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Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
It is claimed by the downstate Illinois right wingers that the SJ-R is a liberal rag spewing a liberal political agenda. However, the SJ-R publishes this Letter to the Editor from a Christian fundamentalist and extremist, who is a reverend of a local chur...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
It is claimed by the downstate Illinois right wingers that the SJ-R is a liberal rag spewing a liberal political agenda. However, the SJ-R publishes this Letter to the Editor from a Christian fundamentalist and extremist, who is a reverend of a local chur...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
The Senate and now the House of the Illinois General Assembly has overridden the Governor’s veto on the moment of silence in public schools. (I will update this link tomorrow when the actual story arises). As a result, starting immediately, it is no...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
I am reporting (or translating) for my daughter that attends Grant Middle School.
First, children’s behavior seem to be exactly the same as previous years. Even though they are in uniforms, the kids still have cliques based on clothing, style of wea...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
A lot of the supporters of uniform policies commenting say “Just follow the rules. They are there for a reason.”
Here is something to consider.
The “just follow the rules” mentality leads one to have to testify, “I was just f...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Now this is rather interesting. My daughter is in 8th grade at Grant Middle School. In her first two years at this school, Grant never had any issues with drugs or weapons being brought into school. However, out of concern that someone would bring drugs o...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
The SJ-R, our local paper, finally offer its opinion about uniforms in the public schools in the Springfield Public School District. Actually, it was more about telling people to chill out on Ashley Pruitt, which we greatly appreciate. However, the opinio...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Gotta love this editorial submitted by a HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR. It’s pretty sad that a teen gets it, and adults don’t.
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Proponents of mandatory uniform policies in the Springfield public schools seem to be missing some very important points.
1. How the uniform policies at Franklin and Grant Middle Schools were adopted was highly immoral if not illegal. Franklin’s princip...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Proponents of mandatory uniform policies in the Springfield public schools seem to be missing some very important points.
1. How the uniform policies at Franklin and Grant Middle Schools were adopted was highly immoral if not illegal. Franklins principal...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Here are some ideas about school reform. There may be problems with this proposal, but it makes more sense than enforcing uniform policies in public schools.
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
A member of COPAPSU attempted to post a comment on School Board Member, Cheryl Wise’s blog but that comment was not posted. The member, who attempted to post under the name “let the facts speak,” posted the following in a comment that Ch...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Administrators, teachers, school board members, and other supporters of uniform codes in public schools put forth their arguments for the imposition of mandatory uniforms in public schools. Opponents, like COPAPSU, show why the arguments put forth by prop...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
School Board Member, Cheryl Wise, has her own blog. How interesting.
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Unbelievable. A public school in Oak Park, Illinois prohibits hugging….LMAO. Since we are now outlawing love and affection towards our fellow human beings, I wonder if existence itself will eventually be outlawed; ya know, since it is existence that...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Time Magazine issued this report on finger printing students in public schools.
Elementary and high school students in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia use finger scans to pay for lunch and even to check into class. But in many other states, t...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
There is an interesting Letter to the Editor in today’s SJ-R regarding uniform enforcement. The staff of the schools in District #186 that have adopted uniform dress code policies have taken an extreme and inconsistent approach to enforcing their un...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Marlborough, MA:
Marlborough school uniforms considered
Bayonne, NJ:
Hitler Youth Button Ruled as Free Speech
A group of students at a public school made and wore buttons depicting the phrase “No Uniforms” over a Hitler Youth to school, and a ...
Posted by COPAPSU 1 year ago.
Franklin and Grant Middle Schools (I am not sure about the other elementary and middle schools in Springfield Public School District #186) are having an event today called “Meet Me At The Pole.” The event takes place at 7am and lasts until 7:4...
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