I'm not sure if I told you that before. Today at lunch we all discussed the incident in DC. Two of us are Democrats and the rest were trump humpers, about 4 of them. I was worried all weekend about how people at my school would react, knowing so many like trump.
My boss is the principal, and he was furious. And he is a trump humper. First words out of his mouth were, "where were the chaperones?" followed by "what were they doing wearing those hats?" Every single person at the table agreed that this behavior reflected very badly on the Catholic church as a whole. And that it was extremely irresponsible to leave those kids on their own in DC and just inexcusable that they would be wearing MAGA hats along with their school logo. This would never have happened at any school in our Diocese. We don't even let kids wear hats by non-school sports teams, never mind any that are politically charged. If they do they have to go home.
My boss said there is nothing he can do about what parents teach their kids when they aren't in school but he would have had those kids back on the bus so fast their heads would spin. He said at the first sign of trouble he would have asked the kids if they wanted to graduate and if they did, they better get back on the bus pronto. Or move away from the situation physically however they needed to.
I was happy about the response, even though there was one guy who said he didn't trust Nathan because he felt he might have been trying to instigate. That pissed me off. But on the whole every single person, trumper or not, thought the boys should be expelled, and the chaperones (if they were teachers) should be fired.
I knew you would have some history to relate about your own experiences and I was looking forward to your essay. Thanks for providing some background and wise perspective about other incidents involving our Native American brothers and sisters. Based on the reaction at my school I'd say that even most trumpers were disgusted by what happened to Nathan. I hope that's true.
I loved how Nathan remained so peaceful no matter what the kids were doing. He deserves our respect. Reminded me of you, and how you always stay peaceful when my Irish temper gets the better of me. You're a wise sage now H, and I hope we have the benefit of your wisdom for years to come.
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