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zeemike

(18,998 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2014, 11:22 AM Jul 2014

Prison vs School: The Tour

'The War on Kids' shows how American public schools have failed in their mission to provide education, erode the country's democratic foundation by denying the most basic civil rights to youth, and often resemble prisons.

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Prison vs School: The Tour (Original Post) zeemike Jul 2014 OP

School officials can't get into their own school's library -- "Do you NEED to go in there?" KurtNYC Jul 2014 #1

This shit has been out of control for over a decade. 20score Jul 2014 #2

If is like they are conditioning them for prison. zeemike Jul 2014 #3

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)

1. School officials can't get into their own school's library -- "Do you NEED to go in there?"

Reply to zeemike (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2014, 12:56 PM

Jul 2014

Sad stuff.

20score

(4,769 posts)

2. This shit has been out of control for over a decade.

Reply to zeemike (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2014, 09:16 PM

Jul 2014

I understand wanting to keep children safe - everyone wants to keep children safe. But it's not necessary to treat them as potential criminals. The whole mindset is twisted.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

3. If is like they are conditioning them for prison.

Reply to 20score (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 28, 2014, 11:06 PM

Jul 2014

Fear has made us into nut cases.

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