Ga. parents fighting against military type high school

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http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0450.html


Dekalb Citizens Speak Out Against Marine School


DeKalb citizens spoke out Monday, April 13, 2009, during the public comment session at the DeKalb County Board of Education meeting against the DeKalb Marine Corps Institute, a new magnet school scheduled to open in August. The military-style public high school would be the first of its kind in Georgia.

They attacked the proposal on both substantive and procedural grounds.

"I am opposed to the increasing militarization of our schools," Linda McPherson of Grandmothers for Peace said.

"We do not need a pipeline directly into the military," Grace Hawkins, another Grandmother for Peace, said.

Several speakers pointed to the lack of public notification regarding the school until after the decision had already been made.

"As a former Army intelligence officer, I must congratulate the Board. I have never seen a better stealth operation," Michael Burke, a Vietnam veteran, said. "13-year-olds do not belong in a class with Marines."
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keep on fighting. public school and the military should never mix.

[YOY]

1. We need specialized school for kids. Much like the Europeans...vocationally oriented High Schools.

Not this kind though.

Totally, not this kind.

[ensho]

2. agree on specialized schools, wether we like it or not toxins are

damaging minds, world wide. and will continue to. it is also changing sex in mammals. humans included.

[Orsino]

3. Entering the military ought to be an adult's decision...

...and not something minors should be pushed into.