons violations, no matter where
the alleged crime occurred. Virginia's law also covers cases such as Royall's,
in which charges were pending because police had not analyzed the substances
found in his room. Both states also allow school boards to remove students
for certain off-campus behavior.</i></blockquote>
Full story at:
<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/aug99/schools15.htm">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/aug99/schools15.htm</a>
<p>Good citizens are becoming an increasingly smaller and exclusive club.
Rights are being elevated to a special status. In this case the right to
a public education at the school that serves your community is only available
if you refrain from criminal activity (or just don't get caught). And in
general, as can be seen in Littleton, CO., civil rights and public education
are increasingly mutually exclusive. These are some of the best funded
schools in public education, on the cutting edge. Closely examine the lessons
taught. Release the mounting rage constructively. Don't explode! Simply
staple the coax.
<br>
<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/aug99/schools15.htm"></a>
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