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Are there any Republicans at Burgundy Farm?
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Anonymous
| Went to an open house and the school driveway is lined with Obama signs. Okay with me... and a lovely school.... but I did wonder, is there any ideological diversity among Burgundy families? |
Anonymous
| They're probably in hiding. |
Anonymous
| Political signs (of any type) on display at a school? Major turn-off. |
Anonymous
| Burgundy parent here (I'm independent, married to a Republican). The signs are actually on the property next to the school, which begins right at the edge of the driveway into the school. It does look like they are on Burgundy property, but they are not. My kids are actually quite vocal about their Republican views, and while they are in the minority, they and their views are respected by the teachers and administration. |
Anonymous
| Another Burgundy parent here. There is political diversity; all points of view are respected. A recent Burgundy newsletter even made a point of commenting on the political signs. The property immediately to the left of the driveway into the school is private property. The political signs are on that property and were placed there by the owner of that property, not by Burgundy. Burgundy does not support any political candidate. |
Anonymous
Wow. Burgundy goes up to 8th grade, right? How old are your kids such that they already have political views about which to be vocal? Some adults in this country aren't well-versed on the major issues. |
Anonymous
| I don't think it is odd for kids up to 8th grade to have this type of discussion. My DD is in 3rd grade and they have major discussions about this election and what each candidate stands for. I am suprised at their level of comprehension. Granted they are more than likely parrotting what they hear from us but they are still involving themselves in political discourse. It is fascinating to hear what they discuss. I think it is just the result of being in Washington DC where we are inundated with politics. |
Anonymous
| How do children have republican or democratic views? I would guess that they are just mimicking their parents, trying to go along. |
Anonymous
6:15 here. That was the question I was trying to pose, as adults can have difficulty sorting through the issues and deciding party affiliation. |
Anonymous
| another burgundy parent. yes, there are republicans, democrats, independents, libertarian, vegetarian... you name it. i can also confirm what others have said; the obama signs are on private property adjacent to the school grounds. the nice thing is, republican or democrat (or whatever), people talk intelligently and respectfully about their viewpoints. |
Anonymous
| Our older child is an 8th grader and she does have "republican" views on economic issues. We tend to talk a lot about politics in our household. |
Anonymous
| I agree that children can form their own political views. My children (7th and 10th grades) have very different political outlooks so they are not parroting (or at least they aren't parroting from a single source). They aren't at Burgundy but at a similar school and the nice thing about schools like this is that they do foster independent thinking and acceptance of a diversity of views. |
Anonymous
| Another Burgundy parent here ... and an independent voting Republican this go round. The campus has families representing every possible viewpoint, and more important, very respectful and welcoming to all. The signs on the neighboring property were of extreme concern to all on campus, even those who totally support Obama. |
Anonymous
16:50 again. I can now report that after the school had its "election" today, Obama got over 200 votes and McCain got slightly over 80 votes. Since we all know that children generally vote according to how their parents vote, this should settle the OP's question quite nicely. 
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Anonymous
| Yes, but how did the great PE versus.... whatever it was question get decided??? |