PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

There won’t be a Memorial Day vacation day in Leander, Texas—at least not one for the students in Leander’s schools.
The suburban Austin, Texas school district chose to make Memorial Day one of their “make-up” days for inclement weather closings. With two ice days this month, Leander Independent School District will now be holding classes on Memorial Day unless the school board takes action at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
One concerned parent is James Crabtree, now a reserve officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Crabtree told Breitbart News:
My battalion lost ten good Marines when we were in Iraq. Memorial Day is the one day our nation has set aside to honor their memory and the memory of all who have given their lives in our armed forces. For the school board to choose to hold school on this day, rather than adding it to the end of the year or using three scheduled "staff development" days, is wrong and unpatriotic.
In an interview with Breitbart News, Leander ISD’s Executive Director for School and Community Relations, Veronica Sopher, said there was no disrespect intended to any veterans or families of veterans lost in combat.
“We are bound by state law and teachers' contracts,” Sopher explained, “as to when the start of school will be and how many holidays can be scheduled. We have very little flexibility on when we can schedule make-up days for educational days that are lost because of weather.”
She explained there are two days left in this semester for make-up days, and they have two days to make up. As for the scheduling, Sopher explained this is an issue where the Texas Legislature needs to provide more local control to the school districts.
Sopher stated:
We understand that there is interest from the community to explore legislative options, granting school districts more flexibility on building their school calendars; this is something we welcome and would love to participate in. In granting more flexibility, we could better choose holidays and days of observation that better fit our communities. Just for clarification, the mandated school start date of the "fourth Monday of August" drives the calendar and greatly limits our options. We support any conversation that would remove this strict limitation.
As for this year’s Memorial Day, “We plan to invite veteran groups to come into the schools and explain to the students the importance of and why we celebrate this day of remembrance," Sopher said. "We do the same thing on Veterans Day in the fall. It truly is an opportunity for shared learning.”
The Leander ISD’s next school board meeting is set for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, but an agenda has not yet been announced, and it is uncertain if the issue will be considered by trustees.

bahmer

If the school board doesn't consider the issue it will be a total disgrace. Really no memorial day. :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Nuclearian Loc: I live in a Fascist, Liberal State

Too simple. Keep your kids home.

Unclet Loc: Amarillo, Tx

Or use the system to your advantage. Send them to school, as is the law, then go listen to the Veterans speeches and then sign the children out of school and take them home. Memorial Day is about remembering, not about a day off from school or a 3 day weekend, treat it as such.

madshark

Blame the teacher's union. The contract forces the school to give the whining pissants three months off, paid, per year. They certainly cannothave the makeup days cutting into their 3 month paid vacation. Btw, they are doing the same thing down here in Katy, too.

Kevyn

Perhaps having kids in school learning about the sacrifices made by servicemen who gave their lives for our country is just as good as a long weekend playing video games.

madshark

Perhaps having them at the VA cemetery on Memorial Day, learning about the sacrifices those men and women made would be better than having them in a classroom being indoctrinated in the homosexual lifestyle.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

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Nuclearian Loc: I live in a Fascist, Liberal State

Totally true.



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Kevyn

I did not realize that the Texans were indoctrinating children in the homosexual lifestyle in their public schools. This explains a lot. I now know why Texans wear those silly hats indoors, it must be they are influenced by the Village People. You are right, school is no place for kids in Texas.

Nuclearian Loc: I live in a Fascist, Liberal State

Maybe you need to know what they are teaching YOUR kids. Thats IF you were at least a decent person. Or are you one of those people that have children "just to show you can be a "man/woman"? Or one of those people who trust the government so much in educating your children?

School is NO place for any kids these days. Lord knows they teach them to be "politically" correct, rather than "Reading, Writing, and Arithmatic". Home schooling is better, so we can cancel out the BS we dont think our kids need to hear.

cant beleve Loc: Planet Kolob

:XD: we know why they have those loops on the side of their boots! Animals cant escape that way. Texan schools indoctrination of homosexual behavior? 101 or advanced? Unreal!

madshark

I live in one of the most Conservative school districts in Texas. When I go to my daughter's high school, there will always be a couple of boys walking down tye hall holding hands. When I mention to the administration that the district rules prohibit that contact for homo and hetero couples, I am given some version of, "We are encouraging the students exploration of alternative lifestyles. We don't want to discourage that." Liberals have taken over the education system in every corner of our Republic.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Have you ever seen a Texan wearing his/her hat indoors? I haven't. Perhaps people like you do wear hats indoors, but gentlemen do not. 'Village People' are anathema to a Texan, or any other decent, law abiding person.

Nuclearian Loc: I live in a Fascist, Liberal State

Liberals and/or perverts, that is.