1984 in New Mexico

[7th_Sephiroth]

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/03OpOPN62051504.htm

After firing Nevins and terminating the teaching and reading of poetry in the school, the principal and the military liaison read a poem of their own as they raised the flag outside the school. When the principal had the flag at full staff, he applauded the action he'd taken in concert with the military liaison.

Then to all students and faculty who did not share his political opinions, the principal shouted: "Shut your faces." What a wonderful lesson he gave those 3,000 students at the largest public high school in New Mexico. In his mind, only certain opinions are to be allowed.

But more was to come. Posters done by art students were ordered torn down, even though none was termed obscene. Some were satirical, implicating a national policy that had led us into war. Art teachers who refused to rip down the posters on display in their classrooms were not given contracts to return to the school in this current school year.

The message is plain. Critical thinking, questioning of public policies and freedom of speech are not to be allowed to anyone who does not share the thinking of the school principal.

The teachers union has been joined in a legal action against the school by the National Writers Union, headquartered in New York City. NWU's at-large representative Samantha Clark lives and works in Albuquerque.








The American Civil Liberties Union has become the legal arm of the lawsuit pending in federal court.

[SmileyBoy]

1. I really can't say anything that hasn't already been said.

I've been completely numbed by all this over the past three-plus years. I want back the America I know and love. :cry:

[oasis]

2. The principal is free to swallow a dose of hemlock when Chimpy goes down.

[punpirate]

3. It's Rio Rancho, after all...

... home of Intel's NM operations, and is proximate to one of the largest aggregations of retired military in the country. Hopefully, the courts will get this resolved in short order.

As long as the conservatives are led to believe that dissent is treasonous, we'll have to put up with this nonsense. And, as long as Bernalillo County residents keep voting for the likes of Heather Wilson, this will continue.

Enshrined stupidity is still stupidity.

[Selteri]

4. disgusting

That's all that can be said over that form of nightmarish lesson to give students.

[Union Thug]

5. Link?

Is this the culprit? http://www.rrps.k12.nm.us/rrhs/ADMIN_CONTACTS/index.htm

[Guaranteed]

6. That is a goddamned shame.

Total injustice.

[rumguy]

7. "Bill Nevins was suspended for not censoring the poetry of his students."

We are falling into some kind of wierd zone here in America. This is pathetic.

[rumguy]

8. this right here is classic

classic freeper-talk...

"Then to all students and faculty who did not share his political opinions, the principal shouted: 'Shut your faces.'"

Let America be America again, and I say that as a prayer.

[Ekova]

9. Why hasn't the principal been fired?

I don't want to live next door to that America. Reason has to prevail at some point - don't these people understand the consequences of what they're doing?

[7th_Sephiroth]

10. from what it looks like

the town is supporting the principal, i heard the area was made up largely of mostly retired brainwashed grunts

[7th_Sephiroth]

11. kick

n/t