Would you ground your kids if they skip schoool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a lifelong Dem and was an ardent Hillary supporter. My child would be grounded in a heartbeat for skipping school, regardless of the reason.
There are plenty of ways for minors to learn about and participate in the political process. In my opinion, skipping school is NOT one of them.

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The good news is Trump does not discriminate. He hates almost everyone equally. He hates immigrants, Muslim, Jews, gay, lesbian, transgender and much more. Ironic, given his wife is an immigrant who was here illegally for a time and he had a kid from an illegal immigrant.

I would deal with my kid depending on the situation. If he told me and I approved, no issue. If he went against my wishes or did not aks, big trouble.

Listen to yourself, Einstein.
"He hates immigrants, but his wife is an immigrant."
Check yourself, my friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The good news is Trump does not discriminate. He hates almost everyone equally. He hates immigrants, Muslim, Jews, gay, lesbian, transgender and much more. Ironic, given his wife is an immigrant who was here illegally for a time and he had a kid from an illegal immigrant.

I would deal with my kid depending on the situation. If he told me and I approved, no issue. If he went against my wishes or did not aks, big trouble.

Listen to yourself, Einstein.
"He hates immigrants, but his wife is an immigrant."
Check yourself, my friend.

Rapist marry women, that does not mean they don't rape women.

Donald sterling was ban from the NBA for being racist, his girlfriend was Mexican and black.

You really need to educate yourself about racism.

You sound extremely uneducated.

[Anonymous]

I don't really use grounding as a consequence, but if I did, no I wouldn't ground my high schoolers for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid would have had my permission to go. Fwiw, I would also give my permission if things had gone the other way and he was protesting Clinton. Given the level of political apathy among the millennial (damn you, nonvoters) I would be thrilled about him being enthusiastic and involved in politics. Skipping school to hang out with a boy/girlfriend or just hanging out is completely different.

Exactly. I would hope that my kid would ask for permission first. But if they ask for permission to engage in politics/civic activities, I would certainly let them go. Otherwise, skipping class with no permission = punishment.

[Anonymous]

Back in my day we would have skipped school and been smoking pot and having sex... I guess kids are different now. Oh wait, they're not.

[Anonymous]

Kids need to learn, there is a right way to do things, and a wrong way.

If they want to organize a peaceful, lawful, protest on their own time and it doesn't interfere with homework or other responsibilities, then they can go ahead.

Leaving school during the day, when they are supposed to be in class is the wrong way. Yes, they need to learn the lesson, and explain why they are being grounded.

Protesting is a right, free speech is a right, but with it comes responsibility. I would ground them.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't ground them, but I would be disappointed. My kids are adults and older teens. They can't stand Trump and were disappointed in the election results. However, none of them needed safe spaces or coloring books. None of them are claiming to be emotionally damaged. They aren't rioting. And why on earth would they protest the fair election of a US President? They understand how democracy works. In other words, my kids are not emotionally stunted, overly dramatic, attention seeking, dumb asses. They are disappointed. They will work to be sure it doesn't happen again. In the meantime, they are going to work and school like the rest of the mature adults in this country.

[Anonymous]

My ds discussed it with us in advance. He is at Blair. We told him he should decide how to proceed and we would support him but we would want him to return to class. He participated very vigorously in the protests and there are videos and photos of him. He missed three hours total and one hour would have been lunch and transition time. He knew all his assignments for the two classes he missed and has turned them in on time. He is an A student. We wrote him a note and we are very very proud of the empathy and love he and all his fellow students showed as well as how well MC police worked with the kids. These kids are scared. There are many immigrants at Blair. They were joined by other schools. So proud of him. We did tell him that after this his activism needs to be after school or through advocacy and community service.

Teaching moments. But this election is very horrible and we want to say we supported those who spoke out years from now in my view.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid would have had my permission to go. Fwiw, I would also give my permission if things had gone the other way and he was protesting Clinton. Given the level of political apathy among the millennial (damn you, nonvoters) I would be thrilled about him being enthusiastic and involved in politics. Skipping school to hang out with a boy/girlfriend or just hanging out is completely different.

