Minnesota School Changes Free Speech Policy

[Minnesota School Changes Free Speech Policy by Cortland Bobczynski] "A Minnesota school changed its literature distribution policy after a lawsuit was filed by a legal firm representing a sixth-grade student who was prohibited from dispersing pro-life fliers on campus.

Nova Classical Academy (NCA), in St. Paul, had restricted “A.Z.” from handing out pro-life literature to her friends during lunch. After spoken concerns from her parents, the school responded by claiming that the content of the literature was inconsistent with the school’s educational mission and that such “political activism” is limited to high school students.

This simply isn’t true.

“The First Amendment protects freedom of speech for all students, regardless of their religious or political beliefs,” said Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Legal Counsel Matt Sharp. “The law on that point is extremely clear: free speech cannot be censored simply because it expresses a certain viewpoint that administrators don’t favor.”

After ADF filed its lawsuit against NCA, the school enacted a new school policy allowing students to distribute religious literature.

“Schools must allow students to peacefully express their views on current events of the day,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. “This outcome ensures that free speech truly is free for any student at NCA that wishes to exercise his or her constitutionally protected freedoms.” Minnesota School Changes Free Speech Policy Mk 16:15, Pr 31:8, GWT

Also see:

A Day of Dialogue

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Good news for a change."

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "I see that Nova Classical Academy is a charter school. http://www.novaclassical.org/ Should parents pull their children from charter schools as well?"

It took a lawsuit to get them to behave normally. What do you think? Eccl 10:2, Jn 10:10

"Here's what I think:  I admire people who don't run from evil but instead get in the face of those promoting it and tell them that they can't get away with it.  And you?"

I admire people who keep their kids the hell out of godless public schools. Pr 22:6

"Then maybe you shouldn't be posting positive information about what's happening at a godless public charter school?"

Why not?

"So what you're saying is:  If good people get together to fight evil, positive things can become of it?"

Ro 3:12, Mt 5:13-16

"...I don't see why you have a problem with public schools."

Yes, you do (Ps 51:10).



See:

Public Schools

[Godless public schools] "...And here I thought sd only homeschooled her chillens so that she could quote Bible passages to them every 30 seconds..."

Do you send your kids (if you have them) to godless public schools?

"Pr 22:6 way he should go. There is only one right way, God’s way, the way of life. That way is specified in great detail in Proverbs. Since it is axiomatic that early training secures lifelong habits, parents must insist upon this way, teaching God’s Word and enforcing it with loving discipline consistently throughout the child’s upbringing. See note on 13:24. Cf. Deut. 4:9; 6:6–8; 11:18–21; Josh. 24:15; Eph. 6:4." The MacArthur Study Bible. 1997 (J. MacArthur, Jr., Ed.) (electronic ed.) (Pr 22:6). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.

[Do you send your kids (if you have them) to godless public schools?] "The difference between so many Christian parents that send their children to public schools, (the same public schools where you showed that prayer can still be done, etc.) and you is that those Christian parents are confident in the way they bring their children up.

Those Christian parents send their children out into the secular world confident that their children are ready to deal with it, and ready to share God's Word with the rest of society.

If you want to homeschool your children, fine, it's your right. But don't go telling other parents what's best for their children, because you don't know."

Do you send your kids (if you have them) to godless public schools?

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it [Prov. 22:6].

"We are to train up a child concerning the way he should go. What he is saying is that God has a way He wants him to go, and parents are to find out that way. They are not to bring up a child in the way they think he should go, but in the way God wants him to go." McGee, J. V. (1991). Vol. 20: Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed.) (191). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

[Do you send your kids (if you have them) to godless public schools? ] "While we had thought about keeping our children home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and not allowing them to watch tv, read a newspaper or listen to the radio, (surely you don't allow your children to view or listen to those ungodly things?) we thought it would be a better idea to prepare them to go out into society and spread God's Word. In other words we "Train up a child in the ways he should go".

Do you send your kids to godless public schools?

...and don't call me Shirley.

