FCPS Adopts Excused Absences for Civic Engagement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Until all of these teen protesters can explain how the government works, this is just all BS.

I have a lot more faith in these teen protesters to think critically and speak intelligently over some of these idiot adults showing up at Cheetoh's rallies:

I agree with the PP. Do you know those two men? How do you know they can’t speak intelligently?

And based on what I see from my DD’s classmates work, some of their writing ability is certainly lacking as a direct result of their MCPS education. Though, hopefully, they can think better than they can write?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absurd. They can protest after school, weekends and holidays.

You wouldn’t get ten students if the protest was on Saturday morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absurd. They can protest after school, weekends and holidays.

You wouldn’t get ten students if the protest was on Saturday morning.

You mean like this March for Our Lives rally that was held on SATURDAY, March 24, 2018. Yeah, you’re right, no hs kids were there because they were all sleeping in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absurd. They can protest after school, weekends and holidays.

You wouldn’t get ten students if the protest was on Saturday morning.

That is VERY true!

They'd rather be sleeping in and then texting all day.

So many of you think these kids are enlightened. lol!

Spend a day in a classroom and THEN post. You can't pull a phone away from a teen w/o starting a war. And then Mommy and Daddy come to the rescue b/c the teacher is SOOOO MEAN!

civic engagement - Many can't even defined the damn term, and you expect them to PROTEST???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Until all of these teen protesters can explain how the government works, this is just all BS.

I have a lot more faith in these teen protesters to think critically and speak intelligently over some of these idiot adults showing up at Cheetoh's rallies:

I agree with the PP. Do you know those two men? How do you know they can’t speak intelligently?

And based on what I see from my DD’s classmates work, some of their writing ability is certainly lacking as a direct result of their MCPS education. Though, hopefully, they can think better than they can write?

I know MAGA. Trump is the greatest president since Nixon. How dare you question his genius.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

Trumpkins? Are you capable of civil discourse? That's what should be occurring here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

Agree - it defies credibility. There just aren't that many Trumpers in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

Trumpkins? Are you capable of civil discourse? That's what should be occurring here.

Guess you haven't read Trump's twitter feed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

Well, my MOCO blue vote is turning red next year. My party has fallen off of the rails. There are a lot of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

Well, my MOCO blue vote is turning red next year. My party has fallen off of the rails. There are a lot of us.

+ 1

Dem Party is moving so far to the left that it’s becoming redder than the GOP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

Well, my MOCO blue vote is turning red next year. My party has fallen off of the rails. There are a lot of us.

This is me also.

Voted for Hillary last time. Voting for Trump in 2020. My MoCo vote means nothing because the County is so overwhelmingly blue. But, like another poster said, I want my voice to be heard against how far left the County has gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great to see VA spearhead this important policy, but it is also said that MCPS trails on yet another front.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/one-of-the-nations-biggest-school-systems-will-let-students-take-time-off-to-protest-the-conservative-backlash-has-begun/2019/12/26/7c2ebaf8-27e3-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html

It's great that so many students are engaged by today's issues!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids today can't win with you guys. If they want to get involved, protest, be a part of their world, they're just looking for a free day off, and need to shut up and let the grown ups handle it. If they're ignorant of the world and don't concern themselves with political and social issues, they're self-centered and in their own bubble.

They only get a half-day. Sure, some kids will abuse it. But I think the lessons learned can be important for many kids. Maybe one of those lessons could be that their time would have been better spent in class. Who knows?

I know and it’s curious there are so many Trumpkins posting here when the county votes overwhelmingly blue.

Well, my MOCO blue vote is turning red next year. My party has fallen off of the rails. There are a lot of us.

This is me also.

Voted for Hillary last time. Voting for Trump in 2020. My MoCo vote means nothing because the County is so overwhelmingly blue. But, like another poster said, I want my voice to be heard against how far left the County has gone.

The US has moved increasingly to the far right since the 1970s.