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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I"d assume with that list of topics that it was an assembly that allowed students to share their thoughts and anxieties of the week.

I can ask our DC when they get home.  Was your student texting you? (Um - follow the cell phone policy much?) Because your post was during the school hours.[/quote]

It was an outside speaker. GDS platforming that view and not the opposite is literally a contributing reason to the mess we are all in.  I’m not catasrophizing.

Ask your high schooler at GDS how many of the boys in high school are Trump supporters. It’s well over 50 percent of my kid’s HS friends (the boys). Well done GDS. [/quote]

Not sure when your child graduated, but GDS does now have conservative speakers come in periodically--I believe there is even a student club to work on sharing alternative voices. None of my son's friends are Trump supporters and if they were, I wouldn't blame school beyond the fact that GDS encourages students to have an opinion and find their voice.

My son's English teacher this year has balanced assignments on persuasive writing/speaking that cover political speeches by both Harris and Trump and consider their speaking style/words chosen/impact on the audience.

Does GDS bring in some extreme speakers? Yes they do and my son sees that for what it is. I use it as an opportunity to have good conversations with him about what they said and what he thinks. We knew what we signed up for.
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