I'm starting this thread in the Activism forum for people who are interested in doing something about the student who was suspended in Arizona for drawing a picture of a gun.
You can get the details from the thread started by skers69 in general discussions:
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=297623
Here is the school info:
7655 S. Higley Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
Phone: (480) 224-2400
Fax: (480) 224-2420
Principal is Mrs. Karen Martin
LarryS found an email address for the community relations contact for the Chandler Unified School District:
[email protected]
Here is a copy of my letter:
You can get the details from the thread started by skers69 in general discussions:
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=297623
Here is the school info:
7655 S. Higley Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
Phone: (480) 224-2400
Fax: (480) 224-2420
Principal is Mrs. Karen Martin
LarryS found an email address for the community relations contact for the Chandler Unified School District:
[email protected]
Here is a copy of my letter:
Dear Terry Locke,
I understand you are the community relations contact for the Chandler Unified School District. I just wanted to let you know that I was very disappointed to read that the principal of Payne Jr. High School, Karen Martin, suspended a student for drawing a picture of a gun. You can read the article at the following link: http://www.kpho.com/news/13943838/detail.html#
It is shameful that this irrational paranoia of guns amongst school teachers and administrators has led to such a ridiculous suspension. I consider this a blatant violation of this student's first ammendment rights. Where is the reasoning behind this? What good can possibly come of it? Should students feel free to express their thoughts? Or should they be made to feel like any expression of thought that doesn't please their teacher makes them a bad person and can get them into trouble?
I hope you will forward this letter to those who can take action to fix this injustice.
Thanks,
Jonathan Reynolds