In other news the issue of school prayer is moving forward and seems likely to be signed into law. It still seems like a terrible idea to me just because I think prayer is a private issue and if I want my kids to be preached to then I will take them to church or enroll them in a private religious school. How in the heck will this be monitored? I feel sorry for school administrators who are going to have to deal with this. I must say that in terms of constitutionality it may stand up. When we were in Tallahassee last week both the House and the Senate started their session with prayers-very religious and Christian oriented might I add.
Just saying...no commentary needed.
In a much smaller policy arena I was surprised to find that my kids' schools have new Valentine's Day policies in place. Students are only allowed to sign their name on the cards and can not address cards to individual students. What? How is that the fullest experience of Valentines Day? Isn't it supposed to be a heart wrenching day full of highs and lows and serious examination of who gave you what card and message? I generally believe in egalitarianism but I think we are failing to teach our kids about the realities of life through this policy. Charlie Brown might be happy with these policies but they just seem too stripped of life's truest statements of love and friendship to me.
Have a great week. Lighten up a little and have some fun. Life is short. Try to catch some lizards with a net while wearing your dad's t-shirt like a kimono...
Dr. D.
I am so happy to hear that the privatization of prisons is dead. Can you imagine all these prison guards out of work after having gone through the process of acquiring their jobs. One must have a college degree in order to work in a State Prison and a Bachelor’s degree for a Federal Prison. Most likely, if the prisons were privatizing any security company could get the contract and here we go anyone would be running the prisons.
ReplyDeleteI thought the vote was too close for comfort and i believe it will pass the next time around although i would not want it to. My issue here is state correctional officers starting salary is only 34,000 and they have not had an across the board raise in about 6 years. If this bill was to pass there was no agreement that these private agencies would have to hire these correctional officers, although it would save 16.9 million.Who is really seeing that money?will it come directly to our pockets? To put close to 4,000 state employees out of a job? To be political for a second how will the Representatives or Senators face their constituents?
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