Obama Blue Day
 

Virginia Teachers Union Sparks Outrage With 'Obama Blue Day'
NEW YORK: Virginia Republicans are in uproar over state teachers union's effort to get educators to show their support for Barack Obama during school hours.


http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10...bama-blue-day/

Any thoughts on Obama Blue Day??

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My son said they can't do that, it's "gang" affiliated! :D

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My husbands union always endorses the Democrats.

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The NEA has supported the Democrats in every election I can think of. I see nothing aberrant about this matter.

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Yep, I think most unions do.

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Teachers should show their support away from the job - not on the job. Politics are "supposed" to be left out of the classroom. Go to almost any university and you can hear the liberal indoctrination. However, blue day was across elementary and high schools.

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I think it is wrong to curtail a person's expression of a thought or opinion-- especially in a school environment.

Freedom of expression is a basic right guaranteed by the First Amendment.

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Not when it's my taxpayers dollars!! :club

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But you would scream to high heaven if they had a support McCain day, That's the way of the libs.

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A teacher should teach a child how to think - not what to think - about political candidates. In a public school, I would want my child to be in a neutral environment concering politics or religion.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...raws-backlash/

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This REPUBLICAN would not scream to high heaven over a support McCain day.

Again, it's freedom of expression-- I would have a problem if anyone was FORCED to participate in McCain Mauve or Obama Blue Day.

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It's a free country,I respect their right to show their support for Mr.Obama,and long as they aren't forcing their views on others.

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Life is FULL of situations where one can not be neutral. Life forces choices, stands, decisions-- what better crucible to form one's own opinion than in a place where freedom of thought and expression is encouraged.

Of course, there must be professional boundaries.

Simply expressing yourself is NOT telling a person what to express, nor is it a violation of one's professionalism.

By your example, you can influence others to express themselves-- leaving it up to them to agree or disagree with you.

It's ok to have an opinion. It's ok to express it. It's not ok to force it.

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I agree the key is being forced into something,that I would protest.

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I think most local and state governments and board of education offices have policies prohibiting their employees against this type of thing. I would not endorse wearing red in support of McCain.

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Yall folks be cool,I've got to get some beauty sleep.

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A public school is a place for neutrality in politics.

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Please get plenty of sleep and repost your picture...:ursofunny

JUST KIDDING.

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It should be done separate from school. I agree with everyone who says school zones should be politcally nuetral.

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It's not like the kids can vote anyway.

This historic election, or any election, can be used as an object lesson for students to learn how to engage in public discourse on the issues of life.

Should the Rep or Dem party have active recruiting drives in these public HS's MS's or ES's? No way!

Simply expressing your views does not come any where near that kind of lunacy. It's a God-given, U.S. Constitution assured right-- whether you're a teacher, preacher or beach bum.

So I guess you guys didn't have a Christian Club in your High Schools?

How about the "Young Republicans" club or "FBLA"?