"Pr 22:6 Here is, 1. A great duty enjoined, particularly to those that are the parents and instructors of children, in order to the propagating of wisdom, that it may not die with them: Train up children in that age of vanity, to keep them from the sins and snares of it, in that learning age, to prepare them for what they are designed for. Catechise them; initiate them; keep them under discipline. Train them as soldiers, who are taught to handle their arms, keep rank, and observe the word of command. Train them up, not in the way they would go (the bias of their corrupt hearts would draw them aside), but in the way they should go, the way in which, if you love them, you would have them go. Train up a child according as he is capable (as some take it), with a gentle hand, as nurses feed children, little and often, Deu. 6:7. 2. A good reason for it, taken from the great advantage of this care and pains with children: When they grow up, when they grow old, it is to be hoped, they will not depart from it. Good impressions made upon them then will abide upon them all their days. Ordinarily the vessel retains the savour with which it was first seasoned. Many indeed have departed from the good way in which they were trained up; Solomon himself did so. But early training may be a means of their recovering themselves, as it is supposed Solomon did. At least the parents will have the comfort of having done their duty and used the means." Henry, M. (1994). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible: Complete and unabridged in one volume (Pr 22:6). Peabody: Hendrickson.

[Do you send your kids to godless public schools? ] "Many of the teachers where our children went to school are members of our church (call them shepherds watching over the flock)."

Parochial school? Godless public school?

"Pr 22:6 If you love them, train them. If children are diligently trained, they will remember and benefit from that training. If left to themselves (see 29:15), their inexperience can lead them into foolish mistakes with lifelong consequences (22:15). They should be trained and disciplined while there is still hope (see 19:18) of saving them (see 23:13–14; Ps. 9). The well-disciplined child will be a delight to his or her parents (see 29:17). (See exposition on 3:11–12; Deut. 6:6–7; Eph. 6:4; Heb. 12:7.)" Willmington, H. L. (1997). Willmington’s Bible handbook (339). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.

[Parochial school? Godless public school? ] "I saw your passage earlier (excellent debate skills you have my love). At what age would you suggest that you cut those apron strings sd? 18, 27, the 12th of never?"

I suggest you get your kids the hell out of godless public schools. Pr 22:6

[Parochial or Homeschooling vs. Godless Public Schools /I suggest you get your kids the hell out of godless public schools. Pr 22:6] "With all due respect to the way you're raising your chillens sd: I suggest you get your kids out of the house or else they'll end up being basket cases..."

Proof please Mk 16:15

"...that won't know how to deal with the predominately secular humanist population out in society."

Non sequitur 2 Ti 1:7

See:

Home-schooling Does Not Hamper Socialization

[Parochial/homeschooling vs. godless public schools ] "The proof is in your answers: Where do you[r] children (when they are allowed to leave the house) go to "socialize" with secular children?"

What proof is in my answers?

[Dr. Laura Schlessinger and child rearing] "No "studies" please by a website psychologist, just in your own words."

You should do all you can to get your kids the hell out of godless public schools.

"1 Co 5:9 my epistle. A previous letter that Paul had written the church at Corinth instructed them to disassociate with the immoral (cf. v. 11; 2 Thess. 3:6–15).

1 Co 5:10 people of this world. Evidently, the church had misinterpreted the advice in that letter and had stopped having contact with the unsaved in the world, while continuing to tolerate the sin of those in the church, which was even more dangerous to the fellowship. See John 17:15,18. God intends us to be in the world as witnesses (cf. Matt. 5:13–16; Acts 1:8; Phil. 2:15)." The MacArthur Study Bible. 1997 (J. MacArthur, Jr., Ed.) (electronic ed.) (1 Co 5:9–10). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.

[Provide proof for your claims ]The proof is in your lack of answers sweetheart.

What proof is that?

Response to comment [from a Catholic]: [Free speech]

Pr 8:36

What do you think of this statement?:

“Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof.” Words on Liberty Bell

Minnesota School Changes Free Speech Policy