In the name of keeping kids and teens from using drugs and carrying weapons, the Republicans, in their "infinite" wisdom, would now have students be able to be subjected to strip searches at school. Presumably, this will be done in advance on sports teams that might have to travel through TSA's "security" when going to regional or national competitions. Hell, they might make it part of the normal social studies curriculum to prepare them to be good citizens in the new Amerika.
At a time when students are being increasingly subjected to various forms of sexual assault and interest by their teachers, the good-spirited Republicans also saw fit to not include a single provision that would ease the many concerns that parents would have:
The bill does not address whether body cavity searches are included, whether training will be provided to staffers performing them, whether background checks on staffers would be necessary, whether students who have been sexually abused in the past would be subject or whether parental notification would be required. Without those specifics, the judgment of local school administrators will be the litmus test.
I've said it once, I'll say it again. Politicians should be legally held liable for the effects of the legislation that they pass. This law is a recipe for disaster because of how poorly designed it was, and how poorly implemented it will be. Parents won't have any recourse when their kids and teens are violated in the name of public safety.
So who wants to take pot shots at homeschoolers now? Strip searches, prison-style lockdows, violence, mental abuse. These really are core values and experiences that productive citizens need in their socialization growing up. If you love your children, you'll send them to the nearest public school so that they have a head start, especially now that they are being offered a crash course in dealing with airport security.
I can't believe anyone would endorse this! The thought of some stranger strip searching my kids is not only repugnant, it demands that I do whatever I can to prevent it from ever happening. Who in their right mind thought this was a good idea?!?
Russian roulette, anyone?
How cracked does one have to be to realize this is against the moral code of parents.
We when at all possible protect our children from persons with strong unbalanced, unsound, warped and wrong ideals, ideas and often fatal actions.
Catch this ball before it begins bouncing, please.
Ah yes, well, remember that the Republicans believe that it only takes parents and a city council to raise a child. The Democrats are even worse because they believe that it takes the entire village. That's entirely untrue, as it only takes a few dedicated bureaucrats to see to it that parents make all of the right choices...