You do realize they all just skipped school and walked around. It isn't like this was actually well executed. They blocked traffic, they pulled police off of their regular duty and more had to be called in. But I did hear because these 100 kids "protested" that Trump said he would step down now. Oh wait.... nothing has changed.

You are responding to me and you know what, you're right. One protest or 50 protests won't change who our president is. But it might help him realize that people care about the things he said and the way he acted during the campaign. It might change how he governs. How many peaceful protests did civil rights leaders organize before there was meaningful change? More importantly, perhaps, is getting young people involved. Do you realize how many just didn't bother to vote? It's tragic; an actual tragedy. In my day, we protested our school's investments in South Africa due to apartheid. Guess what? That changed. Plus, I have always always been invested and enthusiastic about my right to effect change through protesting and voting. I wouldn't shut it down, whether I agreed with my kid or not. Some things are bigger than a math class.

And I hope that you would never and have never pulled your kid out for a vacation, since each day of school
Is so critically important!

Well I think you should be protesting they way Obama failed for 8 years for you Dem lovers. Obamacare is a massive flop. He deported over 3 million of those illegal aliens you are all trying to save. Violence in inner cities has sky rocketed. He did nothing for gun laws even though the highest school shootings occurred under his terms. Terrorism has been high. Middle class shrunk even further. Poverty increased. Small business folded at a higher percentage than the last 4 presidencies. And the only reason unemployment isn't as high as his first term is because new claims went down. But many remain unemployed. BLM and anti-police movement started. Flint water issue unresolved. Detroit can not turn around and just gets worse. Chicago, his hometown. TRAINWRECK!

Violence in inner cities did not skyrocket. It increased in a few cities, with Chicago being a lot. In most inner cities, crime DECREASED. Middle class will continue to shrink due to aggregation of wealth. Obama did not improve the situation though. Obamacare has been a flop in many ways, but it has also had some successful clauses. It should be reworked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid would have had my permission to go. Fwiw, I would also give my permission if things had gone the other way and he was protesting Clinton. Given the level of political apathy among the millennial (damn you, nonvoters) I would be thrilled about him being enthusiastic and involved in politics. Skipping school to hang out with a boy/girlfriend or just hanging out is completely different.

Exactly. I would hope that my kid would ask for permission first. But if they ask for permission to engage in politics/civic activities, I would certainly let them go. Otherwise, skipping class with no permission = punishment.

This. My parents let me skip school to go to a political rally when I was in HS. I have really good memories of that experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn't ground them, but I would be disappointed. My kids are adults and older teens. They can't stand Trump and were disappointed in the election results. However, none of them needed safe spaces or coloring books. None of them are claiming to be emotionally damaged. They aren't rioting. And why on earth would they protest the fair election of a US President? They understand how democracy works. In other words, my kids are not emotionally stunted, overly dramatic, attention seeking, dumb asses. They are disappointed. They will work to be sure it doesn't happen again. In the meantime, they are going to work and school like the rest of the mature adults in this country.

I'm glad I'm not your kid. I would want my kid to be able to express how she feels about the election. If a walk out is one way to do it - then that's fine. This does not mean my child is "emotionally damaged".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids need to learn, there is a right way to do things, and a wrong way.

If they want to organize a peaceful, lawful, protest on their own time and it doesn't interfere with homework or other responsibilities, then they can go ahead.

Leaving school during the day, when they are supposed to be in class is the wrong way. Yes, they need to learn the lesson, and explain why they are being grounded.

Protesting is a right, free speech is a right, but with it comes responsibility. I would ground them.

Protesting on a weekend is easy. But walking out of school sends a message: I care enough about this issue, that I am willing to take this personal risk to make a statement. A kid who participates knowing their parent will ground them is making an even bigger statement. You have fueled the cause. Good for you!

[Anonymous]

Looks like the RM post got deleted..I guess it got ugly?

[Anonymous]

The thread on the 15 year old Trump supporter who got beaten at the Rockville HS protest and taken away by ambulance got deleted too.

It if goes against the liberal agenda, it isn't worth discussing.

http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/11/trump-supporter-15-beaten-during-rockville-protest/slide/4/