Just so you know, Paul, I am one of those obnoxious parents who has not one but two children at Field School. My eldest told me the night before of the planned demonstration, which was being planned solely by one of her close friends at school. I told my daughter that I was not going to persuade her either way about whether she should protest or not. But I did tell her that she would have to bear the consequences of her actions, whether a detention or worse. Understand, Paul, that most of the kids organizing this protest were in the top of the 8th grade class in one of the District's top schools. They are very capable of organizing a protest without their parents making the signs for them. To my knowledge, no parent assisted in convincing any of the kids to do this protest.
My understanding is that nearly all of the kids protested during their lunch hour and remained
on school property. It just so happens that the property line of the school falls on 46th Street, a very busy street in that part of Minneapolis. The Administrators of the school felt that this was acceptable, as do I in retrospect. Some students chose to walk off the school premises and hold signs over the 35W and 46th Street bridge. Those students were hit with a truancy violation, which can end up in suspension, because they walked off the property during school hours. I thought this also was very acceptable. In whole, I believe all acted civil and First Amendment rights were upheld very well. I don't always agree with the School District and I don't always agree with my children's opinions on things, but I do respect them and I think they both deserve our respect in this case.
Jeff Seidel Lynnhurst
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