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Your MOTHER had you do it: fine, great.  I support that 100%!  The issue here is the government forcing children to volunteer as a requirement of graduation.  People, please think about this: the STATE/GOV'T is forcing this on your children.  Whether the work is good or not is IRRELEVANT.  The STATE (through MCPS) should not be able to FORCE children to do this.  Again, it isn't volunteering if you are forced to do it.

It worries me that so many parents on here seem to not be able to distinguish the notion of state coercion.   Frightening in a free society.  [/quote]

The STATE is also FORCING children to be instructed in English, mathematics, science, social studies, art, music, health, and physical education. State coercion. Frightening.
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Do you really not get how that is different?  I could understand having a different opinion about these things, but do you really not understand this distinction.  I guess I just assume that there are so many well educated people on these boards - and so many lawyers in particular - that some things are just obvious.

If you genuinely don't understand the difference then I completely understand how these issues of fundamental freedoms and the necessary checks on public institutions (the state, public school systems and public officials) would go over your head.  [/quote]

You must be the 6th grade hazing parent - do you really need to fight and complain about EVERYTHING?  I would suggest private school as a better option for you but they will have just as many rules that may not be exactly what you want for your kid at that moment. It may be that homeschooling in the back woods of Montana is the only thing that will work for you. [/quote]

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