Yeah, NEA-NH is "all for the children" especially when it allows them to play politics instead of concentrating on reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic (will withhold snarky comments on provable results concerning the last three). From DiStaso’s column:
Now that the state’s largest teachers unions, NEA-NH, has pulled the plug on its Read Across America event, House and Senate leadership have started a program of their own. Bragdon and O’Brien announced “Celebrate Reading Day’’ will be held at the State House on March 7.
“Students and legislators alike will be invited to bring their favorite book to Concord for a pep rally for reading,’’ the announcement said.
NEA-NH cited its members’ concerns that guns at the State House have been in the news lately, and they don’t want their program to bring children into an environment where they could confront guns.
O’Brien and others in the GOP say the presence of guns does not pose a threat to safety.“We’re delighted to be able to invite schoolchildren to the State House to celebrate literacy,’’ O’Brien said. No word on whether NEA’s hallmark Dr. Seuss hats will be available.
it is a given – swap the Party in Power from Dem to Repub, and it is amazing…
…how nuanced the Left gets on all KINDS of issues – with the gun ban having only been in effect this past year, where was their kvetching all the previous years?
Consistency – I guess that is no longer being taught either….
Second Amendment – I’d really love to know how much time is spent in schools on actually teaching Civics and about the Constitution and its background philosophy.
