Comments | the_living_end: safe schools for all children (an open letter to all who find this)

the_living_end

safe schools for all children (an open letter to all who find this)

Mar 23, 2009 19:25

My five year old daughter is being bullied and picked on by her kindergarten classmates because she does not fit other peoples' idea of what a girl is. She appears slightly gender neutral and does not take part in the typical "girly" activities. She refuses to wear pink or dresses. No flowers. She prefers cargo pants and polo shirts. She recently ( Read more... )

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few bits of advice stoneself March 24 2009, 18:26:30 UTC

1) you list the superintendent twice.
2) can you find the names that go with the emails? personalized emails work better
3) per your comment in my lj, you should include the problems your daughter is facing
4) and/or include a short text about what you'd like people to write

Re: few bits of advice the_living_end March 24 2009, 18:58:06 UTC

okay thank you. i will do that.

Re: few bits of advice the_living_end March 24 2009, 19:29:28 UTC

i hope it's a bit better now. i'm having some difficulty figuring out how to write about it.
i appreciate your response very much.

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the_living_end March 24 2009, 22:31:20 UTC

thank you sooooooooo much.

matt_doyle March 24 2009, 22:44:45 UTC

Email sent.

the_living_end March 24 2009, 22:45:39 UTC

thank you very much!

hikeping March 25 2009, 16:11:48 UTC

I emailed my usual florid appeal which ended with:
Make your schools places of learning where the students accept each other. As they go out into the world, they will meet all sorts of different people - if you can teach them tolerance, along with reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, language, etcetera, they will emerge from the Alameda schools ready to engage peacefully with others they meet in the world, and see similarities and common bonds rather than just differences. They will truly be educated.

Thank you for your deep consideration, and I hope that you will see your way clear to adopt the Safe Schools curriculum. It is important. This is not just politics, this is people's pain, this is creating peace.

the_living_end March 25 2009, 16:16:01 UTC

that is lovely. thank you!

got email backf rom vital stoneself March 26 2009, 03:59:02 UTC

i got referred to debbie wong who is out on medical leave margie sherratt.

Re: got email backf rom vital stoneself March 26 2009, 17:49:47 UTC

i got email back from margie sherratt. sounds like they are going forward with the program. do you know for sure?

Re: got email backf rom vital the_living_end March 26 2009, 18:37:42 UTC

no i haven't heard from them yet. i saw on the site that they were supposed to decide today i think. i'm going to visit with the principal today so hopefully she can let me know. thanks for your support in this. it helps a lot.

Re: got email backf rom vital the_living_end March 26 2009, 20:00:02 UTC

it looks like the final decision will be made in may.
board member mike mcmahon has this page
http://www.mikemcmahon.info/LGBTCurriculum.htm
there is some more info there and community response emails (including yours and a portion of my own) but there are a lot opposing it as well. it's hard to read.