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Schools are authoritarian.
It sounds like the school's decision was an authoritarian one and the stakeholders were not given proper input into what appears to be a moronic decision.
Hopefully they fire the idiot who made this decision and find a replacement who is more interested in doing her job than expressing her political views.
Schools are authoritarian.
Who are they punishing with this decision, Arizona or the students?
true=to the students but not to the parents- and schools ought to spend more time teaching and less time grandstanding.
Taxpayers.
Actually, that's the federal government punishing taxpayers. They should leave it up to the States to control their own migration issues.
Why should Oregon have to pay for Arizona's mess?
My question should have been more specific. Impression was about school officials canceling the student’s planned tournament play scheduled for December in Arizona.Taxpayers.
Because Oregon has a bunch of stupid liberals running it?
The parents are still able to go to Arizona if they wish. They can even take their children.
The whole point to going to Arizona was to play in a basketball tournament right? So on what team would they play if they just showed up? The school won't sponsor their trip now, so what team would they play for?
The parents are playing on the school basketball team?
What?
Um, the girls team is not going now and some of the parents are ticked off that the school would rather play politics, then just play basketball.
So.....why would the parents just make a trip to Arizona without their kids basketball team? The whole point for the parents to go to Arizona would be to watch their kids play ball, as that was the sole intent of the trip in the 1st place.
So I really don't know what your point was.
Now the pro-illegals liars are now trying to keep kids from a Tournament because they do not like the fact Arizona does not tolerate illegal immigration.
Highland Park High School Cancels Trip To Arizona Tournament Over Immigration Law (POLL)
Suburban Highland Park High School is coming off its best season for girls basketball in 26 years. But a planned trip to Arizona for a tournament next season has been canceled by the school due to that state's controversial new immigration law.
School officials painted the decision as a matter of safety. The Chicago Tribune spoke with District 113 Assistant Superintendent Suzan Hebson about the decision:
"We would want to ensure that all of our students had the opportunity to be included and be safe and be able to enjoy the experience," Hebson said of the tournament, which will be played in December. "We wouldn't necessarily be able to guarantee that."
Asked if there are undocumented players on the team, or if anyone associated with the team is in the country illegally, Hebson said she did not know.
The school draws students from Highland Park as well as what WLS describes as "the heavily Hispanic suburb of Highwood." Fifteen percent of the school's population is Hispanic.
But parents complain that the school is unwisely making political hay of a sporting event that is entirely unrelated.
We
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I guess if Arizona doesn't want to be treated like the old, fat, bigoted, white "uncle" in the "family" of states, it should stop acting like old, fat, bigoted, white "uncle." They are certainly entitled to be jerks if they please, however, the rest of us are also entitled not to do business with them.
Don't like it? Not our problem.
What is the problem with Arizona trying to enforce their border with Mexico? What is wrong with someone having to show a drivers licence when pulled over for a traffic stop? I have to show mine.....:shock:
I wish liberals would cease with the misrepresentation with things they disagree with that are perfectly legal, and proper for a state to implement.
j-mac
Did I say I have a "problem with Arizona trying to enforce their border with Mexico"???
No.
Did I say there is something "wrong with someone having to show a drivers licence when pulled over for a traffic stop???
No.
Have fun dancing with your strawmen.
I wish "conservatives" would learn how to read and limit their comments to what is actually said.
Ok, that's fair enough. So let me ask, I get the impression that you are opposed to the Arizona law, if so, what is your objection to it?
j-mac
It's not in Arizona's purview, it's a federal issue.
I also understand the real nature of dogwhistle wedge issues. This is nothing more than state sponsored bigotry couched in legalese claptrap.
If Arizona wants to be seen as the leading edge for extremist bigotry, that's just fine. Let 'em. Just don't piss and moan when the rest of us kick 'em to the curb. We have every right to express our disgust for their knuckledragging hate politics and boycott them.
I get the impression that you are opposed to the Arizona law, if so, what is your objection to it?
It's not in Arizona's purview, it's a federal issue.
I also understand the real nature of dogwhistle wedge issues. This is nothing more than state sponsored bigotry couched in legalese claptrap.
BUT..
If Arizona wants to be seen as the leading edge for extremist bigotry, that's just fine. Let 'em. Just don't piss and moan when the rest of us kick 'em to the curb. We have every right to express our disgust for their knuckledragging hate politics and boycott them.
I'm pro-illegal. And I'm from Illinois.
Love the decision. Good on 'em.
Here's the thing, though. Because I'm an actual small government conservative I support Arizona's right to pass whatever laws/rules they deem fit. I also support areas on Illinois making the choice to boycott (more directly as well).
How many of the "conservatives" here are actually willing to take the same stance about a school in a state that has jack **** to do with them?
All over a law that was already in place to begin with. Wow.
Every Republican in the country should run on this issue. LOL
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